Titus 1:8 - Forerunner Commentary

Titus 1:8

6 if a man is blameless, the husband of one wife, ^ahaving faithful children not accused of¹ dissipation or insubordination.

7 For a¹ bishop must be blameless, as a steward of God, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, ^anot given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money,

8 but hospitable, a lover of what is good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled,

9 holding fast the faithful word as he has been taught, that he may be able, by sound doctrine, both to exhort and convict those who contradict.

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10 For there are many insubordinate, both idle ^atalkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,

11 whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole households, teaching things which they ought not, ^afor the sake of dishonest gain.

Verse Comparison: Titus 1:8

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American Standard Version
but given to hospitality, as lover of good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled;

Amplified® Bible
But he must be hospitable (loving and a friend to believers, especially to strangers and foreigners); [he must be] a lover of goodness [of good people and good things], sober-minded (sensible, discreet), upright {and} fair-minded, a devout man {and} religiously correct, temperate {and} keeping himself in hand.

Contemporary English Version
Instead, they must be friendly to strangers and enjoy doing good things. They must also be sensible, fair, pure, and self-controlled.

Darby English Version
but hospitable, a lover of goodness, discreet, just, pious, temperate,

Good News Bible
He must be hospitable and love what is good. He must be self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.

International Standard Version
Instead, he must be a lover of strangers, a lover of goodness, sensible, honest, moral, and self-controlled.

King James Version
But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;

New American Standard Bible
but hospitable, loving what is good, sensible, just, devout, self-controlled,

New International Version
Rather he must be hospitable, one who loves what is good, who is self-controlled, upright, holy and disciplined.

New King James Version
but hospitable, a lover of what is good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
but hospitable, loving what we know as good, sensible, just, devout, self-controlled,

Young's Literal Translation
but a lover of strangers, a lover of good men, sober-minded, righteous, kind, self-controlled,

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