Titus 1:6 - Easy To Read Version To be an elder, a man must not be guilty of living in a wrong way. He must have only one wife. His children must be dependable. {\cf2\super [4]} They must not be known as children that are wild and don’t obey. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 if any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition [These elders should be] men who are of unquestionable integrity and are irreproachable, the husband of [but] one wife, whose children are [well trained and are] believers, not open to the accusation of being loose in morals and conduct or unruly and disorderly. American Standard Version (1901) if any man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children that believe, who are not accused of riot or unruly. Common English Bible Elders should be without fault. They should be faithful to their spouse, and have faithful children who can’t be accused of self-indulgence or rebelliousness. Catholic Public Domain Version if such a man is without offense, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not accused of self-indulgence, nor of insubordination. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version If any be without crime, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not accused of riot, or unruly. |
I have made a special agreement with Abraham. I did this so he would command his children and his descendants [105] to live the way the Lord wants them to. I did this so they would live right and be fair. Then I, the Lord, can give him the things I promised.”
A person who obeys the law is smart. But the person who becomes friends with worthless people brings shame to his father.
The priests must not marry a widow {\cf2\super [421]} or a divorced woman. No, they must marry only a virgin {\cf2\super [422]} from the family of Israel or a woman whose dead husband was a priest.
The high priest must not marry a woman who has had sexual relations with another man. The high priest must not marry a prostitute, [380] a divorced woman, or a widow. The high priest must marry a virgin from his own people.
“A priest serves God in a special way. So a priest must not marry a woman who had sexual relations with some other man. A priest must not marry a prostitute [375] or a divorced woman.
God wants husbands and wives to become one body and one spirit. Why? So they would have holy children. So protect that spiritual unity. Don’t cheat on your wife. She has been your wife from the time you were young.
During the time when Herod {\cf2\super [2]} ruled Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah. Zechariah belonged to Abijah’s group. {\cf2\super [3]} Zechariah’s wife came from the family of Aaron. Her name was Elizabeth.
Don’t be drunk with wine. That will ruin (destroy) you spiritually. But be filled with the Spirit. {\cf2\super [39]}
We ask you, brothers and sisters, to warn those people who don’t work. Encourage the people who are afraid. Help the people who are weak. Be patient with every person.
We also know that the law is not made for good people. The law is made for people who are against the law and for people who refuse to follow the law. The law is for people who are against God and are sinful, people who are not holy and have no religion, people who kill their fathers and mothers, murderers,
The men who serve as special helpers must have only one wife. They must be good leaders of their children and their own families.
There are many people who refuse to obey—people who talk about worthless things and lead other people into the wrong way. I am talking mostly about those people who say that all non-Jewish people must be circumcised. {\cf2\super [6]}
Elkanah {and his family} went home to Ramah. The boy stayed in Shiloh and served the Lord under Eli the priest.
Eli was very old. He heard again and again about the things his sons were doing to all the Israelites at Shiloh. Eli also heard about his sons sleeping with the women who served at the door of the Meeting Tent.