Titus 1
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| Verse | BSB | KJV | WEB | ASV |
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| 1 | Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ for the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness, | Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness; | Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s chosen ones and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness, | Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness, |
| 2 | in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began. | In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began; | in hope of eternal life, which God, who can’t lie, promised before time began; | in hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before times eternal; |
| 3 | In His own time He has made His word evident in the proclamation entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior. | But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour; | but in his own time revealed his word in the message with which I was entrusted according to the commandment of God our Savior, | but in his own seasons manifested his word in the message, wherewith I was intrusted according to the commandment of God our Saviour; |
| 4 | To Titus, my true child in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior. | To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour. | to Titus, my true child according to a common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior. | to Titus, my true child after a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour. |
| 5 | The reason I left you in Crete was that you would set in order what was unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you. | For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee: | I left you in Crete for this reason, that you would set in order the things that were lacking and appoint elders in every city, as I directed you— | For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that were wanting, and appoint elders in every city, as I gave thee charge; |
| 6 | An elder must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, having children who are believers and who are not open to accusation of indiscretion or insubordination. | If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly. | if anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, who are not accused of loose or unruly behavior. | if any man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children that believe, who are not accused of riot or unruly. |
| 7 | As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach—not self-absorbed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money. | For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre; | For the overseer must be blameless, as God’s steward, not self-pleasing, not easily angered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for dishonest gain; | For the bishop must be blameless, as God’s steward; not self-willed, not soon angry, no brawler, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; |
| 8 | Instead, he must be hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined. | But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate; | but given to hospitality, a lover of good, sober minded, fair, holy, self-controlled, | but given to hospitality, a lover of good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled; |
| 9 | He must hold firmly to the faithful word as it was taught, so that he can encourage others by sound teaching and refute those who contradict it. | 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. | holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict those who contradict him. | holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able both to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict the gainsayers. |
| 10 | For many are rebellious and full of empty talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision, | For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision: | For there are also many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision, | For there are many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision, |
| 11 | who must be silenced. For the sake of dishonorable gain, they undermine entire households and teach things they should not. | Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake. | whose mouths must be stopped: men who overthrow whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for dishonest gain’s sake. | whose mouths must be stopped; men who overthrow whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake. |
| 12 | As one of their own prophets has said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.” | One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies. | One of them, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, and idle gluttons.” | One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, idle gluttons. |
| 13 | This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sternly, so that they will be sound in the faith | This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith; | This testimony is true. For this cause, reprove them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith, | This testimony is true. For which cause reprove them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith, |
| 14 | and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the commands of men who have rejected the truth. | Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth. | not paying attention to Jewish fables and commandments of men who turn away from the truth. | not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men who turn away from the truth. |
| 15 | To the pure, all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure. Indeed, both their minds and their consciences are defiled. | Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled. | To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled. | To the pure all things are pure: but to them that are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled. |
| 16 | They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed. | They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate. | They profess that they know God, but by their deeds they deny him, being abominable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work. | They profess that they know God; but by their works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate. |