Titus 2:9 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again; ”

• Titus 2:9 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  Exhort servants to be obedient to their own masters - See this explained in the notes at Ephesians 6:5 , following, and 1 Timothy 6:1-4 . And to please them well in all things - That is, so...

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• Titus 2:9 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  (4) [Exhort] servants to be obedient unto their own masters, [and] to please [them] well in all (c) [things]; not answering again; (4) The seventh admonition, concerning the duty of servants to thei...

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• Titus 2:9 - 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...

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• Titus 2:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  servants . App-190. unto . to. masters , App-98. please., well , Greek. euarestos . See Romans 12:1 . answering again. Greek. antilego. Compare Titus 1:9 .

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• Titus 2:9 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  9. Servants, that they be subject to their masters It has been already said that Paul merely glances at some things by way of example, and does not explain the whole of these subjects, as if...

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• Titus 2:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things ; not answering again; Exhort servants to be obedient - The apostle refers to those who were slaves...

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• Titus 2:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again; Servants - `slaves.' To please them well - to be complaisant in everything...

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• Titus 2:9 - 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...

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• Titus 2:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters. — The accurate translation here is bond servants. The words in this and the following verse, it must be remembered, are addressed to “slaves...

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• Titus 2:9 - 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...

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• Titus 2:9 - 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...

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• Titus 2:9 - 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...

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• Titus 2:9 - 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...

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• Titus 2:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  [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; Ephesians 6:5...

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• Titus 2:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things ; not answering again; Ver. 9. Not answering again ] Not chatting or thwarting. Servus sit mon...

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• Titus 2:9 - 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...

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• Titus 2:9 - 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...

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• Titus 2:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Relative Duties. A. D.  66.       1 But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:   2 That t...

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• Titus 2:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters; the apostle directeth as to servants of all sorts, whether bond or free, otherwise than that by covenant they have obliged themselves to men,...

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• Titus 2:9 - 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...

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• Titus 2:9 - 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...

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• Titus 2:9 - 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:...

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• Titus 2:9 - 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...

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• Titus 2:9 - 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...

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• Titus 2:9 - 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...

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• Titus 2:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Concerning young men and slaves:

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• Titus 2:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Peter 2:18-25 ; 1 Timothy 6:1 ; 1 Timothy 6:2 ; Colossians 3:22-25 ; Ephesians 5:24 ; Ephesians 6:5-8

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• Titus 2:9 - 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...

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• Titus 2:9 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Please them in all things — Wherein it can be done without sin. Not answering again — Though blamed unjustly. This honest servants are most apt to do. Not stealing — Not taking or giving any thing...

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