Parallel Verses
Twentieth Century New Testament
They profess to know God, but by their actions they disown him. They are degraded and self-willed; and, as far as anything good is concerned, they are utterly worthless.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.
Holman Bible
They profess to know God,
International Standard Version
They claim to know God, but they deny him by their actions. They are detestable, disobedient, and disqualified to do anything good.
A Conservative Version
They profess to know God, but in their works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and worthless for every good work.
American Standard Version
They profess that they know God; but by their works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.
Amplified
They profess to know God [to recognize and be acquainted with Him], but by their actions they deny and disown Him. They are detestable and disobedient and worthless for good work of any kind.
An Understandable Version
These people claim to know God [as Savior], but they deny Him by their actions, so they are detestable and disobedient and unfit for doing anything good.
Anderson New Testament
They profess that they know God, but in their works they deny him, being detestable and disobedient, and, as it respects every good work, rejected.
Bible in Basic English
They say that they have knowledge of God, while by their acts they are turning their backs on him; they are hated by all, hard-hearted, and judged to be without value for any good work.
Common New Testament
They profess to know God, but they deny him by their deeds; they are detestable and disobedient, unfit for any good deed.
Daniel Mace New Testament
they make a profession of knowing God; but in fact they deny him, being execrably incredulous, and utter strangers to all virtue.
Darby Translation
They profess to know God, but in works deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and found worthless as to every good work.
Godbey New Testament
They profess to know God, but deny him by their works, being abominable, and unbelieving, and reprobate unto every good work.
Goodspeed New Testament
They profess to know God, but they disown him by what they do; they are detestable, disobedient men, worthless for any good purpose.
John Wesley New Testament
They profess to know God, but by their works they deny him, being abominable and disobedient, and void of judgment as to every good work.
Julia Smith Translation
They confess to know God; and in works they deny, being abominable, and disobedient, and to every good work not tried.
King James 2000
They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.
Lexham Expanded Bible
They profess to know God, but by their deeds they deny [him], [because they] are detestable and disobedient, and unfit for every good deed.
Modern King James verseion
They profess that they know God, but in their works they deny Him, being abominable and disobedient and reprobate to every good work.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
They confess that they know God: but with the deeds they deny him and are abominable, and disobedient, and unto all good works discommendable.
Moffatt New Testament
They profess to know God, but they deny him by their deeds; they are detestable, disobedient, and useless for good work of any kind.
Montgomery New Testament
They profess to know God, but by their deeds they disown him; in that they are detestable, disobedient, and reprobate for good work of any sort.
NET Bible
They profess to know God but with their deeds they deny him, since they are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.
New Heart English Bible
They profess that they know God, but by their works they deny him, being abominable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.
Noyes New Testament
They profess that they know God, but by their works they deny him, being abominable and disobedient, and for every good work reprobate.
Sawyer New Testament
They profess to know God, but by works deny him, being abominable and disobedient, and as to every good work reprobate.
The Emphasized Bible
God, they confess that they know, but, by their works, they deny him, being, abominable, and obdurate, and, as to any good work, found, worthless.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
They profess to know God; but in works deny him, being abominable and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.
Webster
They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and to every good work reprobate.
Weymouth New Testament
They profess to know God; but in their actions they disown Him, and are detestable and disobedient men, and for any good work are utterly useless.
Williams New Testament
They profess to know God, but by their actions they disown Him; they are detestable, disobedient, and useless for anything good.
World English Bible
They profess that they know God, but by their works they deny him, being abominable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.
Worrell New Testament
They profess to know God; but by their works they deny Him; being abominable, and disobedient, and for every good work worthless.
Worsley New Testament
They profess to know God, but in works deny Him, being abominable and disobedient, and to every thing that is good void of understanding.
Youngs Literal Translation
God they profess to know, and in the works they deny Him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work disapproved.
Themes
Character » Of the wicked » Reprobate
Character of the wicked » Reprobate
Christ » Denial of » General references to
Defilement » Those that are defiled
Denial of Christ » General references to
Disobedience » Who is disobedient to God
Disobedience to God » A characteristic of the wicked
Hypocrisy » General references to
Ignorance of God » Evidenced by » Living in sin
Inconsistency » General marks of » False profession
Religion » Characteristics of » False profession
Religion » Hypocrisy, an ever present element in false religion » General references to
Religion » Inconsistency in religious life general marks of » False profession
teaching » Those that teach doctrines contrary to Christ’s
Unbelief » Those that are defiled and unbelieving
Works, good » The wicked reprobate unto
Interlinear
Homologeo
Eido
De
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0
Pas
Agathos
References
American
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Morish
Word Count of 37 Translations in Titus 1:16
Images Titus 1:16
Prayers for Titus 1:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Correct Whoever Teaches What Is Wrong
15 Everything is pure to the pure-minded, but to those whose minds are polluted and who are unbelievers nothing is pure. Their minds and consciences are alike polluted. 16 They profess to know God, but by their actions they disown him. They are degraded and self-willed; and, as far as anything good is concerned, they are utterly worthless.
Names
Cross References
1 John 2:4
The man who says 'I know Jesus,' but does not lay his commands to heart, is a liar, and the Truth has no place in him;
1 Timothy 5:8
Any one who fails to provide for his own relations, and especially for those under his own roof, has disowned the Faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.
2 Timothy 3:5-8
and while they retain the outward form of religion, they will not allow it to influence them. Turn your back on such men as these.
Jude 1:4
For there have crept in among you certain godless people, whose sentence has long since been pronounced, and who make the mercy of God an excuse for profligacy, and disown our only lord and master, Jesus Christ.
Revelation 21:8
But as for cowards, unbelievers, the degraded, murderers, the impure, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars--their place will be in the burning lake of fire and sulphur. That is the Second Death.'
Romans 1:28
Then, as they would not keep God before their minds, God abandoned them to depraved thoughts, so that they did all kinds of shameful things.
Ephesians 5:6
Do not let any one deceive you with specious arguments. Those are the sins that bring down the Wrath of God upon the disobedient.
Revelation 21:27
'Never shall any unhallowed thing enter it,' nor he whose life is shameful and false, but only 'those whose names have been written in the Lamb's Book of Life.'
1 Timothy 1:9
by one who recognizes that laws were not made for good men, but for the lawless and disorderly, for irreligious and wicked people, for those who are irreverent and profane, for those who ill-treat their fathers or mothers, for murderers,
Romans 2:18-24
And, having been carefully instructed from the Law, have learned to appreciate the finer moral distinctions.