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Titus 1:13

The Pulpit Commentary on Titus 1:13

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

Testimony for witness, A.V.; for which cause for wherefore, A.V.; reprove for rebuke, A.V. Sharply ( ἀποτομῶς); elsewhere only in (see also ). That they may be sound (see ).

The faithful pastor must use severity when it is necessary to the spiritual health of the flock, just as the skilful surgeon uses the knife to save the patient's life.

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