Instead, he must be hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.
CHAPTER 1 Titus 1:1-4 1. Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness; 1. Paulus servus Dei apostolus autem Iesu Christi secundum fidem electorum Dei et agnitionem veritatis quae secundum pietatem est 2. In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began; 2.
Commenting on Titus 1:1-16
The apostle here gives Titus directions about ordination, showing whom he should ordain, and whom not. I. Of those whom he should ordain. He points out their qualifications and virtues; such as respect their life and manners, and such as relate to their doctrine: the former in the sixth, seventh, and eighth verses, and the latter in the ninth. 1.
Commenting on Titus 1:6-16
But a lover of hospitality,.... See Gill on Ti1 3:2. a lover of good men, or "of good"; the Syriac version renders it, "of good things"; as prayer, preaching, reading, meditation, spiritual conversation, and every religious exercise: or "of good men"; for such an elder or bishop has chiefly to do and converse with; and if he is not a lover of them, their company...