Titus 2:4

The young women. The virtues of womanhood are best transmitted from one generation to another by emotionally mature women who have learned well the lessons of self-discipline and personal piety. It is tragic for young women to assume the duties of wifehood and motherhood without having been properly taught by precept and example the responsibilities of Christian womanhood.

To be sober. Gr. sophronizo, “to make sound-minded,” that is, to train for emotional maturity (see on v. 5).

Husbands. The sound-minded wife realizes that the harmony and strength of the home depends upon her role as a helper to her husband, not as a competitor.

Children. Paul emphasizes the basic law of family security and emotional development. The contribution of a loving mother, consistently and unselfishly offered to every growing child, cannot be fully supplied otherwise. Children are to be considered neither as barriers to adult happiness nor as organisms that automatically develop noble and respected virtues.