Titus 3:2

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Summary

Titus 3:2

To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.

Speak

No

1 Timothy 3:3

2 Timothy 2:24

Gentle

Bible References

Speak

"I did not know, Brothers, that it was the High Priest," said Paul, "for Scripture says--'Of the Ruler of thy People thou shalt speak no ill'."

Or a thief, or covetous, or a drunkard, or abusive, or grasping, will have any share in God's Kingdom.

For I am afraid that perhaps, when I come, I may find that you are not what I want you to be, and, on the other hand, that you may find that I am what you do not want me to be. I am afraid that I may find quarreling, jealousy, ill-feeling, rivalry, slandering, back-biting, self-assertion, and disorder.

Let all bitterness, passion, anger, brawling, and abusive language be banished from among you, as well as all malice.

It should be the same with the women. They should be serious, not gossips, sober, and trustworthy in all respects.

Do not disparage one another, Brothers. He who disparages his Brother, or passes judgment on his Brother, disparages the Law and passes judgment on the Law. But, if you pass judgment on the Law, you are not obeying it, but judging it.

Now that you have done with all malice, all deceitfulness, insincerity, jealous feelings, and all back-biting,

'He who would enjoy life And see happy days-- let him keep his tongue from evil And his lips from deceitful words,

And, because you do not run to the same extremes of profligacy as others, they are astonished, and malign you.

especially those who, following the promptings of their lower nature, indulge their polluting passions and despise all control. Audacious and self-willed, they feel no awe of the Mighty, maligning them,

Yet in the very same way these men, too, cherishing vain dreams, pollute our human nature, reject control, and malign the Mighty.

No

not addicted to drink or brawling, but of a forbearing and peaceable disposition, and not a lover of money;

and a Servant of the Lord should never quarrel. He ought, on the contrary, to be courteous to every one, a skillful teacher, and forbearing.

Gentle

Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly-minded, and 'you shall find rest for your souls';

Now, I, Paul, make a personal appeal to you by the meekness and gentleness of the Christ--I who, "in your presence, am humble in my bearing towards you, but, when absent, am bold in my language to you"--

But the fruit produced by the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindliness, generosity, trustfulness, gentleness, self-control.

Brothers, even if a man should be caught committing a sin, you who are spiritually minded should, in a gentle spirit, help him to recover himself, taking care lest any one of you also should be tempted.

Always humble and gentle, patient, bearing lovingly with one another,

Let your forbearing spirit be plain to every one. The Lord is near.

Therefore, as God's People, consecrated and dear to him, clothe yourselves with tenderness of heart, kindliness, humility, gentleness, forbearance;

But we lived among you with the simplicity of a child; we were like a woman nursing her own children.

and a Servant of the Lord should never quarrel. He ought, on the contrary, to be courteous to every one, a skillful teacher, and forbearing.

Mark this, my dear Brothers--Let every one be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry;

But the wisdom from above is, before every thing else, pure; then peace-loving, gentle, open to conviction, rich in compassion and good deeds, and free from partiality and insincerity.

Lastly, you should all be united, sympathetic, full of brotherly love, kind-hearted, humble-minded;