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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
[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 in such a way as may be grateful, acceptable, and...
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
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”
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
Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, They were mostly slaves in those days. A sad condition of society was that in which service meant slavery; yet even slaves were “to be obedient unto their own masters.”
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,--