Parallel Verses

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.

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.

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.

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 Exhort slaves to be obedient to their own masters, and to be well-pleasing to them in every respect; 10 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. 11 "For God's grace has shined forth bringing salvation to all men

Cross References

Matthew 5:16

"So let your light shine before men that they may see good you do, and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.

Titus 1:3

but manifested in his own time; that word of his in proclaiming which I have been entrusted by command of God our Saviour.

Matthew 24:45

"Who, then, is the faithful and prudent slave, to whom his master has entrusted his household, to give them their food in due season?

Luke 16:6-8

"'A hundred measures of oil,' he answered. "He said to him, 'Take your bill and sit down quickly and write fifty."

Luke 16:10

"The man who is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much, and he who is unjust in a very little, is unjust also as much.

John 12:6

This he said not because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and, carrying the purse,

Acts 5:2-3

kept back some of the purchase price, with the connivance of his wife. He brought only a part and laid it at the apostles' feet.

1 Corinthians 4:2

Now it is required of stewards, that a man be found faithful.

Ephesians 4:1

I summon you then, I the prisoner in the Lord, to live lives worthy of the calling to which you were called.

Philippians 1:27

Only do lead lives worthy of the gospel of Christ; so that whether I come to see you or hear reports concerning you in my absence, I may know that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one soul, enlisted in a common struggle for the faith of the gospel,

Philippians 2:15-16

that you may become blameless and innocent, the sons of God, without rebuke in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine like stars in a dark world,

Philippians 4:8

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is worthy of reverence, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if virtue is anything, if honor is anything, be always thinking about these.

1 Timothy 1:1

Paul, and apostle of Jesus Christ by command of God our Saviour and Jesus Christ our Hope,

1 Timothy 5:17

Let the elders who fill their offices well, be held worthy of twofold honor; especially those who have the task of preaching and teaching.

1 Timothy 6:1

Let those who are under the yoke as slaves esteem their masters as worthy of all honor, so that the name of God and the teachings be not blasphemed.

1 Timothy 6:3

If any one teaches heterodoxy, and refuses to consent to the wholesome words of the Lord Jesus Christ, and to the teachings of religion,

1 Peter 2:12

Let your manner of life before the Gentiles be honest; so that, although they are now slandering you as evil-doers, they may, by beholding your noble conduct, come to glorify God, in the day of visitation.

1 Peter 3:16

See that you have a clear conscience, so that, although they speak of you as evil-doers, these libelers of your good Christian lives may be ashamed.

2 John 1:9

Whoever is going ahead, and is not abiding in the teachings of Christ, does not possess God; but he who is abiding in the teaching possesses both the Father and the Son.

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