Titus 2:15 (YLT)

Passage

these things be speaking, and exhorting, and convicting, with all charge; let no one despise thee!

Nearby Context

Titus 2:13 waiting for the blessed hope and manifestation of the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ,

Titus 2:14 who did give himself for us, that he might ransom us from all lawlessness, and might purify to himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works;

Titus 2:15 these things be speaking, and exhorting, and convicting, with all charge; let no one despise thee!

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "things", "speaking", "exhorting", "convicting", "charge", "despise", and "thee". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "things" and "speaking", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "who did give himself for us that...", giving immediate footing for "things" and "speaking". 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 "speaking" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.