Titus 3:1

Admonish them to be subordinate to the rulers and authorities, to obey their dictates, to be prepared for every good work,

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In The King James Version

Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,

In Context

2to speak evil of no one, not to be litigious, but to be reserved, displaying all meekness toward all men.

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Cross References

Proverbs 24:21My son, fear the Lord, as well as the king. And do not mingle with detractors.

Ecclesiastes 10:4If the spirit of one who holds authority rises over you, do not leave your place, because attentiveness will cause the greatest sins to cease.

Jeremiah 27:17Therefore, do not choose to listen to them, but instead, serve the king of Babylon, so that you may live. Why should this city be given over into desolation?

Matthew 23:2saying: “The scribes and the Pharisees have sat down in the chair of Moses.

1 Corinthians 15:58And so, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and unmovable, abounding always in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not useless in the Lord.

Ephesians 2:10For we are his handiwork, created in Christ Jesus for the good works which God has prepared and in which we should walk.

Matthew Henry on Titus 3:1

Of duties which concern Christians more in common, and the reasons of them, ver. 1-8 . What Titus in teaching should avoid, and how he should deal with a heretic, with some other directions ( ver. 9-14 ), and salutations in the close, ver. 15 . Read the whole commentary →

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