Verse
KJV
King James Version
ASV
American Standard Version
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 elect, and the knowledge
of the truth which is according
to
godliness ,
In hope of eternal life, which God, that
cannot lie, promised before the
world
began
;
in hope of eternal life, which God, who
cannot lie, promised before times
eternal
;
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
seasons
manifested his word in
the
message
, wherewith
I
was
intrusted
according to the commandment of God our Saviour;
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
after a
common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus
our Saviour.
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 :
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;
If any be
blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful
children not accused of riot or unruly.
if any man
is
blameless, the husband of one wife, having children that
believe,
who
are
not accused of riot or unruly.
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
bishop must be blameless, as God's
steward; not self-willed
, not soon angry, no
brawler
, no striker, not greedy
of
filthy lucre;
But a
lover
of
hospitality, a
lover of good men
, sober, just, holy, temperate
;
but given
to
hospitality, as
lover of good, sober -minded
, just, holy, self-controlled
;
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
the gainsayers.
For there are many unruly and
vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision :
For there are many unruly men,
vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision ,
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 filthy lucre's sake.
One of themselves, even
a prophet of their own, said, The
Cretians
are alway
liars, evil beasts, slow
bellies
.
One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, Cretans
are always
liars, evil beasts, idle
gluttons
.
This witness
is true. Wherefore
rebuke
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 ,
Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men ,
that
turn from the truth.
not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men who
turn away
from the truth.
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
them that are defiled and unbelieving nothing is
pure; but both
their mind and their
conscience are
defiled.
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
works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.
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