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John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
INTRODUCTION TO Titus 2 In this chapter the apostle exhorts Timothy to the discharge of his office with respect to all sorts of persons, of every age, sex; and condition, he was concerned with, giving reasons for it, taken from the nature of the Gospel of Christ: he exhorts him in general to insist in his public ministry on those things, which...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine. Concerning sound doctrine, and the form of it, [See comments on 2 Timothy 1:13]. The things which become it are a good life and conversation, the various duties incumbent on professors of religion, according to their different station, age, and sex, which are observed in some following verses;...
Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary - Matthew Henry
The apostle here directs Titus about the faithful discharge of his own office generally (ver. 1), and particularly as to several sorts of persons (ver. 2-10) and gives the grounds of these and of other following directions (ver. 11-14), with a summary direction in the close, ver. 15. Relative Duties. (a. d. 66.) 1 But speak thou the things which...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine: There are certain things which are suitable to go with sound doctrine; they are meet and fit and appropriate thereto.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
That the aged men be sober,.... Or "vigilant", and watchful over themselves, their conduct and conversation, lest being evil, it should be drawn into an example by younger persons: this is to be understood not of men in office, of presbyters or elders; for their characters are described in the preceding chapter; but of men in years, of ancient...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience. Among the heathen, old men often gave themselves up to drunkenness and gluttony; so now, this is the teaching that is to be given to aged Christian men. They need faith, love, and patience, as well as the virtues of sobriety, gravity, and temperance. The...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And the aged women likewise,.... Speak also to them the things which become their profession, and what is right for them to be, and do: these aged women design not persons in office, who were ancient widows, and had some care of the poor; or presbyteresses, as some call them, the wives of presbyters or elders, as being distinct from deaconesses;...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; Old women also among the heathen were often addicted to the taking of much wine, so here they are cautioned against it by the Spirit of God. They are also tempted to spread slanderous reports against people:...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
That they may teach the young women to be sober,.... Or to be chaste, modest, and temperate; or to be wise and prudent in their conduct to their husbands, and in the management of family affairs, who have had a large experience of these things before them. To love their husbands; to help and assist them all they can; to seek their honour and...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, to be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed. There were some women who supposed that, the moment they became Christians, they were to run about everywhere. “No,” says the...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
To be discreet,.... Or temperate in eating and drinking, so the word is rendered in Titus 2:2 or to be sober both in body and mind; or to be wise and prudent in the whole of their conduct, both at home and abroad: chaste; in body, in affection, words and actions, having their love pure and single to their own husbands, keeping their marriage bed...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded. Temperate, chaste, modest, moderate, wise, and prudent in all things: this is said to Titus, as being his province to instruct and exhort the young men; as it were proper and convenient for aged women to teach the young women how they should behave and conduct themselves.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded. That exhortation is as necessary in London as it was in Crete. Young men often know a great deal, or think they do; and they are very apt to be intoxicated with the idea of knowing so much, and being able to do so much, so that the exhortation to them is to “be sober minded.”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded. They are full of spirits, they are very sanguine, they are apt to be carried away with novelties; exhort them to have that which is thought to be a virtue of age, namely, sobriety. Let them be old when they are young that they may be young when they are old.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
In all things showing thyself a pattern of good works,.... It was not enough for Titus, and so neither for any other Gospel minister, to deliver out sound doctrine, and to exhort persons of different ages and sexes to the things which become it, but he should through the whole of his conversation be a pattern of every good work unto them; for they...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity, sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you. Exhort servants-- Or, as it might and should be rendered, “bond-slaves”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
In all things skewing thyself a pattern of good works: Titus was himself a young man; he must, therefore, be a pattern to young men; and as a pastor or evangelist he must be a pattern to all sorts of men.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity, sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you. It is a pity when truth suffers at the hand of its own advocate; and perhaps the very worst wounds that truth has received have been in the house of its friends. You...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Sound speech that cannot be condemned,.... In the public ministry, the wholesome words of our Lord Jesus should be used, and the doctrines of the Gospel be expressed, as near as can be, in the words which the Holy Ghost teacheth, and not in the enticing words of man's wisdom; such speech or language should be chosen, that is plain, easy, and...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
[Exhort] servants to be obedient to their own masters,.... And not others, whether they be believers, or unbelievers, gentle or froward, all their lawful commands ought to be obeyed; [See comments on Ephesians 6:5] and to please [them] well in all things; not only to obey and serve them, and do what they order, but to seek and endeavour to do it...