Titus 3:14

Our people (oi hmeteroi). "Our folks." The Cretan converts, not just Paul's friends. Let learn (manqanetwsan). Present active imperative, keep on learning how. To maintain (prostasqai). See verse Romans 8 . For necessary uses (ei anagkaia creia). "For necessary wants." No idlers wanted. See 1 Thessalonians 4:12 ; 2 Thessalonians 3:10 . Unfruitful (akarpoi). See 1 Corinthians 14:14 ; Ephesians 5:11 .