Titus 2:15 These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise you. These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. The business of the minister is concerning all the things commanded in this chapter both as to doctrine and duty. I. THESE DOCTRINES AND DUTIES WERE TO BE "SPOKEN OF," SO AS TO BE BROUGHT TO BEAR WITH POWER ON THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF THE PEOPLE. II. THEY WERE TO BE MADE MATTERS OF OBLIGATION IN THE CONSCIENCE; for Titus was to practice exhortation. III. REBUKE WAS TO BE APPLIED WITH ALL AUTHORITY WHERE EXHORTATION FAILED OF ITS EFFECT. IV. TITUS WAS TO LIVE SO CIRCUMSPECTLY THAT THE CRETANS COULD NOT DESPISE HIM. "Let no man despise thee." Contempt would be the natural effect of observed inconsistency in the life of the young evangelist. - T.C. Parallel Verses KJV: These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.WEB: Say these things and exhort and reprove with all authority. Let no man despise you. |
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