Titus 1:8
Good News Translation
He must be hospitable and love what is good. He must be self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.

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

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.

New American Bible
but hospitable, a lover of goodness, temperate, just, holy, and self-controlled,

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

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

But given to hospitality, gentle, sober, just, holy, continent:

a lover of hospitality.

1 Timothy 3:2 It behoveth therefore a bishop to be blameless, the husband of one wife, sober, prudent, of good behaviour, chaste, given to hospitality, a teacher,

a lover of good.

1 Samuel 18:1 And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking to Saul, the son of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

1 Kings 5:1,7 And Hiram, king of Tyre, sent his servants to Solomon: for he heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram had always been David's friend. . . .

Psalm 16:3 To the saints, who are in his land, he hath made wonderful all my desires in them.

Amos 5:15 Hate evil, and love good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be the Lord the God of hosts may have mercy on the remnant of Joseph.

1 John 3:14 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not abideth in death.

1 John 5:1 Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ, is born of God. And every one that loveth him who begot, loveth him also who is born of him.

men.

Titus 2:7 In all things shew thyself an example of good works, in doctrine, in integrity, in gravity,

2 Corinthians 6:4-8 But in all things let us exhibit ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in tribulation, in necessities, in distresses, . . .

1 Thessalonians 2:10 You are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and without blame we have been to you that have believed:

1 Timothy 4:12 Let no man despise thy youth: but be thou an example of the faithful, in word, in conversation, in charity, in faith, in chastity.

1 Timothy 6:11 But thou, O man of God, fly these things: and pursue justice, godliness, faith, charity, patience, mildness.

2 Timothy 2:22 But flee thou youthful desires, and pursue justice, faith, charity and peace with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

Context
Appointing Elders on Crete
7For a bishop must be without crime, as the steward of God: not proud, not subject to anger, nor given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre: 8But given to hospitality, gentle, sober, just, holy, continent: 9Embracing that faithful word which is according to doctrine, that he may be able to exhort in sound doctrine and to convince the gainsayers.…
Cross References
Luke 2:25
And behold there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon: and this man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel. And the Holy Ghost was in him.

Acts 24:25
And as he treated of justice and chastity and of the judgment to come, Felix, being terrified, answered: For this time, go thy way: but when I have a convenient time, I will send for thee.

1 Timothy 3:2
It behoveth therefore a bishop to be blameless, the husband of one wife, sober, prudent, of good behaviour, chaste, given to hospitality, a teacher,

2 Timothy 3:3
Without affection, without peace, slanderers, incontinent, unmerciful, without kindness,

Titus 1:7
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