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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Titus 1:10-16

Titus 1:10-Nehemiah : . Titus’ Attitude to False Teachers.— Loyalty to sound doctrine is needful for silencing many deceitful teachers— not outside the Church (Hort), but self-constituted instructors within its borders, who reject its discipline (“ unruly” = insubordinate). These men, exemplifying Epimenides’ judgment ( 600 B.C.) of the Cretan character, teach error for monetary profit ( cf. 1 Timothy 6:5). Chiefly, and therefore not wholly, of Jewish origin ( Titus 1:10), they base their... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Titus 1:7

For a bishop must be blameless; one that hath an oversight of the church of God, ought to be one whom none can truly tax with any scandalous sin. As the steward of God; as a chief servant in God’s house, intrusted to dispense his mysteries, 1 Corinthians 4:1, one that should set an example to the under-servants in the house of God. Not self-willed; not αυθαδη, one that pleaseth himself, proud, stubborn, pertinacious, confident, &c., having a high opinion of his own person, parts, judgment,... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Titus 1:8

But a lover of hospitality; a lover of strangers: See Poole on "1 Timothy 3:2". A lover of good men; one that hath a kindness for good men, or who loves all good things. Sober: See Poole on "1 Timothy 3:2". Just; just in his dealings between man and man, giving to all their due. Holy; one that reverenceth and worshippeth God, and is heavenly and spiritual in his conversation. Temperate; one that restraineth all his evil inclinations and propensions, that hath brought his sensitive appetite... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Titus 1:9

Holding fast the faithful word, as he hath been taught; no airy, uncertain man, that is of that opinion which his company is of, or his age favours, but holding steady the word of faith, as he hath learned it from me, and the rest of the apostles. That he may be able by sound doctrine, both to exhort, his work is to persuade others to the faith, and to convince the gainsayers; by sound arguments to convince those that speak contrary to it; and if he himself be ignorant of, or uncertain, as to... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Titus 1:10

For there are many unruly and vain takers: we have had both of these words before; the first signifieth stubborn, unruly men; the second, idle, foolish, vain talkers: the apostle saith, that in that age there were many of these. And deceivers; and such who were deceivers of other men’s souls, or had their own souls deceived. Specially they of the circumcision; especially (he saith) the Jews, who mixed the law with the gospel; pressed the necessary observance of their ceremonies, and taught that... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Titus 1:11

Whose mouths must be stopped; the word is active; such ministers ought to be placed in cities as shall be able and fit to stop such persons’ mouths, by sound doctrine and arguments fit to convince them: or, thou oughtest to stop their mouths by silencing them; though I do not see how this was practicable in a pagan country, otherwise than by persuading Christians not to hear them. Who subvert whole houses; who, as to the foundation of faith and its building, overturn whole families of... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Titus 1:12

One of themselves, even a prophet of their own; Epimenides, a Greek poet, thus spake of the people of this country, whom he calls a prophet, because he was a poet, and wrote something about such divine oracles as they had. Said, The Cretians are alway liars: the Cretians were famous for lying and falsehood, so as it became a proverb. He called them evil beasts, either for their cruelty or treachery. Slow bellies; a lazy, idle people, that had much more inclination to eat and drink than they had... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Titus 1:13

This witness is true; this testimony of Epimenides is true, what I have found by experience, and those of them that in profession have embraced the Christian faith may have some tincture of their nation’s vices. Wherefore rebuke them sharply; if thou meetest with any such, reprove or convince them αποτομως, cuttingly, that is, sharply, severely: the metaphor possibly is fetched from surgeons, who cut out dead flesh to the quick. That they may be sound in the faith; that they may be sound in the... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Titus 1:14

Not giving heed to Jewish fables: by his calling them Jewish fables, ( not old wives’ fables, as in the Epistle to Timothy), he lets us know that he reflects upon those Jews that seemed to be proselyted, but yet had a tincture of their Jewish education, and spent their discourse about such fabulous traditions as the Jews had. And commandments of men; and the traditions and constitutions of the scribes and Pharisees. That turn from the truth; abhorring the gospel, and the doctrine of truth in... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Titus 1:5-9

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTESTitus 1:5. That thou shouldest set in order.—St. Paul means that Titus should completely set right, upon a thorough basis, all the affairs of the Cretan Church. It is the important work of organisation and consolidation that is entrusted to him.Titus 1:6. Blameless.—Not liable to be arraigned by having been found in a fault. Not accused of riot.—Lit. “not in the category of extravagance.” It is a wasteful squandering of means, from which follows a dissolute,... read more

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Titus 1:10-16

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Titus 1:7

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Titus 1:8

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Titus 1:9

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Titus 1:10

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Titus 1:11

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Titus 1:12

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Titus 1:13

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Titus 1:14

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Titus 1:5-9

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