Parallel Verses
Williams New Testament
training us to give up godless ways and worldly cravings and live serious, upright, and godly lives in this world,
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
Holman Bible
instructing us to deny godlessness
International Standard Version
It trains us to renounce ungodly living and worldly passions so that we might live sensible, honest, and godly lives in the present age
A Conservative Version
disciplining us, so that, having denied irreverence and worldly lusts, we should live soberly and righteously and piously in the present age.
American Standard Version
instructing us, to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly and righteously and godly in this present world;
Amplified
It teaches us to reject ungodliness and worldly (immoral) desires, and to live sensible, upright, and godly lives [lives with a purpose that reflect spiritual maturity] in this present age,
An Understandable Version
It instructs us to give up ungodly living and worldly desires and to live sensible, righteous and godly lives in this present age,
Anderson New Testament
teaching us, that denying ungodliness and worldly desires, we should live soberly and righteously and godly in the present age;
Bible in Basic English
Training us so that, turning away from evil and the desires of this world, we may be living wisely and uprightly in the knowledge of God in this present life;
Common New Testament
training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live sober, upright, and godly lives in this present age,
Daniel Mace New Testament
teaching us to renounce impiety and worldly passions, and to practise temperance, justice and piety in this present world;
Darby Translation
teaching us that, having denied impiety and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, and justly, and piously in the present course of things,
Godbey New Testament
teaching us, that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we must live prudently and righteously and holily in this present age;
Goodspeed New Testament
training us to renounce godless ways and worldly passions, and live serious, upright, and godly lives in this world,
John Wesley New Testament
Teaching us, that, having renounced ungodliness and all wordly desires, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present world,
Julia Smith Translation
Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and eager worldly desires, we should live discreetly, and justly, and religiously, in the time now;
King James 2000
Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live sensibly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
Lexham Expanded Bible
training us in order that, denying impiety and worldly desires, we may live self-controlled and righteously and godly in the present age,
Modern King James verseion
teaching us that having denied ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live discreetly, righteously and godly, in this present world,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and teacheth us that we should deny ungodliness and worldly lusts, and that we should live sober minded, righteously, and godly in this present world,
Moffatt New Testament
and it schools us to renounce irreligion and worldly passions and to live a life of self-mastery, of integrity, and of piety in this present world,
Montgomery New Testament
And schooling us to renounce impiety and evil passions, And to live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present age;
NET Bible
It trains us to reject godless ways and worldly desires and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age,
New Heart English Bible
instructing us to say ?No? to ungodliness and worldly desires, and to live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present age;
Noyes New Testament
teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in the present world;
Sawyer New Testament
teaching us, that denying impiety and worldly desires we should live soberly, and righteously, and piously in the present life,
The Emphasized Bible
Putting us under discipline - in order that, - denying ourselves of ungodliness and worldly covetings, in a soberminded and righteous and godly manner, we should live, in the present age,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
instructing us, that denying ungodliness and worldly affections, we should live soberly and righteously, and godly in the present day;
Twentieth Century New Testament
leading us to renounce irreligious ways and worldly ambitions, and to live discreet, upright, and religious lives here in this present world,
Webster
Teaching us, that denying ungodliness, and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and piously, in this present world;
Weymouth New Testament
training us to renounce ungodliness and all the pleasures of this world, and to live sober, upright, and pious lives at the present time,
World English Bible
instructing us to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we would live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world;
Worrell New Testament
teaching us, that, denying ungodliness and worldly desires, we should live soberly, and righteously, and godly in the present age;
Worsley New Testament
teaching us that denying ungodliness, and worldly desires, we should live soberly, and righteously, and piously in this present world;
Youngs Literal Translation
teaching us, that denying the impiety and the worldly desires, soberly and righteously and piously we may live in the present age,
Themes
Christian conduct » Living » Soberly, righteously, and Godly
Doctrines of the The Gospel » Lead to holiness
Godliness » Exhortations concerning
Holiness » Is the result of » The manifestation of God's grace
Opportunity » Universal » Salvation possible to all men
Righteousness » Saints » Should live in
Salvation » Conditions of » Possible to all men
Self-denial » Should be exercised in » Denying unGodliness and worldly lusts
Sinners » Conditions of » Possible to all men
Sobriety » Who should be sober
Sobriety » The gospel designed to teach
Speech/communication » What should proceed out of your mouth
Topics
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References
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Easton
Fausets
Word Count of 37 Translations in Titus 2:12
Prayers for Titus 2:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Sound Instruction And Consistent Behavior
11 For God's favor has appeared with its offer of salvation to all mankind, 12 training us to give up godless ways and worldly cravings and live serious, upright, and godly lives in this world, 13 while we are waiting for the realization of our blessed hope at the glorious appearing of our great God and Saviour Christ Jesus,
Cross References
Romans 6:19
I am speaking in familiar human terms because of the frailty of your nature. For just as you formerly offered the parts of your bodies in slavery to impurity and to ever increasing lawlessness, so now you must once for all offer them in slavery to right-doing, which leads to consecration.
2 Timothy 3:12
Yes, indeed, everyone who wants to live a godly life as a follower of Christ Jesus will be persecuted.
Matthew 3:8-10
Produce, then, fruit that is consistent with the repentance you profess,
Matthew 16:24
Then Jesus said to His disciples: "If anyone wants to be my disciple, he must say 'No' to self, put his cross on his shoulders, and keep on following me.
Luke 1:75
in holiness and uprightness In His own presence all our days.
Matthew 5:19-20
Whoever, therefore, breaks one of the least of these commands and teaches others so to do, will be ranked as least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices them and teaches others so to do, will be ranked as great in the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 28:20
and teach them to practice all the commands that I have given you. And I myself will surely be with you all the days, down to the very close of an age."
Luke 1:6
Now they were both upright in the sight of God, walking without reproach in all the Lord's commands and requirements.
Luke 3:9-13
Now the axe is already lying at the roots of the trees. Every tree, then, that fails to bear good fruit is to be cut down and thrown into the fire."
John 6:25
So when they had crossed the sea and found Him, they asked Him, "Teacher, when did you get here?"
John 14:30
"I shall not talk much more with you, for the evil ruler of this world is coming and he has nothing in common with me,
John 17:14-15
I have given them your message, and the world has hated them, because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to it.
Acts 24:16
So I am always striving to have a conscience that is clear before God and men.
Acts 24:25
But as he continued to talk about uprightness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became alarmed, and said, "For the present you may go, but when I find a good opportunity, I will send for you."
Romans 6:4-6
So through baptism we have been buried with Him in death, so that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the Father's glorious power, so we too should live an entirely new life.
Romans 6:12
Accordingly, sin must not continue to reign over your mortal bodies, so as to make you continue to obey their evil desires,
Romans 8:13
for if you live by such a standard, you are going to die, but if by the Spirit you put a stop to the doings of your lower nature, you will live.
Romans 12:2
Stop living in accordance with the customs of this world, but by the new ideals that mold your minds continue to transform yourselves, so as to find and follow God's will; that is, what is good, well-pleasing to Him, and perfect.
Romans 13:12-13
The night has almost passed; the day is at hand. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness, and put on the weapons of light.
1 Corinthians 6:9-11
Do you not know that wrongdoers will not have a share in the kingdom of God? Stop being misled; people who are sexually immoral or idolaters or adulterers or sensual or guilty of unnatural sexual vice
2 Corinthians 1:12
For my boast is this, to which my conscience testifies, that before the world, but especially before you, I have acted from pure motives and in sincerity before God, not depending on worldly wisdom but on God's unmerited favor.
2 Corinthians 7:1
So, since we have such promises as these, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles our bodies and spirits, and in reverence to God carry on our consecration to completeness.
Galatians 1:4
who gave Himself for our sins, to save us from the present wicked world in accordance with the will of our God and Father;
Galatians 5:24
And those who belong to Jesus the Christ have crucified the lower nature with its passions and evil cravings.
Ephesians 1:4
Through Him He picked us out before the creation of the world, to be consecrated and above reproach in His sight in love.
Ephesians 2:2
in which you once lived in accordance with the spirit of this present world, and the mighty prince of the air, who is always at work in the disobedient, among whom all of us, we Jews as well as you heathen,
Ephesians 4:22-25
to lay aside, with your former way of living, your old self which is on the way to destruction in accordance with its deceptive impulses;
Colossians 1:22
by His death in His human body, so as to present you consecrated, faultless, and blameless in His presence,
Colossians 3:5-9
So once for all put to death your lower, earthly nature with respect to sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which is real idolatry.
1 Thessalonians 4:7
For God did not call us to a life of immorality, but to one of personal purity.
1 Thessalonians 4:9
Now as to brotherly love, you have no need of anyone's writing you, for you have yourselves been taught by God to love one another,
1 Timothy 4:12
Let no one think little of you because you are young, but always set an example for believers, in speech, conduct, love, faith, and purity.
1 Timothy 6:17
Continue charging the rich of this world to stop being haughty and not to fix their hope on a thing so uncertain as riches, but on God who richly and ceaselessly provides us with everything for our enjoyment;
2 Timothy 4:10
for Demas has forsaken me because he loved the present world, and has gone to Thessalonica; Crescens has gone to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia;
Titus 3:3
For once we too were without understanding, disobedient, misled, habitual slaves to all sorts of passions and pleasures, spending our lives in malice and envy.
Hebrews 8:11
And each one teach his brother, saying, "Know the Lord," For all will know me, from the lowest to the highest.
James 4:8-10
Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Get your hands clean, you sinners. Get your hearts purified, you double-minded.
1 Peter 1:14-18
As obedient children, stop molding your character by the evil desires you used to cherish when you did not know any better,
1 Peter 2:11-12
Dearly beloved, I beg you as aliens and exiles to keep on abstaining from the evil desires of your lower nature, because they are always at war with the soul.
1 Peter 4:2-5
so that he no longer can spend the rest of his earthly life in harmony with human desires but in accordance with God's will.
2 Peter 1:4-8
It is through these that He has given us His precious and glorious promises, so that through them, after you have escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of evil desires, you may come to share in the divine nature.
2 Peter 2:9
surely, then, the Lord knows how to rescue godly people from trial and to keep wrongdoers under punishment for the day of judgment,
2 Peter 2:20-22
For if, after men have escaped the corrupting ways of the world through a full knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they again become entangled in them and are conquered by them, then their last condition is worse than their former one.
2 Peter 3:11
If all these things are to be dissolved in this way, what men you ought to be! What holy and pious lives you ought to lead,
1 John 2:6
Whoever claims, "I am always in union with Him," ought to live as He lived.
1 John 2:15-17
Stop loving the world, or the things that are in the world. If anyone persists in loving the world, there is no love for the Father in his heart,
1 John 2:27
The anointing of the Spirit which you received still remains in your hearts, and so you have no need that anyone should teach you. But just as that anointing of His teaches you about everything, and as it is true and no falsehood, and as it has taught you to do so, you must continue to live in union with Him.
1 John 5:19
We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the power of the evil one.
Jude 1:18
because they said to you, "In the last times there will be mockers who will live to satisfy their own godless passions."
Revelation 14:12
In this way is shown the patient endurance of God's people, who always cling to God's commands and their faith in Jesus.