Titus 3:1 (DRB)

Passage

Admonish them to be subject to princes and powers, to obey at a word, to be ready to every good work.

Nearby Context

Titus 3:1 Admonish them to be subject to princes and powers, to obey at a word, to be ready to every good work.

Titus 3:2 To speak evil of no man, not to be litigious but gentle: shewing all mildness towards all men.

Titus 3:3 For we ourselves also were some time unwise, incredulous, erring, slaves to divers desires and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful and hating one another.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "admonish", "subject", "princes", "powers", "obey", "word", "ready", and "good". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "admonish" and "subject", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "To speak evil of no man not...", so "admonish" and "subject" should be read forward into that movement. In Titus context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

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