Titus 3:1

Put them in mind to be in subjection to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready unto every good work,

Revised Version 1895

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 man, not to be contentious, to be gentle, shewing all meekness toward all men.

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Cross References

Proverbs 24:21My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and 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 yielding allayeth great offences.

Jeremiah 27:17Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: wherefore should this city become a desolation?

Matthew 23:2saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat:

1 Corinthians 15:58Wherefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not vain in the Lord.

Ephesians 2:10For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God afore 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 →

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