2To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.
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Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, …
Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; …
With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-8)Here is the fourth thing in the matter of the epistle. The apostle had directed Titus in reference to the particular and special duties of several sorts of persons; now he bids him exhort to what concerned them more in common, namely, to quietness and submission to rulers, and readiness to do good, and to equitable and gentle behaviour towards all men—things comely and ornamental of religion; he m…
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