Titus 1:13 BSB — MannaFest

Titus 1:13

This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sternly, so that they will be sound in the faith

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

This testimony is true. For which cause reprove them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,

KJV

This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;

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Commentary

2 voices

Jerome

Commentary on Titus (420)

Therefore rebuke them sharply, he says, they are liars and evil beasts, and lazy gluttons, who deceive with falsehoods and thirst for the blood of the deceived like wild animals, and not working in silence, eat their own bread, whose god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame, and rebuke them so that they may be sound in the faith. Speak of the health of faith and what follows: that old men be sober, honorable, chaste, sound in the faith and love and patience, to whose faith the health of teachings is also called.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

This witness is true - That is, this testimony long before borne by one of their own number, was true when the apostle wrote to Titus. The fact that this was the general Character of the people, was a reason why he should be on his guard in introducing men into the ministry, and in the arrangement of affairs pertaining to the church. That it was true, see proofs in Wetstein. Wherefore rebuke them - Notes, 2Ti 4:

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἡ	hē	<the>	G3588 →
μαρτυρία	marturia	testimony	G3141 →
αὕτη	hautē	this	G3778 →
ἐστὶν	estin	is	G1510 →
ἀληθής·	alēthēs	true;	G227 →
δι᾽	di᾽	for	G1223 →
ἣν	hēn	which	G3739 →
αἰτίαν	aitian	cause	G156 →
ἔλεγχε	elegche	do rebuke	G1651 →
αὐτοὺς	autous	them	G846 →
ἀποτόμως,	apotomōs	severely,	G664 →
ἵνα	ina	so that	G2443 →
ὑγιαίνωσιν	hugiainōsin	they may be sound	G5198 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
τῇ	tēa	the	G3588 →
πίστει,	pistei	faith,	G4102 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Proverbs 27:5
Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed.
leads to
- 1 Timothy 5:20
  But those who persist in sin should be rebuked in front of everyone, so that the others will stand in fear of sin.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Proverbs 28:23
  He who rebukes a man will later find more favor than one who flatters with his tongue.
Through
Titus 2:2
Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, and sound in faith, love, and perseverance.
leads to
- Galatians 5:23
  gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
Through
Titus 2:15
Speak these things as you encourage and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise you.
leads to
- 2 Timothy 4:2
  Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
2 Timothy 4:2
Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction.
leads to
- 1 Timothy 4:15–16
  Be diligent in these matters and absorbed in them, so that your progress will be evident to all.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:14
  And we urge you, brothers, to admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, and be patient with everyone.
- Revelation 3:19
  Those I love, I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.
- 1 Timothy 4:13
  Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, and to teaching.