TIT 3:2 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, orange:accusative/object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT to revile no one, to be uncontentious, gentle, showing all humility toward all men.

UST They should not say disrespectful things about anyone. They should be peaceful. They should treat everyone gently and as more important than themselves.

BLB to speak evil of no one, to be peaceable, to be gentle, showing all humility toward all men.

AICNT to slander no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, showing all humility to all men.

OEB to be reasonable, and under all circumstances to show a gentle spirit with all.

WEBBE to speak evil of no one, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all humility towards all men.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET They must not slander anyone, but be peaceable, gentle, showing complete courtesy to all people.

LSV to speak evil of no one, not to be quarrelsome—gentle, showing all meekness to all men,

FBV They should not speak badly about anyone, and they should not be argumentative. Tell them to show gentleness and kindness to everyone.

TCNT to slander no one, and to be peaceable and considerate, always showing gentleness toward everyone.

T4T They should never say bad things about anyone, they should not quarrel with people, they should be patient when others ◄irritate them/do things that they do not like►, and they should always treat all people as important.

LEB to speak evil of no one, to be peaceable, gentle, showing all courtesy to all people.

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

Moff they must abuse no one, they must not quarrel, but be conciliatory and display perfect gentleness to all men.

Wymth not speak evil of any one, nor be contentious, but yield unselfishly to others and constantly manifest a forgiving spirit towards all men.

ASV to speak evil of no man, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all meekness toward all men.

DRA To speak evil of no man, not to be litigious, but gentle: shewing all mildness towards all men.

YLT of no one to speak evil, not to be quarrelsome — gentle, showing all meekness to all men,

Drby to speak evil of no one, not to be contentious, [to be] mild, shewing all meekness towards all men.

RV to speak evil of no man, not to be contentious, to be gentle, shewing all meekness toward all men.
(to speak evil of no man, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all meekness toward all men. )

SLT To slander none, to be without fighting, equitable, showing all meekness to all men.

Wbstr To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, showing all meekness to all men.

KJB-1769 To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.
(To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, showing all meekness unto all men. )

KJB-1611 To speake euill of no man, to bee no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekenesse vnto all men.
(To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, showing all meeknessse unto all men.)

Bshps To blaspheme no man, to be no fyghters, but gentle, shewyng all mekenesse vnto all men.
(To blaspheme no man, to be no fighters, but gentle, showing all meekness unto all men.)

Gnva That they speake euill of no man, that they be no fighters, but soft, shewing all meekenesse vnto all men.
(That they speak evil of no man, that they be no fighters, but soft, showing all meeknessse unto all men. )

Cvdl that they speake euell of no man, that they be no stryuers, but soft, shewynge all mekenes vnto all men.
(that they speak evil of no man, that they be no strivers, but soft, showinge all meekness unto all men.)

TNT that they speake evyll of no man that they be no fyghters but softe shewynge all meknes vnto all men.
(that they speak evil of no man that they be no fighters but softe showinge all meekness unto all men. )

Wycl to blasfeme no man, to be not ful of chiding, but temperat, schewynge al myldenesse to alle men.
(to blasfeme no man, to be not full of chiding, but temperat, schewing all mildness to all men.)

Luth niemand lästern, nicht hadern, gelinde seien, alle Sanftmütigkeit beweisen gegen alle Menschen.
(no_one gossip(v), not struggle, gelinde be, all Sanftmütigkeit prove to/against all people.)

ClVg neminem blasphemare, non litigiosos esse, sed modestos, omnem ostendentes mansuetudinem ad omnes homines.
(no_one blasphemare, not/no litigiosos to_be, but modestos, all showntes gentlenessm to everyone people/men. )

UGNT μηδένα βλασφημεῖν, ἀμάχους εἶναι, ἐπιεικεῖς, πᾶσαν ἐνδεικνυμένους πραΰτητα πρὸς πάντας ἀνθρώπους.
(maʸdena blasfaʸmein, amaⱪous einai, epieikeis, pasan endeiknumenous prautaʸta pros pantas anthrōpous.)

SBL-GNT μηδένα βλασφημεῖν, ἀμάχους εἶναι, ἐπιεικεῖς, πᾶσαν ἐνδεικνυμένους πραΰτητα πρὸς πάντας ἀνθρώπους.
(maʸdena blasfaʸmein, amaⱪous einai, epieikeis, pasan endeiknumenous prautaʸta pros pantas anthrōpous.)

RP-GNT μηδένα βλασφημεῖν, ἀμάχους εἶναι, ἐπιεικεῖς, πᾶσαν ἐνδεικνυμένους πρᾳότητα πρὸς πάντας ἀνθρώπους.
(maʸdena blasfaʸmein, amaⱪous einai, epieikeis, pasan endeiknumenous praotaʸta pros pantas anthrōpous.)

TC-GNT μηδένα βλασφημεῖν, ἀμάχους εἶναι, ἐπιεικεῖς, πᾶσαν ἐνδεικνυμένους [fn]πρᾳότητα πρὸς πάντας ἀνθρώπους.
(maʸdena blasfaʸmein, amaⱪous einai, epieikeis, pasan endeiknumenous praotaʸta pros pantas anthrōpous. )

3:2 πραοτητα ¦ πραυτητα CT

Key for above GNTs: red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 3:1–11: Christians should live good lives among unbelievers

This section contains the last major theme in this letter. In 2:1–14, Paul had discussed relationships between Christians. Now in 3:1–11, he wrote about relationships that Christians have with non-Christians. He once more gave Titus instructions to pass on to the believers: they must submit to government authorities, be kind to other people, and not participate in useless arguments. God has given them new life because of what Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit have done, and they should live in peace and be generous to others.

Paragraph 3:1–2

In this paragraph, Paul told the believers to obey the laws of the government officers. He also gave general instructions about living peacefully and in a humble and kind way with other people.

These two verses form one long sentence in Greek and contain seven instructions for Titus to pass on to the believers on Crete. In some languages it may be natural to divide these verses into several shorter sentences. For example:

¹Remind your people to submit to rulers and authorities, to obey them, and to be ready to do good in every way. ²Tell them not to speak evil of anyone, but to be peaceful and friendly, and always to show a gentle attitude toward everyone. (GNT)

^1aRemind the believers to submit to the government and its officers. They should be obedient, always ready to do what is good. ^2aThey must not slander anyone and must avoid quarreling. Instead, they should be gentle and show true humility to everyone. (NLT)

3:2a

to malign no one,

They should not speak lies/evil about anyone,
Remind them they should not criticize any other people.

to malign no one: The Greek word that the BSB translates as malign means “blaspheme/defame/revile.” Titus was to teach that Christians should not speak evil of anyone falsely. See 2:5d and 2:3b.

Here are some other ways to translate this:

to speak no evil about anyone (NCV)

They must not slander anyone (NET)

3:2b

and to be peaceable and gentle,

but instead live peacefully with other people, and show kindness to them,
Remind them they should not quarrel/argue with other people but they should be gentle/patient with them.

and to be peaceable: The Greek word that the BSB translates as peaceable describes someone who does not quickly or often fight with others. Here are some other ways to translate this word:

to live in peace (NCV)

not…argue (CEV)

to avoid quarrels (REB)

and gentle: The Greek word that the BSB translates as gentle means “considerate, forbearing, yielding.” It is the opposite of being aggressive. It describes people who are gracious and patient in their behavior toward others and do not demand their own way and their own rights. A modern English term for such people is “mellow.” Here are some other ways to translate this:

kind (NIrV)

not demanding their own way

respectful/thoughtful of others

3:2c

showing full consideration to everyone.

and be truly gentle in their dealings with everyone.
and they should behave in a completely gentle way toward everyone.

showing full consideration to everyone: The Greek word that the BSB translates as full can be interpreted in two ways:

It means that consideration should be complete and shown in all kinds of different ways. For example:
to show perfect courtesy to all people (ESV)
(BSB, RSV/NRSV, NLT, NASB, KJV, NET, ESV, NABRE)
It means consideration should be shown at all times. Believers should always show consideration to others. For example:
and always to show a gentle attitude toward everyone (GNT) (NJB, GNT, REB, NIV)

It is recommended that you follow the first option (1). Most scholars understand the word this way. In some languages it may be possible to combine the ideas by using a word meaning “consistent”:

show consistent courtesy/gentleness to all

have a consistently courteous/gentle attitude toward everyone

showing full consideration: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as showing…consideration is literally “showing gentleness.” In some languages it may be more natural to say:

act with gentleness

to everyone: This last phrase to everyone means “in your dealings with everyone.” The idea here is that the believers were to show gentleness and courtesy to their unbelieving pagan neighbors and not just to other Christians.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

βλασφημεῖν

˓to_be˒_slandering

Alternate translation: [to speak evil of]

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / doublenegatives

ἀμάχους εἶναι

peaceable to_be

If it would be clearer in your language, you could use a positive expression to translate this double negative that consists of the negative particle un and the negative word contentious. Alternate translation: [to be peaceful]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

πᾶσαν ἐνδεικνυμένους πραΰτητα

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: μηδένα βλασφημεῖν ἀμάχους εἶναι ἐπιεικεῖς πασᾶν ἐνδεικνυμένους πραΰτητα πρός πάντας ἀνθρώπους)

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of humility, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [always being humble] or [always being considerate]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

πρὸς πάντας ἀνθρώπους

Although the term men is masculine, Paul is using the word in a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a phrase that makes this clear. Alternate translation: [toward everyone]

Parallel TIT 3:2

Section 3:1–11: Christians should live good lives among unbelievers

Paragraph 3:1–2

3:2a

3:2b

3:2c