Titus 1:9
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.”
λόγος
In Greek thought, the logos was the rational principle holding the universe together. John opens his Gospel with this word — not as a concept, but as a person. In the beginning was the Word. Before anything existed, the Word already was.
παρακαλέω
to encourage
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παρακαλέω
To comfort, to exhort, to encourage. Parakaleo. The God of all comfort who comforts us in all our troubles. He does not just send comfort. He is the God who comforts personally.
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δυνατός
able
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δυνατός
Possible, able, powerful. Dunatos. What is impossible with man is possible with God. The impossibilities of your life are the invitation for God to show what He can do.
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πιστός
of the faithful
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πιστός
Faithful, trustworthy, reliable. Pistos. Well done good and faithful servant. God is looking for faithfulness not brilliance. Be trustworthy in what He has given you.
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διδασκαλία
teaching
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διδασκαλία
Teaching, instruction, doctrine. Didaskalia. All Scripture is profitable for doctrine. Sound doctrine is the skeleton of the body. Without it everything collapses.
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διδαχή
teaching
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διδαχή
Teaching, doctrine, instruction. Didache. They continued steadfastly in the apostles teaching. The first mark of a healthy church is devotion to sound teaching.
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ὑγιαίνω
sound
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ὑγιαίνω
to have sound health, i.e. be well (in body); figuratively, to be uncorrupt (true in doctrine)
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εἰμί
he may be
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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ἐλέγχω
to convict.
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ἐλέγχω
to confute, admonish
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