Titus 3:1

Titus 3:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,
• New International Version (NIV)Remind the people to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready to do whatever is good,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Remind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Remind them to be subject to rulers and authorities, to obey, to be ready for every good work,

Context of Titus 3:1

Tell the believers there to respect the government and those who have authority. They must remember to obey their rulers. They must always be ready to help other people. 2They must not say bad things about anyone. They must not quarrel with people. Instead, they should be kind and polite to everyone. 3Before we believed in Christ, we ourselves were fools too. We did not obey God. We believed a false message. We wanted to do many kinds of bad things to make us happy. We could not stop doing them. Every day we did evil things. We were jealous of other people. People hated us, and we hated each other.

Titus 3:1 word by word

Ὑπομίμνῃσκε αὐτοὺς ἀρχαῖς ἐξουσίαις ὑποτάσσεσθαι, πειθαρχεῖν, πρὸς πᾶν ἔργον ἀγαθὸν ἑτοίμους εἶναι,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Putὑπομιμνήσκωhupomimnēskō · to remindG5279
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• to be subject toὑποτάσσωhupotassō · to subjectG5293
• principalitiesἀρχήarchē · beginningG746
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• powersἐξουσίαexousia · authorityG1849
• to obey magistratesπειθαρχέωpeitharcheō · to obeyG3980
• to beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• readyἕτοιμοςhetoimos · readyG2092
• toπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• everyπᾶςpas · allG3956
• goodἀγαθόςagathos · goodG18
• workἔργονergon · workG2041

Commentaries on Titus 3:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Put them in mind to be subject to principalities, etc. - By principalities, , we are to understand the Roman emperors, or the supreme civil powers in any place. By powers, , we are to understand the deputies of the emperors, such as proconsuls, etc., and all such as are in authority - under the supreme powers wherever we dwell. See the doctrine of obedience to the civil powers discussed at large in the notes on Romans 13:1-7. This doctrine of obedience to…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Put them in mind to be subject … - See the duty here enjoined, explained in the notes at Romans 13:1, following. Principalities and powers - See these words explained in the notes at Romans 8:38. The word here rendered “powers” ( ̓́ exousiais), is not, indeed, the same as that which is found there ( ́ dunameis), but the same idea is conveyed; compare the notes at Ephesians 1:21. To obey magistrates - That is, to obey them in all that was not contrary to…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Obedience to magistrates, and becoming behaviour towards all, are enforced from what believers were before conversion, and what they are made, through Christ. (1-7) Good works to be done, and useless disputes avoided. (8-11) Directions and exhortations. (12-15) Verses 1-7 Spiritual privileges do not make void or weaken, but confirm civil duties. Mere good words and good meanings are not enough without good works. They were not to be quarrelsome, but to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Paul might be telling the believers to make a clear distinction between themselves and the disorderly general population. Alternatively, the troublemakers (1:10–15; 3:10) might have adopted disorderly behaviors as a result of their false teachings (as is likely the case in 1 Timothy 2:1–7). On relations to rulers and authorities, see 1 Timothy 2:2; Romans 13:1–7.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-151. Put them in mind--as they are in danger of forgetting their duty, though knowing it. The opposition of Christianity to heathenism, and the natural disposition to rebellion of the Jews under the Roman empire (of whom many lived in Crete), might lead many to forget practically what was a recognized Christian principle in theory, submission to the powers that be. Diodorus Siculus mentions the tendency of the Cretans to riotous insubordination. to be…Read the comment

Topics related to Titus 3:1

• Citizens
• Commandments
• Gentleness
• Government
• Loyalty
• Magistrate
• Minister, Christian
• Slander
• Strife
• Works
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Admonition
• Constantly
• Contention
• Magistrate
• Principality
• Regeneration
• Serve
• Striving
• Subject
• Authority in Religion

Commentaries on Titus 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings