Titus 3:2 (LSB)

Passage

to slander no one, to be peaceable, considerate, demonstrating all gentleness to all men.

Nearby Context

Titus 3:1 Remind them to be subject to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work,

Titus 3:2 to slander no one, to be peaceable, considerate, demonstrating all gentleness to all men.

Titus 3:3 For we ourselves also once were foolish, disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various lusts and pleasures, spending our life in malice and envy, despicable, hating one another.

Titus 3:4 But when the kindness and affection of God our Savior appeared,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "slander", "peaceable", "considerate", "demonstrating", and "gentleness". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "slander" and "peaceable", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "Remind them to be subject to rulers..." into verse 3's "For we ourselves also once were foolish...", so "slander" and "peaceable" 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 "slander" and "peaceable" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.