Titus 2:15 (GNV)

Passage

These things speake, and exhort, and conuince with all authoritie. See that no man despise thee.

Nearby Context

Titus 2:13 Looking for that blessed hope, and appearing of that glorie of that mightie God, and of our Sauiour Iesus Christ,

Titus 2:14 Who gaue him selfe for vs, that hee might redeeme vs from all iniquitie, and purge vs to bee a peculiar people vnto himselfe, zealous of good woorkes.

Titus 2:15 These things speake, and exhort, and conuince with all authoritie. See that no man despise thee.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "things", "speake", "exhort", "conuince", "authoritie", "despise", and "thee". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "things" and "speake", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "Who gaue him selfe for vs that...", giving immediate footing for "things" and "speake". In Titus context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

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