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Titus 1:13

King James Version (KJV)

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Titus 1:13

Verse 13 of 16

Scripture focus

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

Titus 1:13 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Titus 1:13

Theological / Devotional

This witness is true. Paul here endorses the severe judgment the Cretan poet had passed on Cretan character. What had been written of the Cretans 600 years before was still true — their basic character had not changed. This lack of moral integrity that penetrated much of the Cretan population posed a grave danger to the young churches on the island.

Rebuke. Gr. elegcho (see on v. 9).

Sharply. As the surgeon’s knife cuts away diseased tissue in order that sound health may result, so the words and discipline of Titus and the Cretan elders are to cut away that which endangers the future of the church.

Sound. Or, “healthy” (see 1 Tim. 6:3; 2 Tim. 4:3; Titus 1:9; see on 1 Tim. 1:10; 2 Tim. 1:13).

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