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Testimony (μαρτυρια). Of the poet Epimenides. Paul endorses it from his recent knowledge.
Sharply (αποτομω…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
This witness is true. That is, this testimony, given long before by one of their own number, was true when the apostle wrote to Titus. The…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
This witness is true.—St. Paul emphatically here endorses the very severe judgment which their own great prophet-poet had…
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
This was bad soil; but it had to be plowed, and to be sown, and with an Almighty God at the back of the gospel plower and sower, a fruitful harvest…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
(13a) Paul’s own observations confirm the adverse judgment. Probably he had some unpleasant experiences on the island that verified the verdict.
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
This testimony is true. However worthy the witness may have been, yet the truth which has been spoken by him is acknowledged by Paul. The …
John Gill
JohnGill
This witness is true
The apostle confirms what the poet had said; he knew it to be fact from his own experience, and…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
False teachers are described. Faithful ministers must oppose them promptly, so that, their folly being exposed, they may not proceed further. They …
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
1. Previously, he described what a bishop’s conduct should be; here he shows how he should be equipped with doctrine. He explains:
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson