TheWay BibleHome›Bible›Titus›Titus 2›Titus 2:9-10
Titus 2:9-10 KJV
Titus · chapter 2 · verses 9–10
9Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again; 10Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.Titus 2:9-10 · King James Version
Titus 2:9-10 in context
7In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,
8Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.
9Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again;
10Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.
11For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
12Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- purloiningnosphizōto set apart, separate, divide, to set apart or separate for one's self, to purloin…G3557 →
- servantsdoulosa slave, bondman, man of servile condition, a slave, metaph., one who gives himself up to…G1401 →
- obedienthypotassōto arrange under, to subordinate, to subject, put in subjection, to subject one s self…G5293 →
- fidelitypistisconviction of the truth of anything, belief in the NT of a conviction or belief…G4102 →
- doctrinedidaskaliateaching, instruction, teaching, that which is taught, doctrine, teachings, preceptsG1319 →
- mastersdespotēsa master, LordG1203 →
- shewingendeiknymito point out, to show, demonstrate, prove, whether by arguments or by acts, to manifest…G1731 →
- Savioursōtērsaviour, deliverer, preserverG4990 →
Keep reading in TheWay Bible App
Read, study, memorize, journal, and pray — tap any word for its Greek or Hebrew definition, save verses to memorize, and keep a journal. Free on the web and iOS.
Here is the third thing in the matter of the epistle. In the chapter foregoing, the apostle had directed Titus about matters of government, and to set in order the things that were wanting in the churches. Now here he exhorts him, I. Generally, to a faithful discharge of his own office.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-10