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OET (OET-LV) instructing us that having_disowned the ungodliness and the worldly lusts, we_may_live sensibly and justly and devoutly in the present age,
OET (OET-RV) and teaches us that when we distance ourselves from ungodliness and worldly lusts, we can live sensibly and justly and devoutly in the present age.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / personification
παιδεύουσα ἡμᾶς
instructing us
Paul speaks of the grace of God (2:11) as if it were a person who trains other people how to live holy lives. Alternate translation: “by which God trains us”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive
ἡμᾶς
us
Here the pronoun us includes Paul, Titus, and all believers.
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
τὴν ἀσέβειαν
¬the ungodliness
If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of godlessness, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “things that dishonor God”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
τὰς κοσμικὰς ἐπιθυμίας
¬the worldly lusts
If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of passions, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “living for the things of this world” or “pursuing sinful pleasures”
ἀσέβειαν & εὐσεβῶς
ungodliness & devoutly
Alternate translation: “God-dishonoring behavior … God-honoring way”
ἐν τῷ νῦν αἰῶνι
in the present age
Alternate translation: “while we live in this world” or “during this time”
2:12 we are instructed: The emphasis of this instruction falls on the positive virtues: wisdom, righteousness, and devotion to God. In Greco-Roman writings, these three virtues represent virtuous conduct in general. These virtues counter the Cretan vices listed in 1:12 and are transformed into thoroughly Christian qualities (see 2:13).
• Paul exhorts the Cretans to bring these virtues to life, in order to make plain to their compatriots that a virtuous life derives only from God’s grace in Jesus Christ.
OET (OET-LV) instructing us that having_disowned the ungodliness and the worldly lusts, we_may_live sensibly and justly and devoutly in the present age,
OET (OET-RV) and teaches us that when we distance ourselves from ungodliness and worldly lusts, we can live sensibly and justly and devoutly in the present age.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the SR-GNT.