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Titus 2:9 Cross-References
Explore 5 cross-references for Titus 2:9 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Titus chapter 2 verse 9 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again; answering: or, gainsaying”
Titus 2:9 (KJV)
Commentary on Titus 2:9
Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters—δούλους (doulous, slaves) describes involuntary servitude, not mere employment. ὑποτάσσεσθαι (hypotassesthai, to submit/be subject to) is present infinitive: continuous submission. ἰδίοις δεσπόταις (idiois despotais, their own masters)—δεσπότης (despotēs, master/lord) implies absolute authority. And to please them well in all things (εὐαρέστους εἶναι ἐν πᾶσιν, euarestous einai en pasin, to be well-pleasing in all things)—sacrificial service, not bare minimum.Not answering again (μὴ ἀντιλέγοντας, mē antilegontas)—ἀντιλέγω (antilegō, to speak...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Titus 2:9
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“be in subjection to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle”
“that the name of God and the doctrine not be blasphemed.”
“obey in all things those who are your masters according to the flesh”
“be obedient to those who according to the flesh are your masters”
“so let the wives also be to their own husbands in everything.”