_Put them._ All the Cretian Christians; _in mind to be subject_ Passively, not resisting; _to principalities_ Supreme rulers; _and powers_ Subordinate governors; and _to obey magistrates_ Actively, as far as conscience permits. It is probable that the reason whey the apostle enjoined this so particu... [ Continue Reading ]
_But after that the kindness_ Χρηστοτης, _the goodness, the benignity_, και φιλανθρωπια, _and philanthropy, love toward man, of God our Saviour, appeared_ Επεφανη, _was manifested_, or _shone forth_, namely, through the preaching of the gospel. The Father is here called _God our Saviour_, as is evid... [ Continue Reading ]
_This is a faithful saying_ A saying of infallible truth and infinite importance; (see on 1 Timothy 1:15;) _and these things I will that thou affirm constantly_ Βουλομαι σε διαβεβαιουσθαι, I will that thou strenuously, zealously, and continually assert, as a matter of unspeakable moment; _that they... [ Continue Reading ]
_But avoid foolish questions_ Questions of no consequence; _and genealogies_ See on 1Ti 1:4; 2 Timothy 2:23; _and contentions, &c., about the law_ About the observance of the ceremonial law, or some little things contained therein; _for they are unprofitable_, &c. Not only consuming to no purpose th... [ Continue Reading ]
_A man that is a heretic_ Greek, αιρετικον, _a party_ or _schism-maker_, namely, in the church, among the true, genuine people of God; or one that causes divisions among those that are united in Christian fellowship; see on Romans 16:17; _after the first and second admonition_ From thee and the elde... [ Continue Reading ]
_When I shall send Artemas to thee, or Tychicus_ To succeed thee in thy office; _be diligent to come unto me_ Tychicus is often mentioned in St. Paul's epistles, but of Artemas we know nothing: only from this passage it appears that he was a faithful and able teacher, and fit to supply Titus's place... [ Continue Reading ]
_Bring_ Or send forward; _Zenas the lawyer_ Zenas is mentioned in this passage only, and called νομικον, _the lawyer_, because, according to Jerome's interpretation, which is also that of Dr. Benson, he had formerly been a teacher of the law among the Jews; see Matthew 22:35, where the same appellat... [ Continue Reading ]