Titus 2:8 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

⁸ Your message is to be sound beyond reproach,  so that any opponent will be ashamed, because he doesn’t have anything bad to say about us.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁸ sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁸ And let your instruction be sound and fit and wise and wholesome, vigorous and irrefutable and above censure, so that the opponent may be put to shame, finding nothing discrediting or evil to say about us.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁸ sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of us.

Common English Bible

⁸ and a sound message that is above criticism when you teach, so that any opponent will be ashamed because they won’t find anything bad to say about us.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ with sound words, irreproachably, so that he who is an opponent may dread that he has nothing evil to say about us.

Titus 2:8 Cross References

Nehemiah 5:9

Then I said, ‘What you are doing isn’t right. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God  and not invite the reproach of our foreign enemies?

Isaiah 66:5

You who tremble at his word, hear the word of the  Lord: ‘Your brothers who hate and exclude you for my name’s sake have said, “Let the Lord be glorified so that we can see your joy! ” But they will be put to shame.’

Mark 12:17

Jesus told them, ‘Give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.’   And they were utterly amazed  at him.

Mark 12:28

One  of the scribes  approached. When he heard them debating and saw that Jesus answered them well, he asked him, ‘Which command is the most important of all? ’

Mark 12:32

Then the scribe said to him, ‘You are right, teacher. You have correctly said that he is one, and there is no one  else except him.

Mark 12:34

When Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, ‘You are not far from the kingdom of God.’   And no one dared  to question him any longer.

Luke 13:17

When he had said these things, all his adversaries  were humiliated,  but the whole crowd was rejoicing over all the glorious things he was doing.

2 Thessalonians 3:14

If anyone does not obey our instruction in this letter, take note of that person; don’t associate with him, so that he may be ashamed.

1 Timothy 5:14

Therefore, I want younger women to marry,  have children, manage their households, and give the adversary no opportunity to accuse us.

1 Timothy 6:3

If anyone teaches false doctrine and does not agree with the sound teaching of our Lord  Jesus Christ and with the teaching that promotes godliness,

Titus 3:14

Let our people learn to devote themselves to good works for pressing needs, so that they will not be unfruitful.

1 Peter 2:12

Conduct  yourselves honourably among the Gentiles,  so that when they slander you as evildoers, they will observe your good works and will glorify God on the day he visits.

1 Peter 2:15

For it is God’s will  that you silence the ignorance  of foolish people by doing good.

1 Peter 3:16

Yet do this with gentleness and reverence, keeping a clear conscience,  so that when you are accused,  those who disparage your good conduct in Christ will be put to shame.