Titus 2:10 (DBY)

Passage

not robbing [their masters], but shewing all good fidelity, that they may adorn the teaching which [is] of our Saviour God in all things.

Nearby Context

Titus 2:8 a sound word, not to be condemned; that he who is opposed may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say about us:

Titus 2:9 bondmen to be subject to their own masters, to make themselves acceptable in everything; not gainsaying;

Titus 2:10 not robbing [their masters], but shewing all good fidelity, that they may adorn the teaching which [is] of our Saviour God in all things.

Titus 2:11 For the grace of God which carries with it salvation for all men has appeared,

Titus 2:12 teaching us that, having denied impiety and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, and justly, and piously in the present course of things,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "robbing", "masters", "shewing", "good", "fidelity", "adorn", and "teaching". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "all things" and "robbing", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "bondmen to be subject to their own..." into verse 11's "For the grace of God which carries...", so "all things" and "robbing" belong inside that flow. In Titus context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "all things" and "robbing" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.