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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
John Chrysostom
Ver. 6. "Young men likewise exhort to be soberminded." See how he everywhere recommends the observance of decorum. For he has committed to women the greater part in the instruction of women, having appointed the elder to teach the younger. But the whole instruction of men he assigns to Titus himself. For nothing is so difficult for that age as to overcome unlawful pleasures. For neither the love of wealth, nor the desire of glory, or any other thing so much solicits the young, as fleshly lust. …
Theophylact of Ohrid
He appointed the elders as teachers for the younger, women for women; for the "young men" – Titus himself, a man for men: everywhere he observes propriety. In what, then, should they be instructed and admonished? "To be self-controlled," for in youth the fire of shameful pleasures causes the most harm, which must be extinguished, and one must strive "to be self-controlled."
Oecumenius
He also urged the younger men to be sensible; presenting yourself as a pattern of good works in everything, in teaching, showing incorruptibility, dignity, sound speech, and blamelessness; so that the opponent may be ashamed, having nothing evil to say about us. Do you see how appropriately Paul arranged it, appointing women as teachers of women and elderly women, and Titus himself to the men? to be sensible. For nothing is so hostile to youth as the erotic love [ἔρως] of the body.
Western Saints
Jerome
Similarly, exhort the youth to be pure in all things, setting yourself as an example of good works in teaching, integrity and chastity, in sound and irreproachable speech, so that the outsider may respect us, having nothing bad to say about us. Just as what he had said previously, "Similarly, with elderly women dressed in a sacred manner," we said the similitude of elderly women should be referred to as the elderly; and so now with what he introduced: Similarly, exhort the youth to be pure, we think this similitude applies to the …
Thomas Aquinas
Then he teaches Titus how to instruct the young men, namely, that they be sober: he repeats this, because drunkenness is the source of many vices: be sober (1 Pet 5:8).
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