The Subjection of the Wife to Her Husband

Pul doesn't address such issues so directly here, but they are likely partly in view in the notion of the submission that women are supposed to show to their own husbands. A wife who honours her husband greatly strengthens him. Paul hopes that by correcting the younger women, the older women will protect the word of god from being ill spoken of. Titus is now instructed to teach the younger men in a manner comparable to the way that the older women teach the younger women. He must present himself as a model, lived example of the behavior that he is encouraging. In addition, he must provide sound teaching marked by integrity, truth and seriousness. The young men need to be self controlled, restrained