Greetings (1:1–4) Concerning Elders (1:5–9) Reasons for Leaving Titus in Crete (1:5) Qualifications of Elders (1:6–9) Concerning False Teachers (1:10–16) Concerning Various Groups in the Congregations (ch. 2) The Instructions to Different Groups (2:1–10) The Foundation for Christian Living (2:11–14) The Duty of Titus (2:15) Concerning Believers in General (3:1–8) Obligations as Citizens (3:1–2)
Greetings (1–3) Thanksgiving and Prayer (4–7) Paul’s Plea for Onesimus (8–21) Final Request, Greetings and Benediction (22–25)
Prologue: The Superiority of God’s New Revelation (1:1–4) The Superiority of Christ to Leading Figures under the Old Covenant (1:5—7:28) Christ Is Superior to the Angels (1:5—2:18) Scriptural proof of his superiority (1:5–14) Exhortation not to ignore the revelation of God in his Son (2:1–4) Jesus was made a little lower than the angels
Greetings (1:1) Trials and Temptations (1:2–18) The Testing of Faith (1:2–12) The Source of Temptation (1:13–18) Listening and Doing (1:19–27) Favoritism Forbidden (2:1–13) Faith and Deeds (2:14–26) Taming the Tongue (3:1–12) Two Kinds of Wisdom (3:13–18) Warning against Worldliness (ch. 4) Quarrelsomeness (4:1–3) Spiritual Unfaithfulness (4:4) Pride (4:5–10) Slander (4:11–12) Boasting (4:13–17) Warning to
Greetings (1:1–2) Praise to God for His Grace and Salvation (1:3–12) Exhortations to Holiness of Life (1:13—5:11) The Requirement of Holiness (1:13—2:3) The Position of Believers (2:4–12) A spiritual house (2:4–8) A chosen people (2:9–10) Aliens and strangers (2:11–12) Submission to Authority (2:13—3:7) Submission to rulers (2:13–17) Submission to masters (2:18–20) Christ’s example of
Greetings (1:1–2) Exhortation to Growth in Christian Virtues (1:3–11) The Divine Enablement (1:3–4) The Call for Growth (1:5–7) The Value of Such Growth (1:8–11) The Purpose and Authentication of Peter’s Message (1:12–21) His Aim in Writing (1:12–15) The Basis of His Authority (1:16–21) Warning against False Teachers (ch. 2) Their Coming Predicted (2:1–3a) Their
Introduction: The Reality of the Incarnation (1:1–4) The Christian Life as Fellowship with the Father and the Son (1:5—2:28) Ethical Tests of Fellowship (1:5—2:11) Moral likeness (1:5–7) Confession of sin (1:8—2:2) Obedience (2:3–6) Love for fellow believers (2:7–11) Two Digressions (2:12–17) Christological Test of Fellowship (2:18–28) Contrast: apostates versus believers (2:18–21) Person of Christ:
Greetings (1–3) Commendation (4) Exhortation and Warning (5–11) Conclusion and Final Greetings (12–13)
Greetings (1–2) Commendation of Gaius (3–8) Condemnation of Diotrephes (9–10) Exhortation to Gaius (11) Example of Demetrius (12) Conclusion, Benediction and Final Greetings (13–14)
Greetings (1–2) Occasion for the Letter (3–4) The Change of Subject (3) The Reason for the Change: The Presence of Godless Apostates (4) Warning against the False Teachers (5–16) Historical Examples of the Judgment of Apostates (5–7) Unbelieving Israel (5) Angels who fell (6) Sodom and Gomorrah (7) Description of the Apostates of Jude’s