Titus 3:1
Put them in mind to be subject to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient to rule, to be ready to do every good work,
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
2to speak evil of no one, not to be contentious, [to be] mild, shewing all meekness towards all men.
Cross References
Proverbs 24:21My son, fear Jehovah and the king: meddle not with them that are given to change.
Ecclesiastes 10:4If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for quietness pacifieth great offences.
Jeremiah 27:17Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: wherefore should this city become a waste?
Matthew 23:2saying, The scribes and the Pharisees have set themselves down in Moses' seat:
1 Corinthians 15:58So then, my beloved brethren, be firm, immovable, abounding always in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in [the] Lord.
Ephesians 2:10For we are his workmanship, having been created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God has before prepared that we should walk in them.
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 →