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TITUS 1:4 ca,rij kai. eivrh,nh {A}
The typically Pauline epistolary salutation, ca,rij kai. eivrh,nh, is
strongly supported by good representatives of both the Alexandrian and
the Western types of te...
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Verse 4. _TO TITUS_, MINE _OWN SON_] Him whom I have been the
instrument of converting to the Christian faith; and in whom, in this
respect, I have the same right as any man can have in his own begott...
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TO TITUS - See the Introduction, Section 1.
MINE OWN SON - Notes, 1 Timothy 1:2.
AFTER THE COMMON FAITH - The faith of all Christians; - equivalent to
saying “my son in the gospel.” That is, Paul had...
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ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS
I. INSTRUCTIONS AND WARNINGS
CHAPTER 1
_ 1. The salutation (Titus 1:1)_
2. Instructions concerning elders (Titus 1:5)
3. Warnings against false teachers (Titus 1:10)...
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SALUTATION. Paul sends to Titus, his true son in their common faith,
his customary Christian greeting. Writing in his official capacity (1
Timothy 1:1 f.*), he appropriately emphasizes the design of h...
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This is a letter from Paul, the slave of God and the envoy of Jesus
Christ, whose task it is to awaken faith in God's chosen ones, and to
equip them with a fuller knowledge of that truth, which enable...
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THE MAINSPRINGS OF APOSTLESHIP (Titus 1:1-4)...
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MINE OWN SON. See 1 Timothy 1:2. _mine_ own. App-175.
SON. child. App-108.
COMMON. Greek. _koinos_. Compare Acts 2:44. as. Jude 1:3.
GRACE, &c. See...
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_to Titus_, mine _own son_ With R.V. render MY TRUE CHILD, as in 1
Timothy 1:2, where the force of the phrase is drawn out. On the
connexion of Titus with St Paul see Introduction, p. 67 sqq.
_after t...
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ΧΆΡΙΣ ΚΑῚ ΕἸΡΉΝΗ. This, the usual form of salutation
in St Paul’s letters (see exegetical note on 1 Timothy 1:2), is
supported by אC*D2EGIP and most of the versions; the rec. text
(following the analo...
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1–4. SALUTATION...
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ΓΝΉΣΙΣ (G1103) законный, истинный,
ΚΟΙΝΉ (G2839) общий, находящийся в
общественном пользовании....
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GREETINGS 1:1-4
_Text 1:1-4_
1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to
the faith of God's elect, and the knowledge of the truth which is
according to godliness, 2 in hope...
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To Titus,—Paul wrote this epistle to Titus but it is valid for
Christians of every generation. [mine] own son after the common faith:
— It is likely that Paul converted Titus on his first missionary
j...
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To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and
peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.
TITUS, MINE OWN SON - `my genuine [ gneesioo (G1103)] child' (1
Timo...
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1 Paul writes this letter in the character of a slave. This shows that
the epistle deals with service. He adds the title apostle, to give
weight to his injunctions.
2 Eonian life, usually called "eve...
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GREETING. DIRECTIONS FOR ORGANISING THE CRETAN CHURCH
1-16. 'Paul an Apostle, to Titus his own son in the faith. In
appointing elders in the towns of Crete, see to their character, and
be sure that t...
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SON AFTER THE COMMON FAITH] i.e. his pupil in the faith which they
shared together. Titus is not mentioned in Acts, but from St. Paul's
Epistles we gather the following details: he was a Greek (Galati...
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Paul calls Titus his ‘true son’. Titus probably became a Christian
when he first heard Paul teach about Jesus. So, Paul felt that he was
like a Christian father to Titus. However, they both belonged t...
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A GUIDE FOR CHRISTIAN LEADERS
TITUS
_HILDA BRIGHT AND HELEN POCOCK_
ABOUT THIS LETTER
WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT TITUS
Titus was a *Gentile Christian (Galatians 2:3). Titus had probably
become a Christi...
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TO TITUS. — We know comparatively little of Titus’ earlier career.
In the Acts he, singularly enough, is never mentioned; for what
knowledge of him we possess we are entirely dependent upon a few
casu...
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Titus 1:4
CHAPTER 18
Titus
HIS LIFE AND CHARACTER. - Titus 1:1; Titus 1:4
THE title "Pastoral Epistle" is as appropriate to the Epistle to Titus
as to the First Epistle to Timothy. Although there...
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APPOINT FIT MEN OVER THE CHURCHES
Titus 1:1
God's elect are known by their faith, and wherever they hear the voice
of truth, which makes for godliness, they recognize and acknowledge
it. They are als...
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Titus is not mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles. From the letter we
learn that he was a convert of the apostle. Moreover, we know that he
was a Greek.
This letter reached him while he was in Crete,...
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(4) To Titus, [mine] own son after the common faith: (5) Grace, mercy,
[and] peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our
Saviour.
(4) The apostle exhorts the Cretians to hear Titus, by s...
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_To Titus, my beloved, (in the Greek, my true and[3] genuine
son,...grace and peace. In the present ordinary Greek copies is added
mercy, which the Protestant translators followed; but it is
judicious...
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(4) To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and
peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour. (5)
В¶ For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest s...
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The epistle to Titus has much in common with those to Timothy, as all
must observe; not only as being addressed to a fellow-servant, and
indeed a son in the faith, but in general similarity of charact...
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4_To Titus, my own son, according to the common faith. _Hence it is
evident in what sense a minister of the word is said to beget
spiritually those whom he brings to the obedience of Christ, that is,...
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The Epistle to Titus is occupied with the maintenance of order in the
churches of God.
The especial object of those written to Timothy as the maintenance of
sound doctrine, although speaking of other...
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TO TITUS, MINE OWN SON AFTER THE COMMON FAITH,.... Not in a natural,
but in a spiritual sense; the apostle being the instrument of his
conversion, as he was of the conversion of Onesimus, and of many...
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To Titus, _mine_ own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, _and_
peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.
Ver. 4. _Common faith_] Common to the communion of saints, Titus...
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_In hope_ Which doctrine lays a foundation for, and shows us how we
may attain a well-grounded and lively hope; _of eternal life_ The
grand motive and encouragement of every apostle and every servant...
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TO TITUS, MINE OWN SON AFTER THE COMMON FAITH: GRACE, MERCY, AND PEACE
FROM GOD THE FATHER AND THE LORD JESUS CHRIST, OUR SAVIOR.
The character of the letter is immediately indicated by the expression...
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ADDRESS AND OPENING SALUTATION....
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Paul writes both as a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ,
so that in the epistle considerate care is mingled with firm
authority. His basis of writing is, first, the faith of God's elect;
t...
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1-4 All are the servants of God who are not slaves of sin and Satan.
All gospel truth is according to godliness, teaching the fear of God.
The intent of the gospel is to raise up hope as well as fait...
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MINE OWN SON AFTER THE COMMON FAITH; from hence we learn that Titus
was converted to Christianity by Paul. Timothy was so called, 1
TIMOTHY 1:2. The salutation is the same with that to Timothy, 1
Timo...
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Titus 1:4 Titus G5103 true G1103 son G5043 in G2596 common G2839 faith
G4102 Grace G5485 mercy G1656 peace...
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Titus 1:4. Titus, called Paul's brother in 2 Corinthians 11:12, is
here his ‘legitimate son,' as converted by him and sharing the same
faith....
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MY TRUE CHILD
(γνησιω τεκνω). See 1 Timothy 1:2 for this adjective with
Timothy. Titus is not mentioned in Acts, possibly because he is Luke's
brother. But one can get a clear picture of him by turn...
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SAVIOUR
(_ See Scofield) - (Romans 1:16). _...
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While reading this chapter, we must understand that Titus was sent to
Crete, to superintend the preaching of the gospel throughout that
island. Crete was at that time inhabited by a people who were on...
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CONTENTS: Divine order for local churches.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Paul, Titus.
CONCLUSION: Divine faith rests not on fallible reasonings and opinions
of men, but on the infallible Word of God, the...
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Titus 1:1. _Paul, a servant of God,_ and not a servant of Moses. This
style is much the same as in 2 Timothy 1:1, respecting the promise of
eternal life. This promise is _according to the faith of God...
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I WRITE TO TITUS. This is to show that Titus has Paul's AUTHORIZATION.
Titus was one of the _evangelists (see note on_ Ephesians 4:11) whom
Paul trained and sent out. Others were: Timothy, Trophemus,...
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_To __TITUS,_ _MINE_ _OWN_ _SON_ _AFTER_ _THE_ _COMMON_ _FAITH_
Lessons
I. A spiritual relationship (_Cf. _Acts 15:1; Gal 2:2; 2 Corinthians
2:13; 2 Corinthian
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TITUS—NOTE ON TITUS 1:1 Opening. The doctrinal themes in this
section occur again in the other doctrinal sections of the letter
(Titus 2:11;...
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_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_
Titus 1:1. PAUL, A SERVANT OF GOD.—R.V. margin, “Gr.
bond-servant.” This designation, which indicates generally the
official position, is not usually found in the insc...
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EXPOSITION
TITUS 1:1
_Knowledge _for _acknowledging, _A.V.; _according to _for _after,
_A.V. A SERVANT OF GOD (δοῦλος Θεοῦ); so in the
superscriptions: Romans 1:1;...
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Not much is known about Titus. Paul makes slight references to him in
the Corinthian epistles. Outside of that we know very little about
Titus, except what we can pick up in the book. Evidently he was...
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1 John 5:14; 1 Timothy 1:1; 1 Timothy 1:2; 2 Corinthians 12:18;...
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Own [γ ν η σ ι ω]. See on 1 Timothy 1:2.
According to the common faith [κ α τ α κ ο ι ν η ν π ι σ
τ ι ν]. The phrase N. T. o. Koinov common, usually in contrast with
kaqarov pure or agiov holy, as Act...
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THE EPISTLE TO TITUS
Titus 1:1 _and Titus 2:1_
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
The Epistle of Paul to Titus carries with it some very striking
"admonitions which will be found most helpful to us. Titus was a yo...
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My own son — Begot in the same image of God, and repaying a paternal
with a filial affection. The common faith — Common to me and all my
spiritual children....