Titus 3:2

To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
of	βλασφημεῖν, blasphēmein	G987	to vilify · verb — present active infinitive
man	μηδένα mēdena	G3367	not even one (man · adjective — accusative singular masculine
be	εἶναι, einai	G1511	to exist · verb — present active infinitive
brawlers	ἀμάχους amachous	G269	peaceable · adjective — accusative plural masculine
gentle	ἐπιεικεῖς, epieikeis	G1933	appropriate · adjective — accusative plural masculine
shewing	ἐνδεικνυμένους endeiknumenous	G1731	to indicate (by word or act) · verb — present middle participle, accusative plural masculine
all	πᾶσαν pasan	G3956	all · adjective — accusative singular feminine
meekness	πραΰτητα prautēta	G4236	gentleness · noun — accusative singular feminine
unto	πρὸς pros	G4314	a preposition of direction · preposition
all	πάντας pantas	G3956	all · adjective — accusative plural masculine
men	ἀνθρώπους. anthrōpous	G444	from G3700 (ὀπτάνομαι)) · noun — accusative plural masculine

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Cross-references

Ephesians 4:31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
2 Timothy 2:24-25 And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,
Ephesians 4:2 With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
Colossians 3:12-13 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
1 Timothy 3:3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
1 Peter 3:10 For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:
1 Peter 3:8 Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:
Matthew 11:29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Titus 3:1-8

Here is the fourth thing in the matter of the epistle. The apostle had directed Titus in reference to the particular and special duties of several sorts of persons; now he bids him exhort to what concerned them more in common, namely, to quietness and submission to rulers, and readiness to do good, and to equitable and gentle behaviour towards all men - things comely and ornamental of religion; he must therefore put them in mind of such things. Ministers are people's remembrancers of their duty. As they are remembrancers for the people to God in prayers (Isa 62:6), so are they from God to them in preaching: I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance, Pe2 1:12. Forgetfulness of…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Titus 3:2

To speak evil of no man--especially, not of "dignities" and magistrates. no brawlers--"not quarrelsome," not attacking others. gentle--towards those who attack us. Yielding, considerate, not urging one's rights to the uttermost, but forbearing and kindly (see on Phi 4:5). Very different from the innate greediness and spirit of aggression towards others which characterized the Cretans. showing--in acts. all--all possible. meekness--(See on Co2 10:1); the opposite of passionate severity. unto all men--The duty of Christian conduct towards all men is the proper consequence of the universality of God's grace to all men, so often set forth in the pastoral Epistles.

Adam Clarke on Titus 3:2

To speak evil of no man - Μηδενα βλασφημειν· To blaspheme no person, to reproach none, to speak nothing to any man's injury; but, on the contrary, bearing reproach and contumely with patience and meekness.

John Gill on Titus 3:2

To speak evil of no man,.... As not of one another, so not of the men of the world, to the prejudice of their names and characters, which are tender things, and ought to be gently touched; nor of magistrates, principalities, and powers, of persons in dignity and authority, which the false teachers were not afraid to speak evil of, and by their principles and practices taught others to do the same: to be no brawlers; or "fighters", either by blows or words; not litigious and quarrelsome, wrangling and striving about things to no profit, and to the detriment and disturbance of civil government, churches, neighbourhood, and families; which is very unbecoming the followers of Jesus, who strove…

The Church Fathers

That we must not use detraction. In Solomon, in the Proverbs: "Love not to detract, lest thou be taken away." Also in the forty-ninth Psalm: "Thou sattest, and spakest against thy brother; and against the son of thy mother thou placedst a stumbling-block." Also in the Epistle of Paul to the Colossians: "To speak ill of no man, nor to be litigious."
— Cyprian, Treatise XII. Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews.

to speak evil of no one, to be peaceable, gentle, showing all humility to all people. to speak evil of no one. Even if he acts badly, even if he makes a mistake in something. For our mouth must generally be free from insult. "For you say, 'Why do you judge your brother?" (Rom.14:10" Why do you alter the judgment of God? For he calls the insult against his brother blasphemy. showing all humility to all people. Both Jews and Greeks, and friends and enemies, and those who wrong you and those who harass.
— Oecumenius, COMMENTARY ON TITUS

The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary and topics

Evil-speaking — Is expressly forbidden (Titus 3:2; James 4:11), and severe punishments are denounced against it (1 Cor. 5:11; 6:10). It is spoken of also with abhorrence (Ps. 15:3; Prov. 18:6, 7), and is foreign to…
Gentleness · EXHORTATIONS TO — EXHORTATIONS TO
Meekness · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Slander · Should be warned against — Should be warned against
Speaking · 1:29,30;3:13,14; — 1:29,30;3:13,14;
Strife · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Titus 3:2

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Titus 3:1-8

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Titus 3:2

Adam Clarke on Titus 3:2

John Gill on Titus 3:2

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Titus 3:2

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Titus 3:1-8

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Titus 3:2

Adam Clarke on Titus 3:2

John Gill on Titus 3:2

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Titus 3:1-3

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Titus 3:1-11