ohlldren ( t/>11'1.,n-/,r,,011s); here only In the -r(n,o, fa followed by a genitive of the thing. New Testament, not found in the LXX. In 1 Tim. iv. 12 the genitive ie of the except in 4 Ma.cc. xv. 4, bot not nncommon peraon to whom the example ie given, in in cle.eeioo.l Greek. word, in conversation, etc., and in 1 Pet. v. 3, Yer. 5.-Sober-minded for diaMeet, A.V.; .,.l,.,,os -rav .,,o,µvla11. Of good works (comp. uior"ere for 1,eeper,, A.V. and T.R.; kind eh. iii. 8). Note the stress le.id by St. Paul for flood, A.V.; being in BUbjec!wn for upon Christian practice as the resnlt of obedient, A.V. Sober-minded (trrl,</)povas); sound doctrine. Mere talk ie e.bsol-:itely u in ver. 2 and eh. i. 8; 1 Tim.· iii. 2. worthless. lJnoorruptneBB (&.f,Oop(av, or, as " Discreet" ie nearer the sense than " 110ber- T.R., lt.B,a</)Bop(a,,); only here in the New minded." Perhaps the French ,age ie uearer Testament, and not in the LXX. or in still. Workers e.t home (ol1to11no6s, for the cle.ssice.l Greek. 'At/>Bopla. has the best T.R. ol1<011po~s). Neither word occnrs else- manuscript anthority; bnt the aeIISe of aB,u- where in the New Testament or in the </)Bap(a e.s deduced from the good cle.ssice.1 LXX., nor does ol1to11p-y6s in classical Greek. word clll11!4'6apos, which means among other But ol1to11pds, which ie probs.bly the trne things" incorruptible"-not to be influenced reading (Hutht1r), is common in good cle.e- by entreaties or bnl>es-seems to make it eical Greek for "stayers e.t home." It is preferable. The word describes the qne.lity derived from oittos and o~pos, e. "keeper." of the teaeher re.ther than of bis doctrine. Kind ( cl.-yaBds ). The idea of kindness or He is to preach the truth without fear or good nature seems to be the side of goodness favonl'. Gravity (tr<µvd-r-11-ra); e.s 1 Tim. ii. here intended; e.e we say, "He we.e very 2; iii. 4. This, again, is e. quality of tbe good to me" (so Matt. u. 15 and 1 Pet. ii. teacher. These e.ccll8Btives depend upon 18). Kindness is the leading idea in u-ya66s. 1rap,xJµ,vas. Bnt the construction of the Obedient (inro-ratrcroµ,,,,u). These identical sentence ie somewhat irregnle.r for brevity's words occur in 1 Pet. iii. 1 (see too Eph. v. sake. 22; Col. iii. 18). That the Word of God be Ver. 8.-Us for you, A.V. and T.R. not blasphemed (see 1 Tim. vi. 1). St. Bound speech (At!-yov ,ry111); still depending Paul complains that the Name of God was upon ,rap•xoµ,vos. Besides his persona.I blasphemed among the Gentiles on account qualities e.s e. teacher, his speech, or doc- of the evil deeds of the Jews (Rom_ ii 24·; trine, must be sound. The word, common see Ezek. :nxvi. 20-23). Our Lord, on the of bodily health, is only bere applied to other hand, exhorts that Christiane, by speech or doctrine ; the common phl'e.se in their good works, should lead men to glorify tl)e pa.store.I Epistles is ,ry1a.1vo6cr11 B,Ba.cr,caA[a., their Father which is in heaven. The pas- ,ry1a.l,,011cr1 11.d-yo,s, and the like. That cannot sage before us shows how much the honour be condenmed (cl.1ta-rli-yvo,crTov); only bere in of Chrielianity is bound up with the faithful the New Testament, once in 2 Mace. iv. 27. discharge by Christians of the simple This marks the care that the Christian domestic duties of life. In truth, the family teacher must t.e.ke not to say anything in is the chief seat, and often the me.in test, his teoching rash, or reprehensible, or that of Ohrietie.n virtue, e.s it ie the distinctive can give offence or cause the ministry to be feature of humanity e.s ordained by God. blamed (comp. 1 Tim. v. 14). llte.y be Ver. 6.-The younger for young, A. V. The a.shamed ( ev-rpa.,rff). In the active voice 0
younger (see 1 Pet. v. 5, where, however, lvrpbmv is "to put to she.me" (1 Cor. iv. the .,,c{,np•• a.re oontre.sted with the wp<tr/J6- 14), and in ole.ssice.l Greek. In the middle T<po,, e.s m 1 Tim. v. 1; here with 1rp<trfJ6- voice lvrphroµa<, followed by e. genitive of -ras in ver. 2). the person, or e.n e.ccusati ve in later Greek, Ver. 7.-.An emample for a pattern, A.V.; means to "respect, reverence" (Mntt. xxi. thy doctrine for doctrine; A.V.; R.T. omits 87; Luke xviii. 2, etc.). In the passive, e.s Bincerity (&.</)Baptrlav), which is in the T.R. here and 2 These. iii. 14, it means " to be In e.ll things (w•pl wclv-ra); e.s 1 Tim. i. 19 put to she.me," "to be a.shamed" ( comp. (w,pl -r¾,v1rlt1-rw); "ooncerning, in the matter Pe. xxxiv. 4 [LXX., xuv. 4]). (Compare, for of" (Ellicott on 1 Tim. i. 19). St. Jerome the sentiment, 1 Pet. ii. 15; iii. 16; and note and others conneot these words with the the frequent resemblances between the pas- preceding clause, "to be sober-minded in all tore.I Epistles and those of St. Peter.) The things." But it is usually token o.s in the she.me of the detractors consists in their text, "in all things showing thyself," eto. being put to silence, having nothing to ee.y, Showing thyself, etc. With regard to the being proved to be slanderers. No evil thing somewhat unusual addition of the reflexive (µ11Bev 4'aii11.a"); as Je.s. iii. 16; John iii. 20; pronoun to the verb in the middle voioe, v. 29. The word means" me,m, worthless, Bishop Ellicott remarks, "Emphe.sis and paltry," and is hence synonymous with perspiouity are gained" by it. An eI1Se.mple 1<11,cdr. (-r6,ro,,). Ruther remnrks tho.t this is the Ver. 9.-In BUbjection tn for ob,.die1.t ,rnto, only passage in the New Tosto.ment wh, ro A. V.; be wdl-plea,fog to the"' for pk"'' 26 THE EPISTLE TO TITUS, [ou. n. 1-16