Titus 3:2 (GNV)

Passage

That they speake euill of no man, that they be no fighters, but soft, shewing all meekenesse vnto all men.

Nearby Context

Titus 3:1 Pvt them in remembrance that they bee subiect to the Principalities and powers, and that they bee obedient, and ready to euery good woorke,

Titus 3:2 That they speake euill of no man, that they be no fighters, but soft, shewing all meekenesse vnto all men.

Titus 3:3 For wee our selues also were in times past vnwise, disobedient, deceiued, seruing the lustes and diuers pleasures, liuing in maliciousnes and enuie, hatefull, and hating one another:

Titus 3:4 But when that bountifulnesse and that loue of God our Sauiour toward man appeared,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "speake", "euill", "fighters", "soft", "shewing", "meekenesse", and "vnto". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "speake" and "euill", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "Pvt them in remembrance that they bee..." into verse 3's "For wee our selues also were in...", so "speake" and "euill" 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 "speake" and "euill" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.