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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 were agreeable to sound doctrine, Titus 2:1 and...
John Gill
Not purloining..... Or stealing, embezzling their master's substance, taking away, and making use of what is their property, keeping back part of money or goods committed to their trust: the word is used in the case of Ananias and Sapphira. Acts 5:2, but showing all good fidelity; approving themselves to be faithful servants in everything they are intrusted with: that they may adorn the doctrine...
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 become sound doctrine: 2 That the aged men be...
Charles H. Spurgeon
To be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again; not purloining, Not picking and stealing, which very naturally was the common habit of slaves; and who wonders at it in their wretched condition?
Charles H. Spurgeon
But shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things. Is not that a wonderful passage? Here is a slave able to be an ornament to the gospel of Christ! This blessed gospel is not sent to kings and princes only; when Paul preached it, the great mass of the population were in cruel bondage, treated like dogs, or even worse; yet the gospel had a message...
Charles H. Spurgeon
And to please them welt in all things; not answering again; not purloining, Not practicing petty thefts, as, alas! some servants do even now,--
Charles H. Spurgeon
But shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things. The life of the Christian, even if he be a servant, is to be an ornament of Christianity. Christ does not look for the ornament of his religion to the riches or the talents of his followers, but to their holy lives “that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.”