Titus 3:8

This dvar Emes is trustworthy. And I counsel you to strongly affirm the divrei torah I am handing on to you, that those who have become ma'aminim in Hashem may be shomer for ma'asim tovim. These things to Bnei Adam are good, tov me'od.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.

In Context

7That, having been made YITZDAK IM HASHEM + 3:7 Job 25:4 by the Chen v'Chesed of Hashem, we might become yoreshim (heirs) in the tikvah HaChayyei Olam.

9But pilpul minutiae controversies and toldot and quarrels and fights about the Torah, avoid, for they are unprofitable hevel.

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Cross References

Job 22:2Can a gever be profitable unto El, 1 as he that has seichel may be profitable unto himself? 1

Psalms 16:2I said unto Hashem, Thou art Adonoi of me; 1 besides Thee I have no good. 1

Proverbs 21:28An ed kezavim (lying witness) shall perish, 1 but the ish that heareth [emes] speaketh lanetzach (unto eternity). 1

John 5:24Omein, omein, I say to you, that the one, hearing my dvar and having emunah in the One who sent me, has Chayyei Olam and does not come into the Mishpat Hashem, but has been transferred out of mavet (death) into Chayyim (Life).

Acts 12:15But the ones there said to her, You are meshuggah! But she kept insisting it was so. But they were saying, It is his malach.

2 Corinthians 4:13And having the same Ruach Hakodesh of emunah that is in accordance with the Kitvei Hakodesh, HE'EMANITI KI ADABER + 4:13 Ps 116:10 (I believed, therefore I speak), we both believed and therefore we speak,

Matthew Henry on Titus 3:2-9

Exhortations to Several Duties; Characteristics of an Unrenewed State; The Import and Origin of Salvation; Regeneration; Justification. ( a. d. 66.) 1 Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work, 2 To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, showing all meekness unto all men. 3 For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one… Read the whole commentary →

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