Paul’s Greeting to Titus (2 Corinthians 8:16–24)
1 WBS 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 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 WBS In hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before the world began; BSB BSB: in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.
3 WBS But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed to me according to the commandment of God our Savior; 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 WBS To Titus, my own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior. 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 WBS For this cause I left thee in Crete, that thou shouldst set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had 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 WBS If any is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not accused of riot, or disorderly. 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 WBS For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not self-willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to 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 WBS But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate; BSB BSB: Instead, he must be hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.
9 WBS 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. 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 WBS For there are many disorderly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision: BSB BSB: For many are rebellious and full of empty talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision,
11 WBS Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for the sake of sordid gain. BSB BSB: who must be silenced. For the sake of dishonorable gain, they undermine entire households and teach things they should not.
13 WBS 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 WBS Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men that turn 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 WBS To the pure all things are pure: but to them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is 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 WBS They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him , being abominable, and disobedient, 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.
Select verses for actions: Enter goes to them and Escape comes back.