Cambridge Greek Testament Commentary
Titus 2:1-10
1–10. TITUS’ POSITIVE TEACHING, AS REGARDS VARIOUS CLASSES OF PERSONS
1–10. TITUS’ POSITIVE TEACHING, AS REGARDS VARIOUS CLASSES OF PERSONS
CHAPTER II. _Sundry directions to aged men_, 1, 2. _To aged women_, 3. _To young women_, 4, 5. _To young men_, 6. _Directions to Titus, relative to his own conduct_, 7, 8. _Directions to servant...
BUT SPEAK THOU - In thine own ministry. In the previous chapter he had given him instructions as to the kind of persons who were to be put into the sacred office. Here he gives him special instruction...
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...
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...
THE CHRISTIAN CHARACTER (Titus 2:1-10) (1) The Senior Men (Titus 2:1-2)...
You must speak what befits sound teaching. You must charge the senior men to be sober, serious, prudent, healthy in Christian faith and love and fortitude. This whole chapter deals with what might be...
SPEAK. App-121. BECOME. Greek. _prepei._ Occurs seven times. First occurance: Matthew 3:15. SOUND DOCTRINE. See Titus 1:9....
_sound doctrine_ See on Titus 1:9; 1 Timothy 1:10....
What standard of holy living is to be maintained; first, for elder men and women After these instructions to Titus for the appointment of presbyters and the repression of false teachers in chap. 1, S...
ΛΆΛΕΙ _praes. imper. act. от_ ΛΑΛΈΩ (G2980) говорить. _Praes. imper._ призывает к привычному действию, а _асс. pl. от_ ΔΣ (G3739) кто, который. Здесь: "вещи" "вещи, которые" ΠΡΈΠΕΙ _praes. ind. act....
II. THE CONDUCT OF CHURCH MEMBERS 2:1-15 1. OLDER MEN Titus 2:1-2. _TEXT 2:1, 2_ 1 But speak thou the things which befit the sound doctrine: 2 that aged men be temperate, grave, sober-minded, soun...
But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine: —This is a continuation of the thought brought forth in 1:14. Paul instructs Titus to not only avoid Jewish fables but to continue to teach whole...
But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine: BUT ... THOU - in contrast to the reprobate seducers, ; Titus 1:15. 'He deals more in exhortations, because those intent on useless questions ne...
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...
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...
SOUND DOCTRINE] cp. Titus 2:2, 'sound in faith.' The context shows that this is soundness not in intellectual opinions, but in the inculcation of uprightness of life. In Christ's day 'faith' was alway...
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...
II. (1) BUT SPEAK THOU THE THINGS WHICH BECOME SOUND DOCTRINE. — To introduce a regular organisation and the principle of a central church government into the numerous but scattered Christian congrega...
CHAPTER 21 THE MEANING AND VALUE OF SOBER-MINDEDNESS-THE USE AND ABUSE OF RELIGIOUS EMOTION. - Titus 2:1 Is marked contrast to the seducing teachers who are described in the concluding verses of the...
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...
σὺ δὲ : See reff., and note on 1 Timothy 6:11. Titus is to be as active in teaching positive truth as the heretics were in teaching evil. λάλει : emphasises the importance of oral teaching. τῇ ὑγιαι...
A PATTERN FOR OLD AND YOUNG Titus 2:1 The supreme test of all Christian teaching and Christian work depends on whether they produce healthy characters, which are not contaminated by the noisome and...
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...
SOUND DOCTRINE FOR THE AGED The word "sound" here literally conveys the idea of healthy (Titus 2:1). Unfortunately, many people are not interested in sound teaching (1 Timothy 1:8-11; 2 Timothy 4:3-4)...
But (1) speak thou the things which become sound doctrine: (1) The fifth admonition: the doctrine must not only be generally pure, but also be applied to all ages and orders of men, according to the...
_Sound doctrine. It is not sufficient to teach sound doctrine, says St. Jerome, if it be not at the same time taught in a manner worthy of itself; that is, if he who teaches it by his words belies it...
(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...
CONTENTS The Apostle is following up the same Directions to Titus, in this Chapter, as the former. His Doctrine, and Commands to the Aged, and Youthful, and Servants, are dwelt upon. The Apostle, ble...
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...
1._But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine _He points out the remedy for driving away fables, namely, that Titus should devote himself to edification. He gives the appellation of _sound...
"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...
BUT SPEAK THOU THE THINGS WHICH BECOME SOUND DOCTRINE. Concerning sound doctrine, and the form of it, 2 Timothy 1:13. The things which become it are a good life and conversation, the various duties in...
But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine: Ver. 1. _But speak thou, &c._] _Quasi dicat, _ the worse others are, the better thou must be; keeping a constant counter motion to the corrupt c...
The apostle, having directed Titus to ordain elders in every city, and described the character and qualifications of the persons he was to invest with that office in the church; also having laid open...
ADMONITIONS CONCERNING VARIOUS STATIONS. Titus 2:1 The manner of dealing with older members:...
BUT SPEAK THOU THE THINGS WHICH BECOME SOUND DOCTRINE,...
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...
1-8 Old disciples of Christ must behave in every thing agreeably to the Christian doctrine. That the aged men be sober; not thinking that the decays of nature will justify any excess; but seeking com...
TITUS CHAPTER 2 TITUS 2:1 Directions given to Titus both for his doctrine and life. TITUS 2:9,10 The duty of servants. TITUS 2:11 The gospel teacheth all men to renounce wickedness, and to lead sober,...
Titus 2:1 But G1161 you G4771 speak G2980 (G5720) which G3739 proper G4241 (G5719) sound G5198 ...
_What Titus is to teach on the duties of family life_, _in five particulars:_ (_a_) _old men,_ (_b_) _old women,_ (_c_) _young women,_ (_d_) _young men, and_ (_e_) _slaves,_ 1-10. Titus 2:1. True Chr...
BUT SPEAK THOU (συ δε λαλε). In contrast to these Pharisaic Gnostics in Crete.BEFIT (πρεπε). Old verb to be becoming, seemly. See 1 Timothy 2:10; Ephesians 5:3. With dative case διδασκαλια.SOUND...
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. _...
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...
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...
BUT YOU MUST TEACH. One of the "jobs" of the evangelist was to teach. See 1 Timothy 6:11; 2 Timothy 2:2. SOUND DOCTRINE. The _truth in love_ which produces a healthy faith....
_But __SPEAK_ _THOU_ _THE_ _THINGS_ _WHICH_ _BECOME_ _SOUND_ _DOCTRINE_ Connexion with previous chapter: on the true pastor in contrast with the false Titus’ duty is laid down by way of opposition,...
TITUS—NOTE ON TITUS 2:1 Christian Living in Contrast to the False Teachers. Paul describes proper Christian living rooted in the gospel. This is in direct contrast to the behavior of the false teacher...
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ Titus 2:2. THAT THE AGED MEN BE SOBER.—As in 1 Timothy 3:2, the bishops and deacons. Properly the word “sober” here means not addicted to much wine; then it comes to b...
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...
CHAPTER II Ver. 1. In contrast to the false teachers mentioned in the preceding verses, and the pernicious results of their teaching, the apostle now urges, and with reference to all ranks and classes...
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...
1 Timothy 1:10; 1 Timothy 6:3; 2 Timothy 1:13; Titus 1:9; Titus 2:11;...
Speak thou [λ α λ ε ι]. See on Matthew 28:18; John 8:26. Become [π ρ ε π ε ι]. Originally, to stand out; be conspicuous. Thus Homer, Obadiah 1:8; Obadiah 1:172
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...
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...
Wholesome — Restoring and preserving spiritual health....
As if our apostle had said, whatever the forementioned judaizing doctors preach, though they doat upon dreams, and feed their hearers with fables and fancies, to poison and corrupt their souls, and tu...