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Titus 3

Titus 3:2 KJV (With Strong’s)

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To speak evil of
blasphemeo (Greek #987)
to vilify; specially, to speak impiously
KJV usage: (speak) blaspheme(-er, -mously, -my), defame, rail on, revile, speak evil.
Pronounce: blas-fay-meh'-o
Origin: from 989
no man
medeis (Greek #3367)
not even one (man, woman, thing)
KJV usage: any (man, thing), no (man), none, not (at all, any man, a whit), nothing, + without delay.
Pronounce: may-dice'
Origin: μηδεμία (may-dem-ee'-ah), and the neuter μηδέν (may-den') from 3361 and 1520
, to be
einai (Greek #1511)
to exist
KJV usage: am, was. come, is, X lust after, X please well, there is, to be, was.
Pronounce: i'-nahee
Origin: present infinitive from 1510
no brawlers
amachos (Greek #269)
peaceable
KJV usage: not a brawler.
Pronounce: am'-akh-os
Origin: from 1 (as a negative particle) and 3163
, but gentle
epieikes (Greek #1933)
appropriate, i.e. (by implication) mild
KJV usage: gentle, moderation, patient.
Pronounce: ep-ee-i-kace'
Origin: from 1909 and 1503
, showing
endeiknumi (Greek #1731)
to indicate (by word or act)
KJV usage: do, show (forth).
Pronounce: en-dike'-noo-mee
Origin: from 1722 and 1166
all
pas (Greek #3956)
apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole
KJV usage: all (manner of, means), alway(-s), any (one), X daily, + ever, every (one, way), as many as, + no(-thing), X thoroughly, whatsoever, whole, whosoever.
Pronounce: pas
Origin: including all the forms of declension
b meekness
praiotes (Greek #4236)
gentleness, by implication, humility
KJV usage: meekness.
Pronounce: prah-ot'-ace
Origin: from 4235
unto
pros (Greek #4314)
a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e. pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of, i.e. near to; usually with the accusative case, the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the destination of the relation, i.e. whither or for which it is predicated)
KJV usage: about, according to , against, among, at, because of, before, between, (where-)by, for, X at thy house, in, for intent, nigh unto, of, which pertain to, that, to (the end that), X together, to (you) -ward, unto, with(-in). In the comparative case, it denotes essentially the same applications, namely, motion towards, accession to, or nearness at.
Pronounce: pros
Origin: a strengthened form of 4253
all
pas (Greek #3956)
apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole
KJV usage: all (manner of, means), alway(-s), any (one), X daily, + ever, every (one, way), as many as, + no(-thing), X thoroughly, whatsoever, whole, whosoever.
Pronounce: pas
Origin: including all the forms of declension
men
anthropos (Greek #444)
man-faced, i.e. a human being
KJV usage: certain, man.
Pronounce: anth'-ro-pos
Origin: from 435 and ὤψ (the countenance; from 3700)
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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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speak.
Psa. 140:11•  (Psa. 140:11)
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Prov. 6:19•  (Prov. 6:19)
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Acts 23:5• 5And Paul said, I did not know, brethren, that he was high priest; for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of a ruler of thy people. (Acts 23:5)
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1 Cor. 6:10• 10nor rapacious, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit God's kingdom. (1 Cor. 6:10)
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2 Cor. 12:20• 20For I fear lest by any means on coming I find you not such as I wish, and I be found by you such as ye wish not; lest by any means [there be] strife, jealousy, wraths, feuds, slanderings, whisperings, swellings, confusions; (2 Cor. 12:20)
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Eph. 4:31• 31Let all bitterness and passion and wrath and clamour and evil-speaking be removed from you with all malice; (Eph. 4:31)
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1 Tim. 3:11• 11Women likewise [must be] grave, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things. (1 Tim. 3:11)
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James 4:11• 11Speak not against one another, brethren. He that speaketh against a brother, or judgeth his brother, speaketh against law and judgeth law; but if thou judgest law, thou art not a doer of law but a judge. (James 4:11)
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1 Peter 2:1• 1Putting away therefore all malice and all guile and hypocrisies and envyings and all evil-speakings, (1 Peter 2:1)
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1 Peter 3:10• 10For he that will love life and see good days, let him stop his tongue from evil and his lips that they speak no guile; (1 Peter 3:10)
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1 Peter 4:4• 4wherein they think it strange that ye run not with [them] into the same excess of profligacy, speaking injuriously, (1 Peter 4:4)
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2 Peter 2:10• 10and especially those that walk after flesh in lust of uncleanness, and despise lordship. Daring, self-willed, they tremble not speaking railingly of dignities, (2 Peter 2:10)
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Jude 8,10• 8Yet likewise, these dreamers also defile flesh, and set at nought lordship and rail at dignities.
10But these rail at whatever things they know not; but whatever they understand naturally, as the irrational animals, in these things they corrupt themselves.
(Jude 8,10)
no.
gentle.
2 Sam. 22:36•  (2 Sam. 22:36)
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Isa. 40:11•  (Isa. 40:11)
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Matt. 11:29• 29{i}Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest to your souls;{/i} (Matt. 11:29)
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2 Cor. 10:1• 1But I myself Paul entreat you by the meekness and gentleness of the Christ, [I] who face to face [am] mean among you but absent am bold toward you( (2 Cor. 10:1)
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Gal. 5:22• 22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faith, meekness, self-control: (Gal. 5:22)
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Gal. 6:1• 1Brethren, if a man be even taken in some offence, do ye, the spiritual ones, restore such an one in a spirit of meekness, looking to thyself lest thou also be tempted. (Gal. 6:1)
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Eph. 4:2• 2with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love, (Eph. 4:2)
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Phil. 4:5• 5Let your mildness be known to all men. The Lord [is] near. (Phil. 4:5)
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Col. 3:12‑13• 12Put on therefore, as elect of God, holy [and] beloved, bowels of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, long-suffering;
13forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any should have a complaint against any; even as also the Lord forgave you, so also [do] ye;
(Col. 3:12‑13)
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1 Thess. 2:7• 7But we were gentle in the midst of you, as when a nurse cherisheth her own children; (1 Thess. 2:7)
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2 Tim. 2:24‑25• 24And a bondman of [the] Lord must not contend, but be gentle towards all, apt to teach, forbearing,
25in meekness instructing those that oppose, if haply God may give them repentance unto acknowledgment of truth,
(2 Tim. 2:24‑25)
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James 1:19‑20• 19Ye know [it], my brethren beloved, but let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath;
20for man's wrath worketh not God's righteousness.
(James 1:19‑20)
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James 3:17• 17But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, uncontentious, impartial. (James 3:17)
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1 Peter 3:8• 8Finally [be] all likeminded, sympathetic, brother-loving, tender-hearted, humble-minded; (1 Peter 3:8)
all men.
 "To speak evil of no man." This is no easy matter in a world where evil abounds on every side, and where so much of it is leveled at the children of God in both word and deed. (On Titus 3:1-2 by W. Kelly)
 Christ has left us an example that we should follow in His steps. None so withering in His exposure of hypocrisy and self-righteousness; yet none so tender and considerate even to the most faulty against Himself. (On Titus 3:1-2 by W. Kelly)
 The Christian has his portion, his inheritance, elsewhere; he is tranquil and submissive here and ready to do good. Even when others are violent and unjust towards him. (Titus 3 by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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to speak evil of no one, not to be contentious, to be mild, shewing all meekness towards all men.

W. Kelly Translation

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to speak evil of no one, to be uncontentious, gentle, showing all meekness toward all men.