John Trapp Complete Commentary - Titus 2:2
2 That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience. Ver. 2. That the old men be sober, &c. ] Not as it is said of the Flemings, that quo magis senescunt eo magis stultescunt, the elder the more foolish. (Erasm. in Moriae Encom.) Solomon and Asa were so. And the heathen sages wisely warn us, that old age is to be feared, as that which comes not alone, but brings with it many diseases both of body and mind. Saepe fit ut Satan, quem iuvenero capere non... read more
John Trapp Complete Commentary - Titus 2:1
1 But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine: Ver. 1. But speak thou, &c. ] Quasi dicat, the worse others are, the better thou must be; keeping a constant counter motion to the corrupt courses that are in the world through lust. A pearl in a puddle retains its preciousness; and fish in the salt waters retain their freshness. read more