Titus 2:1
But speak thou the things which befit the sound doctrine:
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:
In Context
2that aged men be temperate, grave, soberminded, sound in faith, in love, in patience:
Cross References
1 Timothy 6:3If any man teacheth a different doctrine, and consenteth not to sound words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness;
Titus 1:9holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able both to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict the gainsayers.
Titus 3:8Faithful is the saying, and concerning these things I will that thou affirm confidently, to the end that they which have believed God may be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men:
Matthew Henry on Titus 2:1
The apostle here directs Titus about the faithful discharge of his own office generally ( ver. 1 ), and particularly as to several sorts of persons ( ver. 2-10 ) and gives the grounds of these and of other following directions ( ver. 11-14 ), with a summary direction in the close, ver. 15 . Read the whole commentary →