Titus 2:7-9 NIV

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Titus 2:9

Verse 9 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 undertook, expressly, to handle them. Accordingly, when he enjoins servants to please their masters in all things, this desire of pleasing must be limited to those things which are proper; as is evident from other passages of a similar nature, in which an exception is expressly added, to the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Titus 2:1-10

Genuine morality. "But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine," etc. Paul, having given Titus directions as to the organization of a Christian Church in Crete, and changed him to contend against those who, in the name of Christianity, propagated doctrines at variance both with the truths and the spirit of the gospel, here urges that genuine morality which should be the grand aim and tendency of all gospel preaching. The grand subject presented in this passage is genuine... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Titus 2:1-15

Practical godliness the end of spiritual doctrine. The teaching of St. Paul soars very high in respect of the hidden things of God. To none of the apostles were given more abundant revelations of heavenly mysteries. Caught up into the third heaven, hearing unspeakable words, saturated with gifts of the Holy Ghost, he was able to lead men's souls into depths and heights of unseen things as no other teacher was. His eloquent tongue, pouring forth the riches of knowledge of an enlightened... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Titus 2:7

An ensample for a pattern, A.V. ; thy doctrine for doctrine, A.V.; R.T. omits sincerity ( ἀφθαρσίαν ) , which is in the T.R. In all things ( περὶ πάντα ); as 1 Timothy 1:19 ( περὶ τὴν πίστιν ); "concerning, in the matter of" (Ellicott on 1 Timothy 1:19 ). St. Jerome and others connect these words with the preceding clause, "to be sober-minded in all things." But it is usually taken as in the text, "in all things showing thyself," etc. Showing thyself , etc.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Titus 2:7-8

Titus himself a pattern of good works. As a faithful minister of God, he was to mirror forth in his life and teaching the doctrines of the gospel. I. THE MINISTER OUGHT TO BE A PATTERN OF GOOD WORKS . 1. His teaching is useless unless it is enforced by the power of a holy example. There must be a harmony between his doctrine and his life. 2. Good works are the natural proofs of good principles, and can only issue from the fountain of a purified heart. The... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Titus 2:7-8

A teacher's influence. Titus is to remember that personal character is the most eloquent counsel and the most convincing argument of the gospel. I. PATTERS . Not a slavish example of mere deeds. For this is not the gospel ideal. We are not to copy mere actions, but to catch the spirit of the teacher. This makes true art, and it makes also true religion. We admire the pattern, but we do not copy it by "the rule of thumb," but by the adoption of the same spirit. Christ in us. The... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Titus 2:8

Us for you, A.V. and T.R. Sound speech ( λόγον ὑγιῆ ); still depending upon παρεχύμενος . Besides his personal qualities as a teacher, his speech, or doctrine, must be sound. The word, common of bodily health, is only here applied to speech or doctrine; the common phrase in the pastoral Epistles is ὑγιασινούση διδασκαλία , ὑγιαίνουσι λόγοις , and the like. That cannot be condemned ( ἀκατάγνωστον ); only here in the New Testament, once in 2Ma 4:27. This... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Titus 2:9

In subjection to for obedient unto, A.V.; be well-pleasing to them for please them well, A.V.; gainsaying for answering gain, A.V. Servants; i.e. dares ( δούλους ) , the correlative to which is δεσπόταις , masters, who had absolute power over their slaves, and property in them. The construction is carried on from the "exhort" of Titus 2:6 . Well-pleasing ( εὐαρέστους ); elsewhere spoken with reference to God ( Romans 12:1 ; 2 Corinthians 5:9 ; Ephesians... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Titus 2:9-10

The duties of servants. The class of servants, or rather slaves, had. received a wonderful elevation through the gospel. They were an oppressed class, and may have been tempted to imagine that their religious emancipation would necessarily change their relations to their old masters. Thus we account for the large body of practical counsel that is addressed by the apostle to this class of believers. I. THE DUTIES OF SERVANTS . 1. Obedience. "Exhort servants to be... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Titus 2:9-10

Counsels to slaves. This Epistle was circulated in Asia Minor, where there were some eighty thousand slaves. "Exhort slaves, or bond-servants," etc. The gospel cured slavery, as it cured polygamy, by a slow and steady development of the doctrine and spirit of the cross—that we are all one in Christ Jesus, that we are not our own, and that we ought to love others even as ourselves. And no man would like to be a slave himself. I. OBEDIENCE . They were slaves, and they had masters.... read more

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