KJV King James Version
These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Titus 2:15
These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Speak these things as you encourage and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise you.
WEB World English Bible
Say these things and exhort and reprove with all authority. Let no man despise you.
ASV American Standard Version
These things speak and exhort and reprove with all authority. Let no man despise thee.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
these things be speaking, and exhorting, and convicting, with all charge; let no one despise thee!
Surrounding context — Titus 2
12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
15 These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΤαῦταG3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itλάλειG2980 · laleōto speakκαὶG2532 · kaiandπαρακάλειG3870 · parakaleōto plead/comfortκαὶG2532 · kaiandἔλεγχεG1651 · elegchōto rebukeμετὰG3326 · metawith/afterπάσηςG3956 · pasallἐπιταγῆς.G2003 · epitagēcommandμηδείςG3367 · mēdeisnothingσουG4771 · suyouπεριφρονείτω.¶G4065 · periphroneōto despise
Cross-references
2 Timothy 4:2Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.1 Timothy 4:12-13Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.Titus 1:13This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;1 Timothy 5:20Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear.Matthew 7:29For he taught them as [one] having authority, and not as the scribes.Mark 1:22And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes.Mark 1:27And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine [is] this? for with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him.Luke 4:36And they were all amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What a word [is] this! for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out.
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