Parallel Verses
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.
New American Standard Bible
not pilfering, but showing all good faith so that they will adorn the doctrine of
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
Themes
Christian conduct » Adorning the gospel
Doctrines of the The Gospel » A faithful walk adorns
Servants » Duties of, to masters » To be faithful to them
Servants » Characteristics of wicked servants: » Stealing
Servants » Duties of, to masters » Not to defraud them
Servants » When good » Adorn the doctrine of God their saviour in all things
Sobriety » Who should be sober
Speech/communication » What should proceed out of your mouth
Topics
Interlinear
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Pistis
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Titus 2:10
Verse Info
Context Readings
Sound Instruction And Consistent Behavior
9 Servants are to be under the authority of their masters, pleasing them in all things, without argument; 10 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. 11 For the grace of God has come, giving salvation to all men,
Names
Cross References
Matthew 5:16
Even so let your light be shining before men, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.
Titus 1:3
Who, in his time, made clear his word in the good news, of which, by the order of God our Saviour, I became a preacher;
Genesis 31:37-38
Now that you have made search through all my goods, what have you seen which is yours? Make it clear now before my people and your people, so that they may be judges between us.
Genesis 39:8-9
But he would not, and said to her, You see that my master keeps no account of what I do in his house, and has put all his property in my control;
1 Samuel 22:14
Then Ahimelech answering said to the king, Who among all your servants is so true to you as David, who is the king's son-in-law, and is a captain of your armed men, and has a place of honour in your house?
1 Samuel 26:23
And the Lord will give to every man the reward of his righteousness and his faith: because the Lord gave you into my hands today, and I would not put out my hand against the man who has been marked with the holy oil.
2 Kings 5:20-24
But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha, the man of God, said, Now my master has taken nothing from Naaman, this Aramaean, of what he would have given him: by the living Lord, I will go after him and get something from him.
Isaiah 12:2
See, God is my salvation; I will have faith in the Lord, without fear: for the Lord Jah is my strength and song; and he has become my salvation.
Matthew 24:45
Who is the true and wise servant, whom his lord has put over those in his house, to give them their food at the right time?
Luke 16:6-8
And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said, Take your account straight away and put down fifty.
Luke 16:10
He who is true in a little, is true in much; he who is false in small things, is false in great.
John 12:6
(He said this, not because he had any love for the poor; but because he was a thief, and, having the money-bag, took for himself what was put into it.)
Acts 5:2-3
And kept back part of the price, his wife having knowledge of it, and took the rest and put it at the feet of the Apostles.
1 Corinthians 4:2
And it is right for such servants to be safe persons.
Ephesians 4:1
I then, the prisoner in the Lord, make this request from my heart, that you will see that your behaviour is a credit to the position which God's purpose has given you,
Philippians 1:27
Only let your behaviour do credit to the good news of Christ, so that if I come and see you or if I am away from you, I may have news of you that you are strong in one spirit, working together with one soul for the faith of the good news;
Philippians 2:15-16
So that you may be holy and gentle, children of God without sin in a twisted and foolish generation, among whom you are seen as lights in the world,
Philippians 4:8
For the rest, my brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things have honour, whatever things are upright, whatever things are holy, whatever things are beautiful, whatever things are of value, if there is any virtue and if there is any praise, give thought to these things.
1 Timothy 1:1
Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ, by the order of God our Saviour and Christ Jesus our hope;
1 Timothy 5:17
Let rulers whose rule is good be honoured twice over, specially those whose work is preaching and teaching.
1 Timothy 6:1
Let all who are servants under the yoke give all honour to their masters, so that no evil may be said against the name of God and his teaching.
1 Timothy 6:3
If any man gives different teaching, not in agreement with the true words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and with the teaching which is in agreement with true religion,
1 Peter 2:12
Being of good behaviour among the Gentiles; so that though they say now that you are evil-doers, they may see your good works and give glory to God when he comes to be their judge.
1 Peter 3:16
Being conscious that you have done no wrong; so that those who say evil things about your good way of life as Christians may be put to shame.
2 John 1:9
Anyone who goes on and does not keep to the teaching of Christ, has not God: he who keeps to the teaching has the Father and the Son.