Titus 2:7

In all things. Compare similar counsel to Timothy (see on 1 Tim. 4:12). Genuine Christianity includes every activity in which a man can engage with his thoughts captive to the will of God (2 Cor. 10:5).

Shewing. Both the Christians of Crete and their pagan neighbors had the right to expect that the Christian pastor would faithfully exemplify the principles of Christianity.

In all probability Titus had been reared in a pagan home, possibly in the luxurious and wicked city of Antioch. He had been drawn to the Master’s service in the freshness of his youth. He had been tested in the furnace of trial and difficulty. Here Paul reminds Titus that for him to set an example by his own self-restrained and disciplined Christian manhood would provide the most effective inspiration possible for the Cretan believers.

Doctrine. Or, “teaching.” Compare 2 Tim. 3:10.

Uncorruptness. Or, “soundness.” Compare v. 1.

Gravity. Gr. semnotes, “dignified behavior” (see on 1 Tim. 2:2).

Sincerity. Textual evidence favors (cf. p. 10) the omission of this word.