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Titus 3 Parallel Bible Translations
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| 1 | Remind believers to submit to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, and to be ready to do any honorable kind of work. | Remind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work, | Remind the people to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready to do whatever is good, | |
| 2 | They are not to insult anyone or be argumentative. Instead, they are to be gentle and perfectly courteous to everyone. | to speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all people. | to slander no one, to be peaceable and considerate, and always to be gentle toward everyone. | |
| 3 | After all, we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, and misled. We were slaves to many kinds of lusts and pleasures, spending our days in malice and jealousy. We were despised, and we hated one another. | For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another. | At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. | |
| 4 | In grace our Savior God appeared, to make his love for mankind clear. | But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, | But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, | |
| 5 | Twas not for deeds that we had done, but by his steadfast love alone, he saved us through a second birth, renewed us by the Spirit's work, | he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, | he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, | |
| 6 | and poured him out upon us, too, through Jesus the Messiah our Savior true. | whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, | whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, | |
| 7 | And so, made heirs by his own grace, eternal life we now embrace. | so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life. | so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life. | |
| 8 | This saying is trustworthy. I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have put their faith in God may devote themselves to good actions. These things are good and helpful to other people. | The saying is trustworthy, and I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful to devote themselves to good works. These things are excellent and profitable for people. | This is a trustworthy saying. And I want you to stress these things, so that those who have trusted in God may be careful to devote themselves to doing what is good. These things are excellent and profitable for everyone. | |
| 9 | But avoid foolish controversies, arguments about genealogies, quarrels, and fights about the Law. These things are useless and worthless. | But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, dissensions, and quarrels about the law, for they are unprofitable and worthless. | But avoid foolish controversies and genealogies and arguments and quarrels about the law, because these are unprofitable and useless. | |
| 10 | Have nothing to do with a divisive person after you have warned him once or twice. | As for a person who stirs up division, after warning him once and then twice, have nothing more to do with him, | Warn a divisive person once, and then warn them a second time. After that, have nothing to do with them. | |
| 11 | For you know that a person like this is corrupt and keeps on sinning, being self-condemned. | knowing that such a person is warped and sinful; he is self-condemned. | You may be sure that such people are warped and sinful; they are self-condemned. | |
| 12 | As soon as I send Artemas to you, or perhaps Tychicus, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there. | When I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there. | As soon as I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis, because I have decided to winter there. | |
| 13 | Do all you can to send Zenas the expert in the Law and Apollos on their way, and see that they have everything they need. | Do your best to speed Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their way; see that they lack nothing. | Do everything you can to help Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their way and see that they have everything they need. | |
| 14 | Our own people should also learn to make good deeds a priority when urgent needs arise, so they won't be unproductive. | And let our people learn to devote themselves to good works, so as to help cases of urgent need, and not be unfruitful. | Our people must learn to devote themselves to doing what is good, in order to provide for urgent needs and not live unproductive lives. | |
| 15 | All who are with me send you greetings. Greet our fellow believers who love us. May grace be with all of you! Amen. Greetings | All who are with me send greetings to you. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. | Everyone with me sends you greetings. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. | |
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