Parallel Verses

Darby Translation

not robbing their masters, but shewing all good fidelity, that they may adorn the teaching which is of our Saviour God in all things.

New American Standard Bible

not pilfering, but showing all good faith so that they will adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in every respect.

King James Version

Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.

Holman Bible

or stealing, but demonstrating utter faithfulness, so that they may adorn the teaching of God our Savior in everything.

International Standard Version

or steal from them. Instead, they are to show complete and perfect loyalty, so that in every way they may make the teaching about God our Savior more attractive.

A Conservative Version

not pilfering, but demonstrating all good fidelity, so that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in all things.

American Standard Version

not purloining, but showing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.

Amplified

not stealing [things, regardless of value], but proving themselves trustworthy, so that in every respect they will adorn and do credit to the teaching of God our Savior.

An Understandable Version

or keeping [part of their master's] property for themselves, but proving to be completely trustworthy, so that they will make the teaching of God our Savior attractive in every way.

Anderson New Testament

not stealing, but showing all good faithfulness, that they may adorn the teaching of God our Savior in all things.

Bible in Basic English

Not taking what is not theirs, but giving clear signs of their good faith, in all things doing credit to the teaching of God our Saviour.

Common New Testament

and not to steal, but to show that they can be fully trusted, so that in everything they will adorn the doctrine of God our Savior.

Daniel Mace New Testament

entirely obsequious without grumbling. not to pilfer, but to show the strictest fidelity; that they may do honour to the doctrine of God our saviour in all things.

Godbey New Testament

not purloining, but exhibiting all good faith, that they may adorn the teaching of God our Saviour in all things.

Goodspeed New Testament

or steal from them, but to show such perfect good faith as to do credit to the teaching about God our Savior, by everything they do.

John Wesley New Testament

not answering again, Not stealing, but shewing all good fidelity, that they may in all things adorn the gospel of God our Saviour.

Julia Smith Translation

Not purloining, but showing all good faith; that they may adorn the doctrine of the Saviour our God in all things.

King James 2000

Not pilfering, but showing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in all things.

Lexham Expanded Bible

not stealing, but demonstrating all good faith, in order that they may do credit to the teaching of God our Savior in everything.

Modern King James verseion

not stealing, but showing all good faith, so that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in all things.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

neither be pickers, but that they show all good faithfulness, that they may do worship to the doctrine of God our saviour in all things.

Moffatt New Testament

not to embezzle, but to prove themselves truly faithful at all points, so as to be an ornament to the doctrine of God our Saviour in all respects.

Montgomery New Testament

not to contradict nor pilfer, but to exhibit praiseworthy trustworthiness in every thing, that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.

NET Bible

not pilfering, but showing all good faith, in order to bring credit to the teaching of God our Savior in everything.

New Heart English Bible

not stealing, but showing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God, our Savior, in all things.

Noyes New Testament

not contradicting, not purloining, but showing all good faith; that they may adorn the teaching of God our Saviour in all things.

Sawyer New Testament

not pilfering, but showing all good fidelity, that they may adorn the doctrine of our Saviour God in all things.

The Emphasized Bible

not taking anything away, shewing, all good faith, - that, the instruction which is of our Saviour God, they may adorn in all things.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

not embezzling their property, but demonstrating all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.

Twentieth Century New Testament

Teach them not to contradict or to pilfer, but to show such praiseworthy fidelity in everything, as to recommend the teaching about God our Savior by all that they do.

Webster

Not purloining, but showing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in all things.

Weymouth New Testament

but manifesting perfect fidelity and kind feeling, in order to bring honour to the teaching of our Saviour, God, in all things.

Williams New Testament

to stop resisting them and stealing from them, but to show such perfect fidelity as to adorn, in everything they do, the teaching of God our Saviour.

World English Bible

not stealing, but showing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God, our Savior, in all things.

Worrell New Testament

not keeping back anything, but showing forth all good faith; that they may adorn the teaching of our Savior God in all things.

Worsley New Testament

not answering frowardly, not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.

Youngs Literal Translation

not purloining, but showing all good stedfastness, that the teaching of God our Saviour they may adorn in all things.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Not
μή 
me 
not, no, that not, God forbid 9, lest, neither, no man , but, none, not translated,
Usage: 493

νοσφίζομαι 
Nosphizomai 
Usage: 3

but
ἀλλά 
Alla 
but, yea, yet, nevertheless, howbeit, nay, therefore, save, not tr,
Usage: 461

ἐνδείκνυμι 
Endeiknumi 
show, show forth, do, vr show
Usage: 11

all
πᾶς 
Pas 
Usage: 704

G18
ἀγαθός 
Agathos 
Usage: 70

πίστις 
Pistis 
Usage: 221

ἵνα 
Hina 
that, to,
Usage: 472

κοσμέω 
Kosmeo 
Usage: 6

the doctrine
διδασκαλία 
Didaskalia 
Usage: 19

of God
θεός 
theos 
Usage: 1151

our
ἡμῶν 
hemon 
our, us, we, not tr,
Usage: 388

σωτήρ 
Soter 
Usage: 24

in
ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128

References

Context Readings

Sound Instruction And Consistent Behavior

9 bondmen to be subject to their own masters, to make themselves acceptable in everything; not gainsaying; 10 not robbing their masters, but shewing all good fidelity, that they may adorn the teaching which is of our Saviour God in all things. 11 For the grace of God which carries with it salvation for all men has appeared,

Cross References

Matthew 5:16

Let your light thus shine before men, so that they may see your upright works, and glorify your Father who is in the heavens.

Titus 1:3

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;

Genesis 31:37-38

Whereas thou hast explored all my baggage, what hast thou found of all thy household stuff? Set it here before my brethren and thy brethren, and let them decide between us both.

Genesis 39:8-9

But he refused, and said to his master's wife, Behold, my master takes cognizance of nothing with me: what is in the house, and all that he has, he has given into my hand.

1 Samuel 22:14

And Ahimelech answered the king and said, And who is so faithful among all thy servants as David, who is the king's son-in-law, and has access to thy secret council, and is honourable in thy house?

1 Samuel 26:23

And Jehovah will render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness; for Jehovah gave thee into my hand this day, and I would not stretch forth my hand against Jehovah's anointed.

2 Kings 5:20-24

And Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master has spared Naaman, this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought; but as Jehovah liveth, I will run after him and take somewhat of him.

Psalm 101:6

Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me.

Isaiah 12:2

Behold, God is my salvation: I will trust, and not be afraid; for Jah, Jehovah, is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation.

Matthew 24:45

Who then is the faithful and prudent bondman whom his lord has set over his household, to give them food in season?

Luke 16:6-8

And he said, A hundred baths of oil. And he said to him, Take thy writing and sit down quickly and write fifty.

Luke 16:10

He that is faithful in the least is faithful also in much; and he that is unrighteous in the least is unrighteous also in much.

John 12:6

But he said this, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief and had the bag, and carried what was put into it.

Acts 5:2-3

and put aside for himself part of the price, his wife also being privy to it; and having brought a certain part, laid it at the feet of the apostles.

1 Corinthians 4:2

Here, further, it is sought in stewards, that a man be found faithful.

Ephesians 4:1

I, the prisoner in the Lord, exhort you therefore to walk worthy of the calling wherewith ye have been called,

Philippians 1:27

Only conduct yourselves worthily of the glad tidings of the Christ, in order that whether coming and seeing you, or absent, I may hear of what concerns you, that ye stand firm in one spirit, with one soul, labouring together in the same conflict with the faith of the glad tidings;

Philippians 2:15-16

that ye may be harmless and simple, irreproachable children of God in the midst of a crooked and perverted generation; among whom ye appear as lights in the world,

Philippians 4:8

For the rest, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are noble, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are amiable, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue and if any praise, think on these things.

1 Timothy 1:1

Paul, apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the command of God our Saviour, and of Christ Jesus our hope,

1 Timothy 5:17

Let the elders who take the lead among the saints well be esteemed worthy of double honour, specially those labouring in word and teaching;

1 Timothy 6:1

Let as many bondmen as are under yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and the teaching be not blasphemed.

1 Timothy 6:3

If any one teach differently, and do not accede to sound words, those of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the teaching which is according to piety,

1 Peter 2:12

having your conversation honest among the Gentiles, that as to that in which they speak against you as evildoers, they may through your good works, themselves witnessing them, glorify God in the day of visitation.

1 Peter 3:16

having a good conscience, that as to that in which they speak against you as evildoers, they may be ashamed who calumniate your good conversation in Christ.

2 John 1:9

Whosoever goes forward and abides not in the doctrine of the Christ has not God. He that abides in the doctrine, he has both the Father and the Son.

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