Titus 2:1

Do you, however, speak of such subjects as properly have a place in sound Christian teaching.

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But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:

In Context

2Teach that the older men should be temperate, serious, and discreet; strong in faith, love, and endurance.

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Cross References

1 Timothy 6:3Any one who teaches otherwise, and refuses his assent to sound instruction — the instruction of our Lord Jesus Christ — and to the teaching of religion,

Titus 1:9who holds doctrine that can be relied on as being in accordance with the accepted Teaching; so that he may be able to encourage others by sound teaching, as well as to refute our opponents.

Titus 3:8How true that saying is! And it is on these subjects that I desire you to lay especial stress, so that those who have learned to trust in God may be careful to devote themselves to doing good. Such subjects are excellent in themselves, and of real use to mankind.

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 →

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