Titus 1:8

Easy-to-Read Version

An elder must be ready to help people by welcoming them into his home. He must love what is good. He must be wise. He must live right. He must be devoted to God and pleasing to him. And he must be able to control himself.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
but hospitable, loving what is good, sensible, righteous, holy, self-controlled,

King James Version (1611)
But a louer of hospitality, a louer of good men, sober, iust, holy, temperate,

King James Version
But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;

English Standard Version
but hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.

New American Standard Bible
but hospitable, loving what is good, self-controlled, righteous, holy, disciplined,

New Century Version
Overseers must be ready to welcome guests, love what is good, be wise, live right, and be holy and self-controlled.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
but hospitable, loving what is good, sensible, just, devout, self-controlled,

Legacy Standard Bible
but hospitable, loving what is good, sensible, righteous, holy, self-controlled,

Berean Standard Bible
Instead, he must be hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.

Contemporary English Version
Instead, they must be friendly to strangers and enjoy doing good things. They must also be sensible, fair, pure, and self-controlled.

Complete Jewish Bible
On the contrary, he must be hospitable, devoted to good, sober-mindedness, uprightness, holiness and self-control.

Darby Translation
but hospitable, a lover of goodness, discreet, just, pious, temperate,

Geneva Bible (1587)
But harberous, one that loueth goodnesse, wise, righteous, holy, temperate,

George Lamsa Translation
But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good things, sober, just, pious, and temperate of worldly desires;

Good News Translation
He must be hospitable and love what is good. He must be self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.

Lexham English Bible
but hospitable, loving what is good, prudent, just, devout, self-controlled,

Literal Translation
but hospitable, a lover of good, discreet, just, holy, temperate,

Amplified Bible
And he must be hospitable [to believers, as well as strangers], a lover of what is good, sensible (upright), fair, devout, self-disciplined [above reproach—whether in public or in private].

American Standard Version
but given to hospitality, a lover of good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled;

Bible in Basic English
But opening his house freely to guests; a lover of what is good, serious-minded, upright, holy, self-controlled;

Hebrew Names Version
but given to hospitality, as a lover of good, sober-minded, fair, holy, self-controlled;

International Standard Version
Instead, he must be a lover of strangers, a lover of goodness, sensible, honest, moral, and self-controlled.1 Timothy 3:2;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
But he shall be a lover of guests, and a lover of the good, and be chaste, and equitable, and holy, and withholding himself from lusts;

Murdock Translation
But he should be a lover of strangers, and a lover of good [fn] , and be sober, upright, kind-hearted, and restraining himself from evil passions;

Bishop's Bible (1568)
But a louer of hospitalitie, a louer of goodnes, sober, ryghteous, godly, temperate,

English Revised Version
but given to hospitality, a lover of good, soberminded, just, holy, temperate;

World English Bible
but given to hospitality, as a lover of good, sober-minded, fair, holy, self-controlled;

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
But a lover of strangers, a lover of good men, prudent, just, holy, temperate, Holding fast the faithful word,

Weymouth's New Testament
but hospitable to strangers, a lover of goodness, sober-minded, upright, saintly, self-controlled;

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
but holdinge hospitalite, benygne, prudent, sobre, iust,

Update Bible Version
but given to hospitality, a lover of good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled;

Webster's Bible Translation
But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;

New English Translation
Instead he must be hospitable, devoted to what is good, sensible, upright, devout, and self-controlled.

New King James Version
but hospitable, a lover of what is good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled,

New Living Translation
Rather, he must enjoy having guests in his home, and he must love what is good. He must live wisely and be just. He must live a devout and disciplined life.

New Life Bible
He must like to take people into his home. He must love what is good. He must be able to think well and do all things in the right way. He must live a holy life and be the boss over his own desires.

New Revised Standard
but he must be hospitable, a lover of goodness, prudent, upright, devout, and self-controlled.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But hospitable, a lover of what is good, sober-minded, just, kind, possessing self-control,

Douay-Rheims Bible
But given to hospitality, gentle, sober, just, holy, continent:

Revised Standard Version
but hospitable, a lover of goodness, master of himself, upright, holy, and self-controlled;

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
but herberous one that loveth goodnes sobre mynded righteous holy temperat

Young's Literal Translation
but a lover of strangers, a lover of good men, sober-minded, righteous, kind, self-controlled,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
but harbarous, one that loueth goodnes, sober mynded, righteous, holy, temperate,

Mace New Testament (1729)
but a lover of hospitality, humane, prudent, just, holy, temperate;

Simplified Cowboy Version
Instead, he should enjoy having cowboys over for dinner and have a great love for doing the right thing. He needs to be very self-controlled and live like God has commanded us to live.

Contextual Overview

⁶ To be an elder, a man must not be guilty of living in a wrong way. He must be faithful to his wife, and his children must be faithful to God. They must not be known as children who are wild or don't obey. ⁷ An elder has the job of taking care of God's work. So people should not be able to say that he lives in a wrong way. He must not be someone who is proud and selfish or who gets angry quickly. He must not drink too much, and he must not be someone who likes to fight. He must not be a man who will do almost anything for money. ⁸ An elder must be ready to help people by welcoming them into his home. He must love what is good. He must be wise. He must live right. He must be devoted to God and pleasing to him. And he must be able to control himself. ⁹ An elder must be faithful to the same true message we teach. Then he will be able to encourage others with teaching that is true and right. And he will be able to show those who are against this teaching that they are wrong. ¹⁰ This is important, because there are many people who refuse to obey—people who talk about worthless things and mislead others. I am talking especially about those who say that men who are not Jews must be circumcised to please God. ¹¹ These people must be stopped, because they are destroying whole families by teaching what they should not teach. They teach only to cheat people and make money. ¹² Even one of their own prophets said, "Cretans are always liars. They are evil animals and lazy people who do nothing but eat." ¹³ The words that prophet said are true. So tell those people that they are wrong. You must be strict with them. Then they will become strong in the faith, ¹⁴ and they will stop paying attention to the stories told by those Jews. They will stop following the commands of those who have turned away from the truth. ¹⁵ To people who are pure, everything is pure. But to those who are full of sin and don't believe, nothing is pure. Really, their thinking has become evil and their consciences have been ruined.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

a lover of hospitality: 1 Timothy 3:2

a lover of good: 1 Samuel 18:1, 1 Kings 5:1, 1 Kings 5:7, Psalms 16:3, Amos 5:15, 1 John 3:14, 1 John 5:1

men: or, things

sober: Titus 2:7, 2 Corinthians 6:4-8, 1 Thessalonians 2:10, 1 Timothy 4:12, 1 Timothy 6:11, 2 Timothy 2:22

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 4:9 - this is Ezekiel 44:21 - General Luke 14:13 - call Romans 12:13 - given 1 Corinthians 9:25 - temperate Galatians 5:23 - temperance Philippians 4:8 - are just Titus 2:2 - temperate Hebrews 13:2 - not 1 Peter 4:9 - hospitality 1 Peter 5:8 - sober 2 Peter 1:6 - temperance

Cross-References

Genesis 1:5
God named the light "day," and he named the darkness "night." There was evening, and then there was morning. This was the first day.

Genesis 1:10
God named the dry land "earth," and he named the water that was gathered together "seas." And God saw that this was good.

Genesis 1:13
There was evening, and then there was morning. This was the third day.

Genesis 1:19
There was evening, and then there was morning. This was the fourth day.

Genesis 1:23
There was evening, and then there was morning. This was the fifth day.

Genesis 1:31
God looked at everything he had made. And he saw that everything was very good. There was evening, and then there was morning. This was the sixth day.

Genesis 5:2
He created them male and female. And on the same day he made them, he blessed them and called them "humans."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But a lover of hospitality,.... :-

a lover of good men, or "of good"; the Syriac version renders it, "of good things"; as prayer, preaching, reading, meditation, spiritual conversation, and every religious exercise: or "of good men"; for such an elder or bishop has chiefly to do and converse with; and if he is not a lover of them, their company will be disagreeable to him, and he will be of no advantage to them; and if he does not love the souls of men, he will not naturally care for their state, or be concerned for their good.

Sober: in body, using moderation in diet and dress; and in mind, being prudent, modest, and humble, and thinking soberly of himself, and others, as he ought.

Just; righteous in his dealings with men, giving to everyone their due; upright and sincere in his conversation with the saints; and faithful in his counsel, admonitions, and reproofs.

Holy; devout towards God, constant in all religious exercises in the closet, family, and church; and living soberly, righteously, and godly in the world.

Temperate; in eating and drinking; continent from the lusts of the flesh; and even abstaining from those things which might be lawfully used, though inexpedient, for the sake of the weak, the peace of the church, and the glory of God.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But a lover of hospitality - Notes, 1 Timothy 3:2.

A lover of good men - Margin, “or things.” The Greek (φιλάγαθος philagathos) means, a lover of good, and may apply to any thing that is good. It may refer to good men, as included under the general term good; and there is no more essential qualification of a bishop than this. A man who sustains the office of a minister of the gospel, should love every good object, and be ever ready to promote it; and he should love every good man, no matter in what denomination or country he may be found - no matter what his complexion, and no matter what his rank in life; compare the notes at Philippians 4:8.

Sober - Notes, 1 Timothy 1:2.

Just - Upright in his dealings with all. A minister can do little good who is not; compare the notes at Philippians 4:8.

Holy - Pious, or devout. Faithful in all his duties to God; Notes, 1 Timothy 2:8.

Temperate - ἐγκρατῆ egkratē. Having power or control over all his passions. We apply the term now with reference to abstinence from intoxicating liquors. In the Scriptures, it includes not only that, but also much more. It implies control over all our passions and appetites. See it explained in the notes at Acts 24:25; compare 1 Corinthians 7:9; 1 Corinthians 9:25; Galatians 5:23.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 8. A lover of hospitality — φιλοξενον. A lover of strangers. 1 Timothy 3:2. Instead of φιλοξενον, one MS. has φιλοπτωξον, a lover of the poor. That minister who neglects the poor, but is frequent in his visits to the rich, knows little of his Master's work, and has little of his Master's spirit.

A lover of good men — φιλαγαθον. A lover of goodness or of good things in general.

Sober — Prudent in all his conduct. Just in all his dealings. Holy in his heart. Temperate-self-denying and abstemious, in his food and raiment; not too nice on points of honour, nor magisterially rigid in the exercise of his ecclesiastical functions. Qualifications rarely found in spiritual governors.