Titus 2:11 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Titus 2:11-14

Here we have the grounds or considerations upon which all the foregoing directions are urged, taken from the nature and design of the gospel, and the end of Christ's death. I. From the nature and design of the gospel. Let young and old, men and women, masters and servants, and Titus himself, let all sorts do their respective duties, for this is the very aim and business of Christianity, to instruct, and help, and form persons, under all distinctions and relations, to a right frame and conduct.... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Titus 2:11-14

2:11-14 For the grace of God, which brings salvation to all men, has appeared, schooling us to renounce godlessness and worldly desires for forbidden things, and to live in this world prudently, justly and reverently, because we expectantly await the realization of our blessed hope--I mean the glorious appearing of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from the power of all lawlessness, and to purify us as a special people for himself, a people eager for... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Titus 2:11

For the grace of God that bringeth salvation ,.... By which is meant, not the free love and favour of God, which lies in his own heart; for though that is productive of salvation, and is the source and spring of it, and what brings it forth, and is far from encouraging licentiousness, but instructs in real piety, and constrains to obedience to the will of God; yet this does not appear, nor has it been, nor is it made manifest unto all men, but is peculiar to the Lord's own people; nor does... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Titus 2:11

The grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men - Επεφανη γαρ ἡ χαρις του Θεου ἡ σωτηριος πασιν ανθρωποις· Literally translated, the words stand thus: For the grace of God, that which saves, hath shone forth upon all men. Or, as it is expressed in the margin of our authorized version: The grace of God, that bringeth salvation to all men, hath appeared. As God's grace signifies God's favor, any benefit received from him may be termed God's grace. In this place, and in ... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Titus 2:11

Verse 11 11For the grace of God (248) hath appeared He argues from the design of redemption, which he shews to be a desire to live a godly and upright life. Hence it follows, that the duty of a good teacher is rather to exhort to a holy life than to occupy the minds of men with useless questions. “He hath redeemed us,” says Zacharias in his song, — “that we may serve him in holiness and righteousness all the days of our life.” (Luke 1:74.) For the same reason Paul says, the grace of God hath... 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 2:11

Hath appeared, bringing salvation to all men, for that bringeth salvation, hath appeared to all men, A.V. and T.R. Bringing salvation to all men ( σωτήριος ) . The R.T. omits the article ἡ before σωτήριος , which necessitates construing πᾶσιν ἀνθρώποις with σωτήριος , "saving to all men" " bringing salvation to all men." With the article ἡ as in the T.R., it may be taken either way, but it is rather more natural to construe πᾶσιν ἀθρώποις with ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Titus 2:11

Christ for every man. The gospel is universal. It knows nothing of race, or country, or clime. It is the grace of the Father to every child, it reveals the nature of God himself, which is love. I. HERE IS A QUESTION TO BE CONSIDERED . It is said by the apostle that it "has appeared unto all men." Is this so? Are there not multitudes ignorant of the gospel—multitudes who have never heard the joyful sound? Unquestionably. But for all that, it has appeared for all men, and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Titus 2:11-13

The grace of God the true ground of all sanctification. The apostle now sets forth the real foundation on which this exhortation to practical duty on the part of servants, and, indeed, of people of every age and sex, is based. I. THE GRACE OF GOD . "For the grace of God that bringeth salvation to all men hath appeared." 1. This grace is from God, as its eternal Fountain, from which it flows to men. 2. The nature of this grace. (a) The gift is worthy, for it is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Titus 2:11-15

The soul-culture of the world. "For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men," etc. "Taking occasion from what he had just said of the connection between the conduct of Christians and the doctrine they professed to have received, and the connection of both with the glory of God, the apostle proceeds in these verses to ground the whole of his exhortations respecting the behavior of Christians in the essentially moral nature and design of the grace of God, as now... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Titus 2:11-14

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Titus 2:11-14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Titus 2:11

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Titus 2:11

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Titus 2:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Titus 2:1-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Titus 2:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Titus 2:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Titus 2:11-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Titus 2:11-15

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