Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
lover of hospitality—needed especially in those days (Romans 12:13; I Timothy 3:2; Hebrews 13:2; I Peter 4:9; III John 1:5). Christians travelling from one place to another were received and forwarded on their journey by their brethren.
lover of good men—Greek, "a lover of (all that is) good," men or things (Philippians 4:8-9).
sober—towards one's self; "discreet"; "self-restrained" [ALFORD], (see on I Timothy 2:9).
just—towards "men."
holy—towards God (see on I Thessalonians 2:10).
temperate—"One having his passions, tongue, hand and eyes, at command" [CHRYSOSTOM]; "continent."
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Titus 1:8:
Luke 18:19
1 Timothy 5:10
2 Timothy 3:3
Titus 2:2
Titus 3:14
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