Titus 1:8

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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  • 1 Tim 3:2 : 2 The Bishop, then, is to be a man of good name, the husband of one wife, self-controlled, serious-minded, having respect for order, opening his house freely to guests, a ready teacher;
  • 1 Tim 4:12 : 12 Let no one make little of you because you are young, but be an example to the church in word, in behaviour, in love, in faith, in holy living.
  • 1 Tim 6:11 : 11 But you, O man of God, keep yourself from these things, and go after righteousness, religion, faith, love, a quiet mind, gentle behaviour.
  • 2 Tim 2:22 : 22 But keep yourself from those desires of the flesh which are strong when the body is young, and go after righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those whose prayers go up to the Lord from a clean heart.
  • 2 Tim 3:3 : 3 Without natural love, bitter haters, saying evil of others, violent and uncontrolled, hating all good,
  • Titus 2:7 : 7 In all things see that you are an example of good works; holy in your teaching, serious in behaviour,
  • 1 John 3:14 : 14 We are conscious that we have come out of death into life because of our love for the brothers. He who has no love is still in death.
  • 1 John 5:1 : 1 Everyone who has faith that Jesus is the Christ is a child of God: and everyone who has love for the Father has love for his child.
  • 1 Sam 18:1 : 1 Now after David's talk with Saul was ended, the soul of Jonathan was joined with the soul of David, and David became as dear to him as his very life.
  • 1 Kgs 5:1 : 1 Now Hiram, king of Tyre, hearing that Solomon had been made king in place of his father, sent his servants to him; for Hiram had ever been a friend to David.
  • 1 Kgs 5:7 : 7 And these words of Solomon made Hiram glad, and he said, Now may the Lord be praised who has given to David a wise son to be king over this great people.
  • Ps 16:3 : 3 As for the saints who are in the earth, they are the noble in whom is all my delight.
  • Amos 5:15 : 15 Be haters of evil and lovers of good, and let right be done in the public place: it may be that the Lord, the God of armies, will have mercy on the rest of Joseph.
  • 2 Cor 6:4-8 : 4 But in everything making it clear that we are the servants of God, in quiet strength, in troubles, in need, in sorrow, 5 In blows, in prisons, in attacks, in hard work, in watchings, in going without food; 6 In a clean heart, in knowledge, in long waiting, in being kind, in the Holy Spirit, in true love, 7 In the true word, in the power of God; with the arms of righteousness on the right hand and on the left, 8 By glory and by shame, by an evil name and a good name; as untrue, and still true;
  • 1 Thess 2:10 : 10 You are witnesses, with God, how holy and upright and free from all evil was our way of life among you who have faith;

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  • Titus 1:6-7
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    6Men having a good record, husbands of one wife, whose children are of the faith, children of whom it may not be said that they are given to loose living or are uncontrolled.

    7For it is necessary for a Bishop to be a man of virtue, as God's servant; not pushing himself forward, not quickly moved to wrath or blows, not desiring profit for himself;

  • 1 Tim 3:1-4
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    1This is a true saying, A man desiring the position of a Bishop has a desire for a good work.

    2The Bishop, then, is to be a man of good name, the husband of one wife, self-controlled, serious-minded, having respect for order, opening his house freely to guests, a ready teacher;

    3Not quickly moved to wrath or blows, but gentle; no fighter, no lover of money;

    4Ruling his house well, having his children under control with all serious behaviour;

  • Titus 2:1-8
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    1But let your words be in agreement with true and right teaching:

    2That old men are to be simple in their tastes, serious, wise, true in faith, in love, and of a quiet mind.

    3That old women are to be self-respecting in behaviour, not saying evil of others, not given to taking much wine, teachers of that which is good,

    4Training the younger women to have love for their husbands and children,

    5To be wise in mind, clean in heart, kind; working in their houses, living under the authority of their husbands; so that no evil may be said of the word of God.

    6To the young men give orders to be wise and serious-minded:

    7In all things see that you are an example of good works; holy in your teaching, serious in behaviour,

    8Saying true and right words, against which no protest may be made, so that he who is not on our side may be put to shame, unable to say any evil of us.

  • 1 Tim 3:6-11
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    6Not one newly taken into the church, for fear that, through his high opinion of himself, he may come into the same sin as the Evil One.

    7And he is to have a good name among those outside the church, so that nothing may be said against him and he may not be taken by the designs of the Evil One.

    8Deacons, in the same way, are to be serious in their behaviour, not false in word, not given to taking much wine or greatly desiring the wealth of this world;

    9Keeping the secret of the faith in a heart free from sin.

    10And let these first be put to the test; then let them become Deacons if there is nothing against them.

    11Women are to be serious in behaviour, saying no evil of others, controlling themselves, true in all things.

  • Titus 1:9
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    9Keeping to the true word of the teaching, so that he may be able to give comfort by right teaching and overcome the arguments of the doubters.

  • 2 Pet 1:6-8
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    6And self-control to knowledge, and a quiet mind to self-control, and fear of God to a quiet mind,

    7And love of the brothers to fear of God, and to love of the brothers, love itself.

    8For if you have these things in good measure, they will make you fertile and full of fruit in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

  • Titus 3:2-3
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    69%

    2To say no evil of any man, not to be fighters, to give way to others, to be gentle in behaviour to all men.

    3For in the past we were foolish, hard in heart, turned from the true way, servants of evil desires and pleasures, living in bad feeling and envy, hated and hating one another.

  • Rom 12:13
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    13Giving to the needs of the saints, ready to take people into your houses.

  • 1 Pet 1:15
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    15But be holy in every detail of your lives, as he, whose servants you are, is holy;

  • 1 Pet 4:8-9
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    8And most of all be warm in your love for one another; because in love there is forgiveness for sins without number:

    9Keep open house for all with a glad heart;

  • 2 Tim 2:24
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    24For it is not right for the Lord's servant to make trouble, but he is to be gentle to all, ready in teaching, putting up with wrong,

  • 2 Tim 2:21-22
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    21If a man makes himself clean from these, he will be a vessel for honour, made holy, ready for the master's use, ready for every good work.

    22But keep yourself from those desires of the flesh which are strong when the body is young, and go after righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those whose prayers go up to the Lord from a clean heart.

  • 2 Cor 6:6
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    6In a clean heart, in knowledge, in long waiting, in being kind, in the Holy Spirit, in true love,

  • 1 Pet 3:8
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    8Last of all, see that you are all in agreement; feeling for one another, loving one another like brothers, full of pity, without pride:

  • Titus 3:8
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    8This is a true saying; and it is my desire that you may give certain witness about these things, so that those who have had faith in God may give attention to good works. These things are good and of profit to men;

  • 2 Tim 3:4
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    4False to their friends, acting without thought, lifted up in mind, loving pleasure more than God;

  • 1 Tim 1:10
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    10For those who go after loose women, for those with unnatural desires, for those who take men prisoners, who make false statements and false oaths, and those who do any other things against the right teaching,

  • 1 Tim 6:11
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    11But you, O man of God, keep yourself from these things, and go after righteousness, religion, faith, love, a quiet mind, gentle behaviour.

  • 1 Cor 4:2
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    2And it is right for such servants to be safe persons.

  • 3 John 1:5-6
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    5My loved one, you are doing a good work in being kind to those brothers who come from other places;

    6Who have given witness to the church of your love for them: and you will do well to send them on their way well cared for, as is right for servants of God:

  • Rom 12:9
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    9Let love be without deceit. Be haters of what is evil; keep your minds fixed on what is good.

  • 1 Tim 4:12
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    12Let no one make little of you because you are young, but be an example to the church in word, in behaviour, in love, in faith, in holy living.

  • Jas 3:17
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    17But the wisdom which is from heaven is first holy, then gentle, readily giving way in argument, full of peace and mercy and good works, not doubting, not seeming other than it is.

  • 1 Tim 2:3
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    3This is good and pleasing in the eyes of God our Saviour;

  • Titus 2:12
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    12Training 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;

  • Phil 1:10
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    10So that you may give your approval to the best things; that you may be true and without wrongdoing till the day of Christ;

  • 1 Pet 1:22
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    22And as you have made your souls clean, being ruled by what is true, and loving one another without deceit, see that your love is warm and from the heart:

  • 3 John 1:11
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    11My loved one, do not be copying what is evil, but what is good. He who does good is of God: he who does evil has not seen God.