Titus 1:15 (LSB)

Passage

To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure, but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.

Nearby Context

Titus 1:13 This testimony is true. For this reason reprove them severely so that they may be sound in the faith,

Titus 1:14 not paying attention to Jewish myths and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.

Titus 1:15 To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure, but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.

Titus 1:16 They profess to know God, but by their works they deny Him, being detestable and disobedient and unfit for any good work.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "pure", "defiled", "unbelieving", "nothing", and "both". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "all things" and "pure", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "not paying attention to Jewish myths and..." into verse 16's "They profess to know God but by...", so "all things" and "pure" 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 "pure" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.