Titus 2:9 (YLT)

Passage

Servants--to their own masters <FI>are<Fi> to be subject, in all things to be well-pleasing, not gainsaying,

Nearby Context

Titus 2:7 concerning all things thyself showing a pattern of good works; in the teaching uncorruptedness, gravity, incorruptibility,

Titus 2:8 discourse sound, irreprehensible, that he who is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having nothing evil to say concerning you.

Titus 2:9 Servants--to their own masters <FI>are<Fi> to be subject, in all things to be well-pleasing, not gainsaying,

Titus 2:10 not purloining, but showing all good stedfastness, that the teaching of God our Saviour they may adorn in all things.

Titus 2:11 For the saving grace of God was manifested to all men,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "servants--to", "masters", "subject", "well-pleasing", and "gainsaying". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "all things" and "servants--to", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "discourse sound irreprehensible that he who is..." into verse 10's "not purloining but showing all good stedfastness...", so "all things" and "servants--to" 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 "servants--to" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.