Titus 2:10 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things. ”

Titus 2:10 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Not purloining - Not to appropriate to themselves what belongs to their masters. The word “purloin” means, literally, to take or carry away for oneself; and would be applied to an approbation to...
Titus 2:10 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Teaching on Christian Behaviour. ( a) Titus 2:1-10 . Duty of Different Classes. In contrast with the errorists-' irrefevances, Titus must continually inculcate right conduct. This is defined...
Titus 2:10 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

purloining . Greek. nosphizomai . Only here; Acts 5:2 ; Acts 5:3 . shewing . Greek. endeiknumi . Occurs: Titus 3:2 . fidelity . App-150. adorn . Greek. kosmeo . Occurs ten times, first i...
Titus 2:10 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

10 Not thievish but shewing all good faith He censures two vices that are common among servants, petulant replies, and a propensity to steal. (246) The comedies are full of instances of exc...
Titus 2:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things. Not purloining - Μη νοσφιζομενους· Neither giving away, privately selling, nor in any...
Titus 2:10 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Not purloining,— Not privately defrauding or embezzling — Μη νοσφιζομενους : which properly signifies keeping back part of the worth of any thing, and is used in the case of Ananias's secretin...
Titus 2:10 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things. Not purloining, х nosfizomenous ( G3557 )] - 'Not appropriating' what does...
Titus 2:10 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Various Instructions for Christian Life and Doctrine 1-15. 'In giving sound doctrine, to offset false teaching, put the first emphasis on the need of character, because Christ is our reward, and v...
Titus 2:10 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity. — It must be remembered that many of the slaves in the Roman empire were employed in other duties besides those connected with the house or on the far...
Titus 2:10 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 22 THE MORAL CONDITION OF SLAVES-THEIR ADORNMENT OF THE DOCTRINES OF GOD. - Titus 2:9-10 SOMETHING has already been said in a previous discourse on 1 Timothy 6:1-2 respecting the inst...
Titus 2:10 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

How We May “Adorn the Doctrine” Titus 2:9-15 The servants addressed in this tender and priceless paragraph were household slaves, employed in the most menial drudgery, but they were taught that...
Titus 2:10 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The apostle then proceeded to show what the behavior of aged men, aged women, and young men in the Church should be. In connection with the behavior of bond-servants Paul employed what is perhaps the...
Titus 2:10 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(1) В¶ But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine: (2) That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience. (3) The aged women likewise, that they be in b...
Titus 2:10 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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 i...
Titus 2:10 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things. Ver. 10. Not purloining ] Interverting, embezzling their master's estates, ordina...
Titus 2:10 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Exhort servants See the notes on the passages referred to in the margin. To please them Their masters; well in all things Lawful, or wherein it can be done without sin; not answering again Th...
Titus 2:10 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

In contrast to the vanity of others, as in the previous verses, Titus has pressed upon him his personal responsibility: "But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine." "Sound" has the force...
Titus 2:10 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Relative Duties. A. D. 66. 1 But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine: 2 That t...
Titus 2:10 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

OLBGrk; Not purloining; nosfizomenouv the word signifieth taking something away from others to our own use, and it signifies properly the taking not the whole, but a part of a thing; it is used to...
Titus 2:10 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

SECTION 2. God's People Must Live In The World As Those Who Are Looking For His Coming, And As Those Who Have Experienced His Saving Work ( Titus 2:9 to Titus 3:11 ). Overall Analysis. a Chri...
Titus 2:10 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Titus 2:9 . To please them well. —“To give satisfaction.” “Our own servants’ phrase,” says Alford. Titus 2:10 . Not purloining. —Putting anything apart for them...
Titus 2:10 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Titus 2:1 . 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. Titus 2:...
Titus 2:10 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Titus 2:1 . But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine. Just the reverse of those men of tongue, reciting fables, instead of giving the fair illustration of truth, which “when unadorned...
Titus 2:10 - The Biblical Illustrator

Exhort servants to be obedient The duties of servants I. Those duties enumerated. 1. Obedience. 2. Acceptableness of service. The idea is really, approbation based upon virtuous a...
Titus 2:10 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Titus 2:1 Befit for become, A.V.; the sound for sound, A.V. But speak thou , etc. The apostle now brings out, in full couldst with the vain talk of the heretical teacher...
Titus 2:10 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Concerning young men and slaves:
Titus 2:10 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 4:2 ; 1 Peter 2:12 ; 1 Peter 3:16 ; 1 Samuel 22:14 ; 1 Samuel 26:23 ; 1 Timothy 1:1 ; 1 Timothy 5:17 ; 1 Timothy 6:1 ; 1 Timothy 6:3 ; 2 John 1:9 ; 2 Kings 5:20-24 ; Acts 5:...
Titus 2:10 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Grace Teaching How To Live Titus 2:1-15 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The Book of Titus is one of the most practical in its message, of any of the Epistles. It is grace teaching us how to live. Titus...
Titus 2:10 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Showing all good fidelity — Soft, obliging faithfulness That they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour — More than St. Paul says of kings. How he raises the lowness of his subject! So may they...

Titus 2:10 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Titus 2:10 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Titus 2:10 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Titus 2:10 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Titus 2:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Titus 2:10 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Titus 2:10 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Titus 2:10 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Titus 2:10 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Titus 2:10 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Titus 2:10 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Titus 2:10 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Titus 2:10 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Titus 2:10 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Titus 2:10 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Titus 2:10 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Titus 2:10 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Titus 2:10 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Titus 2:10 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Titus 2:10 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Titus 2:10 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Titus 2:10 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Titus 2:10 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Titus 2:10 - The Biblical Illustrator

Titus 2:10 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Titus 2:10 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Titus 2:10 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Titus 2:10 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Titus 2:10 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes