Titus 3:10 (KJV)

Passage

A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;

Nearby Context

Titus 3:8 This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.

Titus 3:9 But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

Titus 3:10 A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;

Titus 3:11 Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself.

Titus 3:12 When I shall send Artemas unto thee, or Tychicus, be diligent to come unto me to Nicopolis: for I have determined there to winter.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "heretick", "after", "first", "second", "admonition", and "reject". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "heretick" and "after", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "But avoid foolish questions and genealogies and..." into verse 11's "Knowing that he that is such is...", so "heretick" and "after" 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 "heretick" and "after" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.