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John Trapp Complete Commentary

Titus 2:9

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

Ver. 9. Not answering again] Not chatting or thwarting. Servus sit monosyllabus Domino, saith one. Apelles painted a servant with his hands full of tools, to signify his diligence; with broad shoulders to bear wrongs; with hind's feet to run swiftly about his business; with the ears of an ass, and his mouth shut with two locks, to signify that he should be swift to hear and slow to speak.

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  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse 9. EXHORT _SERVANTS TO BE OBEDIENT_] The apostle refers to those who were _slaves_, and the _property_ of their masters; even these are exhorted to be obedient ιδιοις δεσποταις, _to their own_ _...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    EXHORT SERVANTS TO BE OBEDIENT TO THEIR OWN MASTERS - See this explained in the notes at Ephesians 6:5, following, and 1 Timothy 6:1. AND TO PLEASE THEM WELL IN ALL THINGS - That is, so far as they la...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    II. THINGS WHICH BECOME SOUND DOCTRINE CHAPTER 2 _ 1. Adorning the doctrine of our Saviour-God (Titus 2:1)_ 2. The grace of God and its work (Titus 2:11) Titus 2:1 “But speak thou the things which...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    TEACHING ON CHRISTIAN BEHAVIOUR. (_a) Titus 2:1_. DUTY OF DIFFERENT CLASSES. In contrast with the errorists-' irrefevances, Titus must continually inculcate right conduct. This is defined for (_a)_ o...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    THE CHRISTIAN CHARACTER (Titus 2:1-10) (1) The Senior Men (Titus 2:1-2)...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    Impress upon slaves the duty of obeying their own masters. Urge them to seek to give satisfaction in every task, not to answer back, not to pilfer, but to display all fidelity with hearty good-will, t...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    SERVANTS. App-190. UNTO. to. MASTERS, App-98. PLEASE., WELL, Greek. _euarestos_. See Romans 12:1. ANSWERING AGAIN. Greek. antilego. Compare Titus 1:9....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The standard of holy living for slaves 9. Exhort _servants_ The verb is supplied from Titus 2:6. The phrases and the necessary limits of Christian counsel to slaves are touched on in notes 1 Timothy 6...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    ἸΔΊΟΙΣ ΔΕΣΠΌΤΑΙΣ. This is the order of the rec. text, as well as of recent editors; it is supported by אCGkL, Chrysostom, Theodoret &c. The order δεσπόταις ἰδίοις is found in AD2EP and the Latin autho...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    1–10. TITUS’ POSITIVE TEACHING, AS REGARDS VARIOUS CLASSES OF PERSONS...

  • Charles Rose Commentaries

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  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    _SLAVES Titus 2:9-10_ _TEXT 2:9, 10_ 9 Exhort servants to be in subjection to their own masters, and to be well-pleasing to them in all things; not gainsaying; 10 not purloining, but showing all goo...

  • Combined Bible Commentary

    [Exhort] servants to be obedient unto their own masters, —In the 1st Century, indentured servitude was common place. Generally speaking, these were servants for a specified amount of time in order to...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again; SERVANTS - `slaves.' TO PLEASE THEM WELL - to be complaisant in everything: to have...

  • Concordant Commentary on the New Testament by A. E. Knoch

    1 Paul writes this letter in the character of a slave. This shows that the epistle deals with service. He adds the title apostle, to give weight to his injunctions. 2 Eonian life, usually called "eve...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    2:9 masters, (e-8) _ Despotes_ , as 2 Timothy 2:21 . themselves (f-11) The literal translation is 'to be,' yet I judge I have given the true sense. It is elsewhere used of the Christian towards God o...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    VARIOUS INSTRUCTIONS FOR CHRISTIAN LIFE AND DOCTRINE 1-15. 'In giving sound doctrine, to offset false teaching, put the first emphasis on the need of character, because Christ is our reward, and very...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    SERVANTS] i.e. 'slaves.' Slaves made up a considerable proportion of early Christian congregations; and, often being more intelligent than their masters, could influence them in spiritual things. 11....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    A GUIDE FOR CHRISTIAN LEADERS TITUS _HILDA BRIGHT AND HELEN POCOCK_ CHAPTER 2 WHAT TITUS HAD TO TEACH V1 But you, Titus, must teach the things that are true. V2 Teach the older men that they sho...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    EXHORT SERVANTS TO BE OBEDIENT UNTO THEIR OWN MASTERS. — The accurate translation here is _bond servants._ The words in this and the following verse, it must be remembered, are addressed to “slaves.”...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER 22 THE MORAL CONDITION OF SLAVES-THEIR ADORNMENT OF THE DOCTRINES OF GOD. - Titus 2:9 SOMETHING has already been said in a previous discourse on 1 Timothy 6:1 respecting the institution of sl...

  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

    In the face of this immoral teaching, do you constantly impress the moral duties of the Gospel on your people of every age and class. There is an ideal of conduct appropriate to old men and old women...

  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

    δούλους : sc. παρακάλει, Titus 2:6. For the general topic, and the term δεσπότης, _cf._ 1 Timothy 6:1. ἐν πᾶσιν : joined as in text by Jerome, Ambrosiaster and [318] 93 with ὑποτάσσ. It is in favour o...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    HOW WE MAY “ADORN THE DOCTRINE” Titus 2:9 The servants addressed in this tender and priceless paragraph were household slaves, employed in the most menial drudgery, but they were taught that even the...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    The apostle then proceeded to show what the behavior of aged men, aged women, and young men in the Church should be. In connection with the behavior of bond-servants Paul employed what is perhaps the...

  • Gary Hampton Commentaries

    INSTRUCTIONS FOR YOUNG MEN AND SERVANTS As with all the other categories, young men are exhorted to maintain self-control. Titus, like all the other young men, was charged to be a model of good works....

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    (4) [Exhort] servants to be obedient unto their own masters, [and] to please [them] well in all (c) [things]; not answering again; (4) The seventh admonition, concerning the duty of servants to their...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    Servants to be obedient. Servants owe respect and submission to their masters in every thing not contrary to the law, or the will of God. Hence they are strictly forbidden to murmur at their commands,...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    (1) В¶ But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine: (2) That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience. (3) The aged women likewise, that they be in be...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    The epistle to Titus has much in common with those to Timothy, as all must observe; not only as being addressed to a fellow-servant, and indeed a son in the faith, but in general similarity of charact...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    9._Servants, that they be subject to their masters _It has been already said that Paul merely glances at some things by way of example, and does not explain the whole of these subjects, as if he under...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    "Sound doctrine" takes account of all this, and, in its warnings and exhortations, maintains all these proprieties. This is the instruction which the apostle here gives to Titus, with regard to aged m...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    [EXHORT] SERVANTS TO BE OBEDIENT TO THEIR OWN MASTERS,.... And not others, whether they be believers, or unbelievers, gentle or froward, all their lawful commands ought to be obeyed; Ephesians 6:5 and...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Exhort servants_ See the notes on the passages referred to in the margin. _To please them_ Their masters; _well in all things_ Lawful, or wherein it can be done without sin; _not answering again_ Tho...

  • Justin Edwards' Family Bible New Testament (1851)

    IN ALL THINGS; where they can do it and at the same time please God. NOT ANSWERING AGAIN; not contradicting or finding fault with their masters....

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Concerning young men and slaves:...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    EXHORT SERVANTS TO BE OBEDIENT UNTO THEIR OWN MASTERS. AND TO PLEASE THEM WELL IN ALL THINGS. NOT ANSWERING AGAIN,...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    In contrast to the vanity of others, as in the previous verses, Titus has pressed upon him his personal responsibility: "But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine." "Sound" has the force o...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    ANSWERING AGAIN: Or, gain saying...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    9,10 Servants must know and do their duty to their earthly masters, with a reference to their heavenly one. In serving an earthly master according to Christ's will, He is served; such shall be reward...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    EXHORT SERVANTS TO BE OBEDIENT UNTO THEIR OWN MASTERS; the apostle directeth as to servants of all sorts, whether bond or free, otherwise than that by covenant they have obliged themselves to men, he...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Titus 2:9 bondservants G1401 obedient G5293 (G5733) own G2398 masters G1203 be G1511 (G5750) pleasing G2101 in...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    SECTION 2. God's People Must Live In The World As Those Who Are Looking For His Coming, And As Those Who Have Experienced His Saving Work (Titus 2:9 to Titus 3:11). Overall Analysis. a Christian bo...

  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

    Titus 2:8. The substance of public Christian teaching should be so plainly of a ‘healthy' moral tendency as not to lie open to the animadversion of the unbelievers. But by the true reading ‘us' for yo...

  • Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament

    SERVANTS (δουλους). "Slaves." Supply "exhort" (παρακαλε). See 1 Timothy 6:1 for "masters" (δεσποταις).WELL-PLEASING (ευαρεστους). See on 2 Corinthians 5:9.NOT GAINSAYING (μη αντιλεγοντας). "Not...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Titus 2:6. _Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded._ They are full of spirits, they are very sanguine, they are apt to be carried away with novelties; exhort them to have that which is thought...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Titus 2:1. _But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:_ There are certain things which are suitable to go with sound doctrine; they are meet and fit and appropriate thereto. Titus 2:2. _...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Pastoral work of a true minister. CHARACTERS: Christ, Paul, Titus. CONCLUSION: The ministers of Christ should discharge their duties with faithfulness, being careful to teach only such trut...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Titus 2:1. _But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine._ Just the reverse of those men of tongue, reciting fables, instead of giving the fair illustration of truth, which “when unadorned is...

  • The Bible Study New Testament

    SLAVES. Half the world were slaves in that period of time, therefore many early Christians were slaves. There was a danger they would think their coming to Christ would free them from _civil law._ Com...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Exhort __SERVANTS_ _TO_ _BE_ _OBEDIENT_ The duties of servants I. Those duties enumerated. 1. Obedience. 2. Acceptableness of service. The idea is really, approbation based upon virtuous actions....

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ Titus 2:9. TO PLEASE THEM WELL.—“To give satisfaction.” “Our own servants’ phrase,” says Alford. Titus 2:10. NOT PURLOINING.—Putting anything apart for themselves (_W...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION TITUS 2:1 _Befit _for _become, _A.V.; _the sound _for _sound, _A.V. BUT SPEAK THOU, etc. The apostle now brings out, in full couldst with the vain talk of the heretical teachers, the solid...

  • The Typology of Scripture by Patrick Fairbairn

    Ver. 9. The slave portion of the Christian community naturally presents itself for separate counsel: _Bondmen_ [exhort, supplied from Titus 2:7] _to be in subjection to their own masters, in all thing...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    But he said to Titus, speak the things which become sound doctrine (Titus 2:1): Again, the emphasis and the exhortation is that of sound doctrine. Now, teach that the aged men (Titus 2:2), And this...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Peter 2:18; 1 Timothy 6:1; 1 Timothy 6:2; Colossians 3:22;...

  • Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament (4 Volume Set)

    To please them well in all things (ejn pasin eujarestouv einai). Wrong. Const. in all things with to be in subjection. Note the position of ejn pasin in 1 Timothy 3:11; 1 Timothy 4:15; 2 Timothy 2:7;...

  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

    GRACE TEACHING HOW TO LIVE Titus 2:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The Book of Titus is one of the most practical in its message, of any of the Epistles. It is GRACE TEACHING US HOW TO LIVE. Titus 1:1; Titus...

  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

    THE BLESSED HOPE Titus 2:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The Second Coming of Christ remains unto this hour as the Blessed Hope. It is the lamp that shineth in a dark place until the day dawns, and the daystar...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Please them in all things — Wherein it can be done without sin. Not answering again — Though blamed unjustly. This honest servants are most apt to do. Not stealing — Not taking or giving any thing wit...

  • William Burkitt's Expository Notes

    Although Titus, according to some, was. bishop, yea, an archbishop, yet St. Paul exhorts him to look upon the instruction of servants as one part of his charge. EXHORT SERVANTS; the souls of the poore...

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