Paul’s Greeting to Titus (2 Corinthians 8:16–24)
1 DBY Paul, bondman of God, and apostle of Jesus Christ according to the faith of God's elect, and knowledge of the truth which is according to piety; BSB BSB: 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,
2 DBY in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before the ages of time, BSB BSB: in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.
3 DBY but has manifested in its own due season his word, in the proclamation with which I have been entrusted, according to the commandment of our Saviour God; BSB BSB: In His own time He has made His word evident in the proclamation entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior.
4 DBY to Titus, my own child according to the faith common to us : Grace and peace from God the Father, and Christ Jesus our Saviour. BSB BSB: To Titus, my true child in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
Appointing Elders on Crete (1 Timothy 3:1–7; 1 Peter 5:1–4)
5 DBY For this cause I left thee in Crete, that thou mightest go on to set right what remained unordered , and establish elders in each city, as I had ordered thee: BSB BSB: 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.
6 DBY if any one be free from all charge against him , husband of one wife, having believing children not accused of excess or unruly. BSB BSB: 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.
7 DBY For the overseer must be free from all charge against him as God's steward; not headstrong, not passionate, not disorderly through wine, not a striker, not seeking gain by base means; BSB BSB: As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach—not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money.
8 DBY but hospitable, a lover of goodness, discreet, just, pious, temperate, BSB BSB: Instead, he must be hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.
9 DBY clinging to the faithful word according to the doctrine taught, that he may be able both to encourage with sound teaching and refute gainsayers. BSB BSB: 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.
Correcting False Teachers (1 Timothy 1:3–11)
10 DBY For there are many and disorderly vain speakers and deceivers of people's minds, specially those of the circumcision, BSB BSB: For many are rebellious and full of empty talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision,
11 DBY who must have their mouths stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which ought not to be taught for the sake of base gain. BSB BSB: who must be silenced. For the sake of dishonorable gain, they undermine entire households and teach things they should not.
13 DBY This testimony is true; for which cause rebuke them severely, that they may be sound in the faith, BSB BSB: This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sternly, so that they will be sound in the faith
14 DBY not turning their minds to Jewish fables and commandments of men turning away from the truth. BSB BSB: and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the commands of men who have rejected the truth.
15 DBY All things are pure to the pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled. BSB BSB: 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.
16 DBY They profess to know God, but in works deny him , being abominable, and disobedient, and found worthless as to every good work. BSB BSB: They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.
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