Titus 2:9
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again;”
δοῦλος
Slave, servant, bondservant. Doulos. Paul a servant of Jesus Christ. The highest title Paul claimed was slave of Christ. Belonging completely to Jesus is the greatest freedom.
ἴδιος
to their own
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ἴδιος
One's own, private, personal. Idios. What belongs to you alone, your particular life and calling. Steward it faithfully.
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δεσπότης
masters
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δεσπότης
Absolute ruler, master, sovereign. Despótēs. God holds authority that is total and uncontested, over all creation and all peoples. Submit to the one Ruler who is also Redeemer.
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ὑποτάσσω
are to be subject,
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ὑποτάσσω
To submit, to place under, to be subject to. Hupotasso. Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. Submission is not weakness. It is the posture of security and strength.
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πᾶς
everything
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πᾶς
All, every, whole, any. Pas. All things work together for good. All authority has been given to Me. All the promises of God are yes in Christ. God thinks in absolutes of blessing.
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εὐάρεστος
well-pleasing
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εὐάρεστος
Fully pleasing, well-pleasing. Euárestos. Offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and euárestos to God. This is the life that moves toward Him rather than away. Make that your aim.
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εἶναι
to be,
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εἶναι
To exist, to be. Eînai. "I AM" is the name God chose for himself, the ground of all existence. Every created thing exists only because he is.
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