Titus 2 Comparison: Wycliffe Bible (1395) vs King James Version

Titus 2

¹But speke thou tho thingis that bisemen hoolsum teching;

²that elde men be sobre, chast, prudent, hool in feith, in loue, and pacience;

³also olde wymmen in hooli abite, not sclaundereris, not seruynge myche to wyn, wel techynge, that thei teche prudence.

⁴Moneste thou yonge wymmen, that thei loue here hosebondis, that thei loue her children;

⁵and that thei be prudent, chast, sobre, hauynge cure of the hous, benygne, suget to her hosebondis, that the word of God be not blasfemyd.

⁶Also moneste thou yonge men, that thei be sobre.

⁷In alle thingis yyue thi silf ensaumple of good werkis, in teching, in hoolnesse, in sadnesse.

⁸An hoolsum word, and vnrepreuable; that he that is of the contrarie side, be aschamed, hauynge noon yuel thing to seie of you.

⁹Moneste thou seruauntis to be suget to her lordis; in alle thingis plesinge, not ayenseiynge, not defraudynge,

¹⁰but in alle thingis schewinge good feith, that thei onoure in alle thingis the doctryn of `God, oure sauyour.

¹¹For the grace of `God, oure sauyour,

¹²hath apperid to alle men, and tauyte vs, that we forsake wickidnesse, and worldli desyris, lyue sobreli, and iustli, `and piteuousli in this world,

¹³abidinge the blessid hope and the comyng of the glorie of the greet God, and of oure sauyour Jhesu Crist;

¹⁴that yaf hym silf for vs, to ayenbie vs fro al wickidnesse, and make clene to hym silf a puple acceptable, and suere of good werkis.

¹⁵Speke thou these thingis, and moneste thou, and repreue thou with al comaundement; no man dispise thee.

Titus 2

¹But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:

²That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.

³The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;

⁴That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,

⁵To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.

⁶Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded.

⁷In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,

⁸Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.

⁹Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again;

¹⁰Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.

¹¹For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,

¹²Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;

¹³Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;

¹⁴Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

¹⁵These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.