Paul’s Greeting to Titus (2 Corinthians 8:16–24)
1 DRA Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of the elect of God and the acknowledging of the truth, which is according to godliness: 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 DRA Unto the hope of life everlasting, which God, who lieth not, hath promised before the times of the world: BSB BSB: in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.
3 DRA But hath in due times manifested his word in preaching, which is committed to me according to the commandment of God our Saviour: 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 DRA To Titus my beloved son, according to the common faith, grace and peace from God the Father, and from 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 DRA For this cause I left thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and shouldest ordain priests in every city, as I also appointed 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 DRA If any be without crime, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not accused of riot, 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 DRA For a bishop must be without crime, as the steward of God: not proud, not subject to anger, not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre: 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 DRA But given to hospitality, gentle, sober, just, holy, continent: BSB BSB: Instead, he must be hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.
9 DRA Embracing that faithful word which is according to doctrine, that he may be able to exhort in sound doctrine, and to convince the 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 DRA For there are also many disobedient, vain talkers, and seducers: especially they who are of the circumcision: BSB BSB: For many are rebellious and full of empty talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision,
11 DRA Who must be reproved, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake. BSB BSB: who must be silenced. For the sake of dishonorable gain, they undermine entire households and teach things they should not.
13 DRA This testimony is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, 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 DRA Not giving heed to Jewish fables and commandments of men, who turn themselves 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 DRA All things are clean to the clean: but to them that are defiled, and to unbelievers, nothing is clean: 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 DRA They profess that they know God: but in their works they deny him; being abominable, and incredulous, and to every good work reprobate. 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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