1Directions given to Titus both for his doctrine and life. 9The duty of servants. 11The gospel teacheth all men to renounce wickedness, and to lead sober, righteous, and godly, lives.
1BUT aspeak thou the things which become sound doctrine:
a 1Ti. 1.10; 6.3. 2Ti. 1.13; 4.3. ch. 1.9,13. v.2,11-14. ch. 3.8.
2bThat the aged men be 1sober, cgrave, temperate, sound in dfaith, in *charity, in patience.
1Or, vigilant.
*charity-love.
b Pr. 16.31. 1Jn. 2.13,14. Job 17.9. Pr. 4.18. Ps. 71.18; 92.14. 1Pe. 2.5-8. De. 32.29. c 1Ti. 3.4. d 2Ti. 3.10.
3eThe aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh 2holiness, not 3false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;
2Or, holy women.
3Or, makebates.
e 1Ti. 2.9,10; 3.11; 5.5,10. 1Pe. 3.1-5. Phi. 4.3. v.4.
4That they may teach the young women to be 4sober, fto love their husbands, to love their children,
4Or, wise, v.2,6.
f ch. 3.8. 1Pe. 3.5,6. Ep. 5.22. Ac. 9.36. 1Ti. 5.10,14; 6.1; 2.11,15. v.3,10. Ro. 2.24; 13.8-10.
5To be discreet, chaste, gkeepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that hthe word of God be not blasphemed.
g 1Ti. 5.14. h 1Ti. 6.1.
6Young men likewise exhort to be i5sober minded.
5Or, discreet.
i v.2,4. Ec. 11.9; 12.1. 1Pe. 5.5. Pr. 1.4; 22.6.
7jIn all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,
j 1Th. 2.10. 1Pe. 5.3. 1Ti. 6.11,12,3; 4.12,16. 2Ti. 1.13. 2Co. 2.17; 4.13; 5.10.
8kSound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.
k 1Ti. 5.14; 6.3,20. 1Pe. 2.12,15; 3.16. Lu. 1.6. Ac. 24.16. Phi. 2.14-16. 1Th. 2.16.
9Exhort lservants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things ; not 6answering again;
6Or, gainsaying.
l Ep. 6.5. Col. 3.21. 1Pe. 2.18. 1Ti. 6.1,2,12.
10mNot purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may nadorn the doctrine of oGod our Saviour in all things.
m Ge. 31.38,39; 39.6. n Mat. 5.16. Ep. 4.1; 5.8. Phi. 2.15,16; 1.27; 4.8; 1.9,10. 1Th. 2.12. 1Ti. 5.14; 6.1. 1Pe. 3.15,16. Ne. 5.9. v.7. o 1Ti. 1.1. ch. 1.3.
11For pthe grace of God 7that bringeth salvation hath qappeared to all men,
7Or, that bringeth salvation to all men, hath appeared.
p ch. 3.4. Ro. 5.15,20,21. Ac. 20.24,32; 13.26. Ep. 1.13. Mar. 16.15,16. Is. 12.1-3. He. 2.3. q Is. 2.2,3; 11.9; 60.1-3. Ps. 98.1-3. Lu. 3.6. Jn. 1.9. Mar. 16.15. Mat. 28.19. Ro. 10.18; 15.8-19. Ep. 3.6-8. Col. 1.6,23,27.
12Teaching us that, rdenying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
r 2Co. 7.1. Ep. 5.3-5. 2Co. 3.5-14. Ro. 8.13; 12-14. 1Pe. 1-5. 2Pe. 1.3-10. Lu. 1.75. Phi. 1.27; 2.15; 3.3; 4.8. 2Co. 1.12; 7.1. Ac. 24.16. 1Pe. 4.2. 1Jn. 2.16.
13sLooking for that blessed thope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
s 1Co. 1.7. Phi. 3.20,21. Ac. 24.15. Col. 3.4. 2Ti. 4.1,8. He. 9.28. 2Pe. 3.12,14. 1Jn. 3.2. Ro. 8.23,24. Ga. 5.5. Mat. 24.30,31; 25.31-46; 19.28. 1Th. 4.16. Re. 1.7; 20.11,12. t Col. 1.5,23.
14uWho gave himself for us, vthat he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a *peculiar people, zealous of good works.
*peculiar-special, one's own possession.
u Mat. 20.28; 26.28. Ga. 1.4; 2.20; 3.13; 4.4. Ep. 5.2; 1.7; 2.10. Col. 2.11-15. 1Ti. 1.15; 2.6. He. 9.12,14; 10.12,14; 7.25,26. 1Pe. 2.24; 3.18. 1Jn. 3.5,8. Ro. 4.25. v Ps. 130.8. Ex. 19.5,6. De. 7.6; 26.18. 1Pe. 2.9. Ep. 2.10. ch. 3.6.
15wThese things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.
w 1Ti. 1.3; 5.7,20; 4.12. 2Ti. 4.2; 2.14,15. 1Co. 16.11. ch. 1.9,13.