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Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Titus 2:1

DeWelt said that "The care of individual members of the church is the subject of Titus 2."[1] Throughout there is a strong emphasis upon the family which is the basic unit of every worthwhile society ever to appear on earth. The five particular classes of individuals mentioned are aged men, aged women, young married women, young men, and slaves. Despite the fact of Paul's emphasis in this chapter being upon correct moral and ethical behavior, there are nevertheless doctrinal declarations of... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Titus 2:2

that aged men be temperate, grave, sober-minded, sound in faith, in love, in patience:The aged men... "This is not the elders in an official sense, but simply the old men."[8]Temperate ... means not given to excess in anything. While common enough as far as information about it is concerned, this virtue is often absent in believers. A life undistorted by any excessive indulgences of any kind is the thing required.Grave... "Gravity must never be confused with gloominess."[9] A calm, sensible and... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Titus 2:3

that aged women likewise be reverent in demeanor, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good;As in "older men" above, the instruction here is to all older women in the congregation.Reverent in demeanor... This is one of the most beautiful phrases in the New Testament, fittingly applied here to that class of godly older women in the Lord's church. Concerning the word here rendered "reverent," Tasker has this:Dibelius gives parallels (of the word) meaning... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Titus 2:2

Titus 2:2. Sober,— Or, Prudent. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Titus 2:3

Titus 2:3. In behaviour as becometh holiness,— That they behave with sanctity of manners. Heylin. [Exhort] to that steadiness which becometh saints. Doddridge. See 1 Timothy 2:9. 1 Peter 3:3-5. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Titus 2:1

1. But . . . thou—in contrast to the reprobate seducers stigmatized in Titus 1:11; Titus 1:15; Titus 1:16. "He deals more in exhortations, because those intent on useless questions needed chiefly to be recalled to the study of a holy, moral life; for nothing so effectually allays men's wandering curiosity, as the being brought to recognize those duties in which they ought to exercise themselves" [CALVIN]. speak—without restraint: contrast Titus 1:11, "mouths . . . stopped."... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Titus 2:2

2. sober—Translated "vigilant," as sober men alone can be ( :-). But "sober" here answers to "not given to wine," Titus 2:3; Titus 1:7. grave—"dignified"; behaving with reverent propriety. temperate—"self-restrained"; "discreet" [ALFORD], (Titus 1:8; 1 Timothy 2:9). faith . . . charity [love] . . . patience—combined in 1 Timothy 2:9- :. "Faith, hope, charity" (1 Timothy 2:9- :). "Patience," Greek, "enduring perseverance," is the attendant on, and is supported by, "hope" (1 Corinthians 13:7; 1... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Titus 2:3

3. behaviour—"deportment." as becometh holiness—"as becometh women consecrated to God" [WAHL]: being by our Christian calling priestesses unto God (Ephesians 5:3; 1 Timothy 2:10). "Observant of sacred decorum" [BENGEL]. not false accusers—not slanderers: a besetting sin of some elderly women. given to much wine—the besetting sin of the Cretans (1 Timothy 2:10- :). Literally, "enslaved to much wine." Addiction to wine is slavery (Romans 6:16; 2 Peter 2:19). teachers—in private: not in public (1... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Titus 2:1

Introductory charge 2:1This verse introduces the instructions concerning individual conduct that follow. In contrast to the false teachers, Titus was to teach the believers conduct that was in harmony with sound (i.e., healthy) doctrine (cf. 1 Timothy 1:10; 1 Timothy 6:3; 2 Timothy 1:13; 2 Timothy 4:3; Titus 1:9; Titus 1:13; Titus 2:2). Paul wanted Christians to behave consistently with what they profess to believe. The primary motivation Paul used in the advice to follow is that these... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Titus 2:1-11

C. The conduct of the saints 2:1-3:11Having specified the type of men qualified to lead the church, and having pointed out the deficiencies of certain unqualified leaders, Paul turned to discuss the conduct of individual Christians in the churches. He dealt with these instructions by dividing them up among various groups in the church and then reemphasizing what proper behavior for all saints looks like. read more

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Titus 2:1

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Titus 2:2

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Titus 2:3

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Titus 2:2

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Titus 2:3

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Titus 2:1

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Titus 2:2

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Titus 2:3

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Titus 2:1

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Titus 2:1-11

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