Titus 3:13 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Titus 3:9-15

Here is the fifth and last thing in the matter of the epistle: what Titus should avoid in teaching; how he should deal with a heretic; with some other directions. Observe, I. That the apostle's meaning might be more clear and full, and especially fitted to the time and state of things in Crete, and the many judaizers among them, he tells Titus what, in teaching, he should shun, Titus 3:9. There are needful questions to be discussed and cleared, such as make for improvement in useful knowledge;... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Titus 3:12-15

3:12-15 When I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there. Do your best to help Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their way. See to it that nothing is lacking to them. And let our people too learn to practise fine deeds, that they may be able to supply all necessary needs, and that they may not live useless lives. All who are with me send you their greetings. Greet those who love us in the faith.... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Titus 3:13

Bring Zenas the lawyer ,.... Whether he was brought up to the civil law, either among the Greeks or Romans, is not certain; it may be he was a Jewish lawyer, or scribe, an interpreter of Moses's law among the Jews; for with them a lawyer and a scribe were one and the same, as appears from Matthew 22:35 compared with Mark 12:28 and the Syriac version here calls him "a scribe", and the Ethiopic version "a scribe of the city"; which looks as if it was a civil office he bore; but however, be... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Titus 3:13

Bring Zenas the lawyer - This person is only mentioned in this place; whether he was a Jewish, Roman, or Greek lawyer, we cannot tell. And Apollos - Of this person we have some valuable particulars in Acts 18:24 ; 1 Corinthians 1:12 ; 1 Corinthians 3:5 , 1 Corinthians 3:6 ; 1 Corinthians 4:6 . Either St. Paul had left these at Crete when he visited that island, or he had heard that, in their evangelical itinerancy, they were about to pass through it. On their journey... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Titus 3:13

Verse 13 13Zenas a lawyer It is uncertain whether “Zenas”, was a Doctor of the Civil Law or of the Law of Moses; but as we may learn from Paul’s words that he was a poor man and needed the help of others, it is probable that he belonged to the same rank with Apollo, that is, an expounder of the Law of God among the Jews. It more frequently happens that such persons are in want of the necessaries of life than those who conduct causes in civil courts. I have said that Zenas’s poverty may be... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Titus 3:8-14

Christian character. "To maintain good works." This is a repeated counsel, and shows how much need there was of showing that the "belief" spoken of in the eighth verse should not be a mere speculative creed. This Titus is to "affirm constantly," showing that there were those then who had a tendency to antinomianism, or neglect of the Law of moral order and beauty. I. PERMANENCE . "Maintain." Men weary of their efforts after the attainment of a Divine ideal. Holiness is not a gift, it... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Titus 3:8-15

Pearls before swine. There is in some a habit of mind utterly out of harmony with the Word of God. It is not that dogmas, or creeds, or ceremonies are despised and forgotten by them, as they usually are by the pleasure-seeking or moneymaking world. On the contrary, these things are often in their minds and upon their lips. But they handle everything, not with a view to growth in goodness, not with a view to the formation within of a humble, pure, and holy character, but merely as matters... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Titus 3:9-15

The worthless, the pernicious, and the desirable in social life. "But avoid foolish questions," etc. The text brings under our attention three things. I. THE AVOIDANCE OF THE WORTHLESS IN SOCIAL LIFE . "Avoid foolish questions and genealogies." The "questions" and "genealogies" are referred to in 1 Timothy 1:4 . The apostle characterizes them as foolish because they were of an utterly impractical nature, and consumed time and powers which were needed for other and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Titus 3:12-13

Personal directions. The connection of Titus with the Cretan Church was to be but temporary; therefore the apostle gives him two commands. I. A COMMAND FOR TITUS TO JOIN THE APOSTLE AT NICOPOLIS . 1. The apostle needed his services, either at this city in Epirus, where he determined to spend the winter—no doubt in apostolic labors—or to ascertain from him the exact condition of the Church at Crete, or to send him forth on an errand to some of the other Churches.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Titus 3:13

Set forward for bring, A.V. Set forward ( πρόπεμψον ); the technical expression both in the New Testament and the LXX ., and also in classical Greek, for helping a person forward on their journey by supplying them with money food, letters of recommendation, escort, or whatever else they might require (see Acts 15:3 ; Acts 20:38 ; Acts 21:5 ; Romans 15:24 ; 1 Corinthians 16:6 ; 2 Corinthians 1:16 ; 3 John 1:6 ). Zenas the lawyer . He is utterly unknown. His name is... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Titus 3:9-15

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Titus 3:12-15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Titus 3:13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Titus 3:13

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Titus 3:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Titus 3:8-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Titus 3:8-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Titus 3:9-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Titus 3:12-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Titus 3:13

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