Titus 1:13 (GNV)

Passage

This witnesse is true: wherefore conuince them sharply, that they may be sound in ye faith,

Nearby Context

Titus 1:11 Whose mouthes must bee stopped, which subuert whole houses, teaching things, which they ought not, for filthie lucres sake.

Titus 1:12 One of themselues, euen one of their owne prophets said, The Cretians are alwaies liars, euill beastes, slowe bellies.

Titus 1:13 This witnesse is true: wherefore conuince them sharply, that they may be sound in ye faith,

Titus 1:14 And not taking heede to Iewish fables and commandements of men, that turne away from the trueth.

Titus 1:15 Vnto the pure are all things pure, but vnto them that are defiled, and vnbeleeuing, is nothing pure, but euen their mindes and consciences are defiled.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "witnesse", "true", "wherefore", "conuince", "sharply", and "sound". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "witnesse", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "One of themselues euen one of their..." into verse 14's "And not taking heede to Iewish fables...", so "faith" and "witnesse" 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 "faith" and "witnesse" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.