Tite 1:13, Tite 1:14, Tite 1:5-9 BDS

The Pulpit Commentary - Titus 1:13-14

The necessity of godly rebuke. At this point the apostle drops the reference to bishops, and lays upon Titus himself the duty of applying the proper remedy. I. THE UTILITY OF REBUKE . "Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith." The nature of the people demanded sharp treatment. "Sharpness and severity are but the other side of love itself, when the wounds can only be healed by cutting." Ministers are sent to give rebuke ( Jeremiah 44:4 ; Micah 3:8... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Titus 1:13

This witness is true - That is, this testimony long before borne by one of their own number, was true when the apostle wrote to Titus. The fact that this was the general Character of the people, was a reason why he should be on his guard in introducing men into the ministry, and in the arrangement of affairs pertaining to the church. That it was true, see proofs in Wetstein.Wherefore rebuke them - Notes, 2 Timothy 4:2.Sharply - ἀποτόμως apotomōs - “cuttingly, severely” - from ἀποτέμνω... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Titus 1:12-14

Titus 1:12-14. One of themselves That is, one of their own countrymen, who could not be unacquainted with their conduct, or disposed to belie them; even a prophet of their own This was the poet Epimenides, who, among the Romans, was reputed to have foretold future events. Cicero, speaking of him, ( De Divinat., lib. 1.,) says he was futura præsciens, et vaticinans per furorem; one who foreknew and foretold things future by ecstasy. Besides, as all poets pretended to a kind of... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Titus 1:1-16

1:1-16 THE NEED FOR ELDERSGod appointed Paul to be a preacher of the gospel, but Paul knows that this work involves more than merely the announcement of a message. God has chosen sinners to be his people, and Paul’s first aim is to present the gospel in such a way that he can lead these people to eternal life. More than that, Paul wants to go on and instruct them in the Christian truth, so that they might develop practical godliness in their lives. His writing to Titus in Crete is in accordance... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Titus 1:13

witness = testimony. true . App-175 . Wherefore = on account of (Greek. dia App-104 .Titus 1:2; Titus 1:2 ) which. rebuke . Greek. elencho . See Titus 1:9 . Occurs also Titus 2:15 . sharply . Greek. apotomos . Elsewhere only 2 Corinthians 13:10 ; the noun in Romans 11:22 . faith . See Titus 1:1 . Here, doctrine of the gospel. Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct). App-6 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Titus 1:13

This testimony is true. For which cause reprove them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,It was not implied by the apostle that there were no exceptions, because the very existence of congregations of Christians on the island demonstrated that a remnant of the population were striving for better things; and yet they were in danger of being seduced and won back to the old ways, hence the need to reprove and rebuke behavior unbecoming to the name of Christ.Sound in the faith ... means,... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Titus 1:13

Titus 1:13. Sharply— 'Αποτομως ;—with a cutting severity. The word is an allusion to a surgeon's cutting away the dead flesh, and that even to the quick. We are to observe, that the apostle speaks here of reproving vice, not error. Timothy is exhorted to rebuke with all long-suffering; 2Ti 4:2 and we may remark, that there is a degree of long-suffering and gentleness, very consistent with all that severity which faithfulness requires: which is not that of boisterous passion, ill-nature, and... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Titus 1:13

13. This witness—"This testimony (though coming from a Cretan) is true." sharply—Gentleness would not reclaim so perverse offenders. that they—that those seduced by the false teachers may be brought back to soundness in the faith. Their malady is strifes about words and questions (Titus 3:9; 1 Timothy 6:4). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Titus 1:10-16

B. The correction of false teachers 1:10-16Paul emphasized the need to guard the church against false teaching to inform Titus how to deal with the problems false teachers create. The instructions in this pericope naturally grew out of Paul’s emphasis on the elder’s responsibility to handle the Scriptures accurately and to correct those who misrepresent them (Titus 1:9). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Titus 1:12-13

The Cretan poet that Paul quoted was Epimenides, who lived in the sixth century B.C. Other Pauline citations of pagan writers appear in Acts 17:28 (Aratus) and 1 Corinthians 15:33 (Menander). This line from one of Epimenides’ writings had received wide acceptance in the Greek world as being true. Paul agreed with this poet. The Cretans generally tended to be liars, beastly, lazy, and gluttonous."So notorious were the Cretans that the Greeks actually formed a verb kretizein, to Cretize, which... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Titus 1:13-14

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Titus 1:13

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Titus 1:12-14

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Titus 1:1-16

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Titus 1:13

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Titus 1:13

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Titus 1:13

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Titus 1:13

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Titus 1:10-16

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Titus 1:12-13

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