Titus 2:9

Servants — to their own masters [are] to be subject, in all things to be well-pleasing, not gainsaying,

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again;

In Context

8discourse sound, irreprehensible, that he who is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having nothing evil to say concerning you.

10not purloining, but showing all good stedfastness, that the teaching of God our Saviour they may adorn in all things.

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Cross References

Ephesians 5:24but even as the assembly is subject to Christ, so also [are] the wives to their own husbands in everything.

Colossians 3:22The servants! obey in all things those who are masters according to the flesh, not in eye-service as men-pleasers, but in simplicity of heart, fearing God;

1 Peter 2:18The domestics! be subjecting yourselves in all fear to the masters, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the cross;

Matthew Henry on Titus 2:2-11

Relative Duties. ( a. d. 66.) 1 But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine: 2 That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience. 3 The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; 4 That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, 5 To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of… Read the whole commentary →

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