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Admonish them to be subjects to princes [Admonish them to be subject to princes], and to powers; to obey to that that is said, and to be ready to all good work [to all good works];

to blaspheme no man, to be not full of chiding, but temperate [to be not litigious, or full of chiding, but temperate, or patient], showing all mildness to all men.

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Of obedience to persons in authority. Of gentleness to all people. He warns Titus to beware of foolish and unprofitable questions.

Warn the people to submit themselves to rule and authority, to obey the officials, to be ready for all good works, to speak evil of no one, and not to be fighters, but soft, showing all gentleness to all people.

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1 He willeth that all generally be put in mind to reverence such as be in authority: 3 That they remember their former life, and attribute all justification unto grace. 9 And if any brabbler withstand these things, 10 he willeth that he be rejected.

Put [a]them in remembrance that they (A)be subject to the principalities and powers, and that they be obedient, and ready to every good work.

That they speak evil of no man, that they be no fighters, but soft, showing all meekness unto all men.

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Footnotes

  1. Titus 3:1 He declareth particularly and severally, that which he said before generally, noting out certain chief and principal duties, which men owe to men, and especially subjects to their magistrates.

Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work, to speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.

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