1:1 |
tNIV | Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ for the faith of God’s elect and the knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness— | Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ for to further the faith of God’s elect and the their knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness— | Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ for to further the faith of God’s elect and the their knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness— |
1:2 |
tNIV | a faith and knowledge resting on the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time, | a faith and knowledge resting on in the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time, | a faith and knowledge resting on in the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time, |
1:3 |
tNIV | and at his appointed season he brought his word to light through the preaching entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior, | and which now at his appointed season he has brought his word to light through the preaching entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior, | and which now at his appointed season he has brought his word to light through the preaching entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior, |
1:5 |
tNIV | The reason I left you in Crete was that you might straighten out what was left unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you. | The reason I left you in Crete was that you might straighten out put in order what was left unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you. | The reason I left you in Crete was that you might straighten out put in order what was left unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you. |
1:6 |
tNIV | An elder must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, a man whose children believe and are not open to the charge of being wild and disobedient. | An elder must be blameless, the husband of but one faithful to his wife, a man whose children believe and are not open to the charge of being wild and disobedient. | An elder must be blameless, the husband of but one faithful to his wife, a man whose children believe and are not open to the charge of being wild and disobedient. |
1:7 |
tNIV | Since an overseer is entrusted with God’s work, he must be blameless—not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain. | Since an overseer is entrusted with manages God’s work household, he must be blameless—not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain. | Since an overseer is entrusted with manages God’s work household, he must be blameless—not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain. |
1:8 |
tNIV | Rather he must be hospitable, one who loves what is good, who is self-controlled, upright, holy and disciplined. | Rather, he must be hospitable, one who loves what is good, who is self-controlled, upright, holy and disciplined. | Rather, he must be hospitable, one who loves what is good, who is self-controlled, upright, holy and disciplined. |
1:10 |
tNIV | For there are many rebellious people, mere talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision group. | For there are many rebellious people, mere talkers full of meaningless talk and deceivers deception, especially those of the circumcision group. | For there are many rebellious people, mere talkers full of meaningless talk and deceivers deception, especially those of the circumcision group. |
1:11 |
tNIV | They must be silenced, because they are ruining whole households by teaching things they ought not to teach—and that for the sake of dishonest gain. | They must be silenced, because they are ruining disrupting whole households by teaching things they ought not to teach—and that for the sake of dishonest gain. | They must be silenced, because they are ruining disrupting whole households by teaching things they ought not to teach—and that for the sake of dishonest gain. |
1:12 |
tNIV | Even one of their own prophets has said, “Cretans are always liars, evil brutes, lazy gluttons.” | Even one One of their Crete’s own prophets has said, it: “Cretans are always liars, evil brutes, lazy gluttons.” | Even one One of their Crete’s own prophets has said, it: “Cretans are always liars, evil brutes, lazy gluttons.” |
1:13 |
NIV2011 | This testimony is true. Therefore, rebuke them sharply, so that they will be sound in the faith | This testimony is true. He has surely told the truth! Therefore, rebuke them sharply, so that they will be sound in the faith | This testimony saying is true. Therefore, rebuke them sharply, so that they will be sound in the faith |
1:14 |
tNIV | and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the commands of those who reject the truth. | and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the merely human commands of those who reject the truth. | and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the merely human commands of those who reject the truth. |