God, you protected me and helped me win. You helped me defeat my enemy.
Titus 3:2 - Easy To Read Version to speak no evil against any person; to live in peace with other people; to be gentle and polite to all people. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 to speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition To slander or abuse or speak evil of no one, to avoid being contentious, to be forbearing (yielding, gentle, and conciliatory), and to show unqualified courtesy toward everybody. American Standard Version (1901) to speak evil of no man, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all meekness toward all men. Common English Bible They shouldn’t speak disrespectfully about anyone, but they should be peaceful, kind, and show complete courtesy toward everyone. Catholic Public Domain Version to speak evil of no one, not to be litigious, but to be reserved, displaying all meekness toward all men. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version To speak evil of no man, not to be litigious, but gentle: shewing all mildness towards all men. |
God, you protected me and helped me win. You helped me defeat my enemy.
Lord, don’t let those liars live.\par Make bad things happen\par to those bad people.\par
A person with a short temper must pay the price. The more you get him out of trouble, the worse he becomes.
It is better to live in a small corner of the attic {\cf2\super [34]} than to share the house with a woman that is always arguing.
a person who tells lies in court\par and says things that are not true,\par a person who starts arguments\par and causes fights between other people.\par
The Lord will lead his people\par like a shepherd leads sheep.\par The Lord will use his arm (power)\par and gather his sheep together.\par The Lord will pick up the little sheep\par and hold them in his arms.\par Their mothers will walk beside him.\par
Accept my work and learn from me. I am gentle and humble in spirit. And you will find rest for your souls.
Paul said, “Brothers, I did not know this man was the high priest. It is written in the Scriptures, {\cf2\super [452]} ‘You must not say bad things about a leader of your people.’ {\cf2\super [453]} ”
I am free. I belong to no other person. But I make myself a slave to all people. I do this to help save as many people as I can.
I am Paul, and I am begging you. I beg you with the gentleness and the kindness of Christ. \{Some people say that\} I am humble when I am with you, and brave when I am away.
I do this because I am afraid that when I come you will not be what I want you to be. And I am afraid that I will not be what you want me to be. I am afraid that \{in your group\} there may be arguing, jealousy, anger, selfish fighting, evil talk, gossip, pride, and confusion.
But the Spirit {\cf2\super [74]} gives love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
Brothers and sisters, a person in your group might do something wrong. You people who are spiritual should go to the person who is sinning. You should help to make him right again. You should do this in a gentle way. But be careful! You might be tempted to sin, too.
When we have the opportunity to do good to any person, we should do it. But we should give special attention to the people that are in the family of believers (the church).
Always be humble and gentle. Be patient and accept each other with love.
Let all people see that you are gentle and kind. The Lord is coming soon.
We are apostles {\cf2\super [5]} of Christ. And so when we were with you, we could have used our authority to make you do things. But we were very gentle {\cf2\super [6]} with you. We were like a mother caring for her little children.
In the same way, the women {\cf2\super [12]} must have the respect of other people. They must not be women who talk evil about other people. They must have self-control and be women who can be trusted in everything.
He must not drink too much wine, and he must not be a person who likes to fight. He must be gentle and peaceful. He must not be a person who loves money.
But the wisdom that comes from God is like this: First, it is pure. It is also peaceful, gentle, and easy to please. This wisdom is always ready to help people who have trouble and to do good things for other people. This wisdom is always fair and honest.
Brothers and sisters, don’t say things against each other. If you criticize your brother \{in Christ\} or judge him, then you are criticizing the law \{he follows\}. When you judge a brother \{in Christ\}, you are really judging the law \{he follows\}. And when you are judging the law, you are not a follower of the law. You have become a judge!
So don’t do anything to hurt \{other people\}, don’t lie, don’t do things to fool people, don’t be jealous, don’t say bad things about people. Put all these things out of your life.
So all of you should live together in peace. Try to understand each other. Love each other like brothers. Be kind and humble.
Those non-believers think that it is strange that you don’t do the many wild and wasteful things that they do. And so they say bad things about you.
That punishment is for those people who live by doing the bad things their sinful selves want, and it is for people who hate the Lord’s authority (power).