Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Titus 2:2

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2. sober —Translated "vigilant," as sober men alone can be ( :- ). But "sober" here answers to "not given to wine," Titus 2:3 ; Titus 1:7 . grave —"dignified"; behaving with reverent propriety. temperate —"self-restrained"; "discreet" [ALFORD], ( Titus 1:8 ; 1 Timothy 2:9 ). faith . . . charity [love] . . . patience —combined in 1 Timothy 2:9- : . "Faith, hope, charity" ( 1 Timothy 2:9- : ). "Patience," Greek, "enduring perseverance," is the attendant on, and is supported by, "hope" ( 1 Corinthians 13:7 ; 1 Thessalonians 1:3 ). It is the grace which especially becomes old men, being the fruit of ripened experience derived from trials overcome ( 1 Thessalonians 1:3- : ). return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-3" class="com-number"

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