Titus 1 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Titus 2

¹But say the things which fit sound doctrine,

KJVBut^G1161 speak^G2980^(G5720) thou^G4771 the things which^G3739 become^G4241^(G5719) sound^G5198^(G5723) doctrine^G1319:

² that older men should be temperate, sensible, sober minded, sound in faith, in love, and in perseverance,

KJVThat the aged men^G4246 be^G1511^(G5750) sober^G3524, grave^G4586, temperate^G4998, sound^G5198^(G5723) in faith^G4102, in charity^G26, in patience^G5281.

³ and that older women likewise be reverent in behavior, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good,

KJVThe aged women^G4247 likewise^G5615, that they be in^G1722 behaviour^G2688 as becometh holiness^G2412, not^G3361 false accusers^G1228, not^G3361 given^G1402^(G5772) to much^G4183 wine^G3631, teachers of good things^G2567;

⁴ that they may train the young wives to love their husbands, to love their children,

KJVThat^G2443 they may teach^G4994 the young women^G3501 to be^G1511^(G5750) sober^G4994^(G5725), to love their husbands^G5362, to love their children^G5388,

⁵ to be sober minded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that God’s word may not be blasphemed.

KJVTo be discreet^G4998, chaste^G53, keepers at home^G3626, good^G18, obedient^G5293^(G5746) to their own^G2398 husbands^G435, that^G3363 the word^G3056 of God^G2316 be^G987 not^G3363 blasphemed^G987^(G5747).

⁶ Likewise, exhort the younger men to be sober minded.

KJVYoung men^G3501 likewise^G5615 exhort^G3870^(G5720) to be sober minded^G4993^(G5721).

⁷ In all things show yourself an example of good works. In your teaching, show integrity, seriousness, incorruptibility,

KJVIn^G4012 all things^G3956 shewing^G3930^(G5734) thyself^G4572 a pattern^G5179 of good^G2570 works^G2041: in^G1722 doctrine^G1319 shewing uncorruptness^G90, gravity^G4587, sincerity^G861,

⁸ and soundness of speech that can’t be condemned, that he who opposes you may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say about us.

KJVSound^G5199 speech^G3056, that cannot be condemned^G176; that^G2443 he that is of^G1537 the contrary part^G1727 may be ashamed^G1788^(G5652), having^G2192^(G5723) no^G3367 evil^G5337 thing^G3367 to say^G3004^(G5721) of^G4012 you^G5216.

⁹ Exhort servants to be in subjection to their own masters and to be well-pleasing in all things, not contradicting,

KJVExhort servants^G1401 to be obedient^G5293^(G5733) unto their own^G2398 masters^G1203, and to^G1511^(G5750) please them well^G2101 in^G1722 all^G3956 things; not^G3361 answering again^G483^(G5723);

¹⁰ not stealing, but showing all good fidelity, that they may adorn the doctrine of God, our Savior, in all things.

KJVNot^G3361 purloining^G3557^(G5734), but^G235 shewing^G1731^(G5734) all^G3956 good^G18 fidelity^G4102; that^G2443 they may adorn^G2885^(G5725) the doctrine^G1319 of God^G2316 our^G2257 Saviour^G4990 in^G1722 all things^G3956.

¹¹ For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men,

KJVFor^G1063 the grace^G5485 of God^G2316 that bringeth salvation^G4992 hath appeared^G2014^(G5648) to all^G3956 men^G444,

¹² instructing us to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we would live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present age;

KJVTeaching^G3811^(G5723) us^G2248 that^G2443, denying^G720^(G5666) ungodliness^G763 and^G2532 worldly^G2886 lusts^G1939, we should live^G2198^(G5661) soberly^G4996,^G2532 righteously^G1346, and^G2532 godly^G2153, in^G1722 this present^G3568 world^G165;

¹³ looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ,

KJVLooking for^G4327^(G5740) that blessed^G3107 hope^G1680, and^G2532 the glorious^G1391 appearing^G2015 of the great^G3173 God^G2316 and^G2532 our^G2257 Saviour^G4990 Jesus^G2424 Christ^G5547;

¹⁴ who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity and purify for himself a people for his own possession, zealous for good works.

KJVWho^G3739 gave^G1325^(G5656) himself^G1438 for^G5228 us^G2257, that^G2443 he might redeem^G3084^(G5672) us^G2248 from^G575 all^G3956 iniquity^G458, and^G2532 purify^G2511^(G5661) unto himself^G1438 a peculiar^G4041 people^G2992, zealous^G2207 of good^G2570 works^G2041.

¹⁵ Say these things and exhort and reprove with all authority. Let no one despise you.

KJVThese things^G5023 speak^G2980^(G5720), and^G2532 exhort^G3870^(G5720), and^G2532 rebuke^G1651^(G5720) with^G3326 all^G3956 authority^G2003. Let^G4065 no man^G3367 despise^G4065^(G5720) thee^G4675.

WEB·Titus 1

¹Paul, 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,

KJVPaul^G3972, a servant^G1401 of God^G2316, and^G1161 an apostle^G652 of Jesus^G2424 Christ^G5547, according to^G2596 the faith^G4102 of God's^G2316 elect^G1588, and^G2532 the acknowledging^G1922 of the truth^G225 which^G3588 is after^G2596 godliness^G2150;

² in hope of eternal life, which God, who can’t lie, promised before time began;

KJVIn^G1909 hope^G1680 of eternal^G166 life^G2222, which^G3739 God^G2316, that cannot lie^G893, promised^G1861^(G5662) before^G4253 the world^G166 began^G5550;

³ but in his own time revealed his word in the message with which I was entrusted according to the commandment of God our Savior,

KJVBut^G1161 hath^G5319 in due^G2398 times^G2540 manifested^G5319^(G5656) his^G846 word^G3056 through^G1722 preaching^G2782, which^G3739 is committed^G4100^(G5681) unto me^G1473 according to^G2596 the commandment^G2003 of God^G2316 our^G2257 Saviour^G4990;

⁴ 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.

KJVTo Titus^G5103, mine own^G1103 son^G5043 after^G2596 the common^G2839 faith^G4102: Grace^G5485, mercy^G1656, and peace^G1515, from^G575 God^G2316 the Father^G3962 and^G2532 the Lord^G2962 Jesus^G2424 Christ^G5547 our^G2257 Saviour^G4990.

⁵ 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—

KJVFor this^G5127 cause^G5484 left I^G2641^(G5627) thee^G4571 in^G1722 Crete^G2914, that^G2443 thou shouldest set in order^G1930^(G5672) the things that are wanting^G3007^(G5723), and^G2532 ordain^G2525^(G5661) elders^G4245 in every^G2596 city^G4172, as^G5613 I^G1473 had appointed^G1299^(G5668) thee^G4671:

⁶ if anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, who are not accused of loose or unruly behavior.

KJVIf any^G1536 be^G2076^(G5748) blameless^G410, the husband^G435 of one^G3391 wife^G1135, having^G2192^(G5723) faithful^G4103 children^G5043 not^G3361 accused^G1722^G2724 of riot^G810 or^G2228 unruly^G506.

⁷ 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;

KJVFor^G1063 a bishop^G1985 must^G1163^(G5748) be^G1511^(G5750) blameless^G410, as^G5613 the steward^G3623 of God^G2316; not^G3361 selfwilled^G829, not^G3361 soon angry^G3711, not^G3361 given to wine^G3943, no^G3361 striker^G4131, not^G3361 given to filthy lucre^G146;

⁸ but given to hospitality, a lover of good, sober minded, fair, holy, self-controlled,

KJVBut^G235 a lover of hospitality^G5382, a lover of good men^G5358, sober^G4998, just^G1342, holy^G3741, temperate^G1468;

⁹ 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.

KJVHolding fast^G472^(G5740) the faithful^G4103 word^G3056 as^G2596 he hath been taught^G1322, that^G2443 he may be^G5600^(G5753) able^G1415 by^G1722 sound^G5198^(G5723) doctrine^G1319 both^G2532 to exhort^G3870^(G5721) and^G2532 to convince^G1651^(G5721) the gainsayers^G483^(G5723).

¹⁰ For there are also many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,

KJVFor^G1063 there are^G1526^(G5748) many^G4183 unruly^G506 and^G2532 vain talkers^G3151 and^G2532 deceivers^G5423, specially^G3122 they of^G1537 the circumcision^G4061:

¹¹ whose mouths must be stopped: men who overthrow whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for dishonest gain’s sake.

KJVWhose^G3739 mouths^G1993 must^G1163^(G5748) be stopped^G1993^(G5721), who^G3748 subvert^G396^(G5719) whole^G3650 houses^G3624, teaching^G1321^(G5723) things which^G3739 they ought^G1163^(G5748) not^G3361, for^G5484 filthy^G150 lucre's^G2771 sake^G5484.

¹² One of them, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, and idle gluttons.”

KJVOne^G5100 of^G1537 themselves^G846, even a prophet^G4396 of their^G846 own^G2398, said^G2036^(G5627), The Cretians^G2912 are alway^G104 liars^G5583, evil^G2556 beasts^G2342, slow^G692 bellies^G1064.

¹³ This testimony is true. For this cause, reprove them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,

KJVThis^G3778 witness^G3141 is^G2076^(G5748) true^G227. Wherefore^G1223^G3739^G156 rebuke^G1651^(G5720) them^G846 sharply^G664, that^G2443 they may be sound^G5198^(G5725) in^G1722 the faith^G4102;

¹⁴ not paying attention to Jewish fables and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.

KJVNot^G3361 giving heed^G4337^(G5723) to Jewish^G2451 fables^G3454, and^G2532 commandments^G1785 of men^G444, that turn from^G654^(G5734) the truth^G225.

¹⁵ 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.

KJVUnto the pure^G2513 all things^G3956 are pure^G3303^G2513: but^G1161 unto them that are defiled^G3392^(G5772) and^G2532 unbelieving^G571 is nothing^G3762 pure^G2513; but^G235 even^G2532 their^G846 mind^G3563 and^G2532 conscience^G4893 is defiled^G3392^(G5769).

¹⁶ They profess that they know God, but by their deeds they deny him, being abominable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.

KJVThey profess^G3670^(G5719) that they know^G1492^(G5760) God^G2316; but^G1161 in works^G2041 they deny^G720^(G5736) him, being^G5607^(G5752) abominable^G947, and^G2532 disobedient^G545, and^G2532 unto^G4314 every^G3956 good^G18 work^G2041 reprobate^G96.

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