And let ours also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.
What does Titus 3:14 mean?
Christianity is not a fruitless profession; and its professors must be filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
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Keep this verse inside Titus 3:12-15 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
Commentary on Titus 3:14
And let ours - Our friends; that is, those who were Christians Paul had just directed Titus to aid Zenas and Apollos himself, and he here adds that he wished that others who were Christians would be char acterized by good works of all kinds. To maintain good works - Margin, profess honest trades. The Greek will admit of the interpretation in the margin, or will include that, but there is no reason why the direction should be supposed to have any special reference to an honest mode of livelihood, or why it should be confined to that.
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learn. (c) T. Bab. Beracot, fol. 32. 2. & Gloss. in. ib.
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learn. (c) T. Bab. Beracot, fol. 32. 2. & Gloss. in. ib.
Context in Titus 3
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Titus 3 belongs to the closing movement of the book, especially the section often described as grace, good works, and final instructions. Titus is a compact pastoral letter about elders, sound teaching, good works, and the gracious training of the Christian life. Read this chapter with the wider themes of good works, grace, and order in view so the individual verses keep their proper weight.
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