Titus 1:8 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

but a lover of strangers, a lover of good men, sober-minded, righteous, kind, self-controlled,

English ASV

but given to hospitality, as lover of good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled;

English Amplified

But he must be hospitable (loving and a friend to believers, especially to strangers and foreigners); [he must be] a lover of goodness [of good people and good things], sober-minded (sensible, discreet), upright and fair-minded, a devout man and religiously correct, temperate and keeping himself in hand.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

But he must be hospitable (loving and a friend to believers, especially to strangers and foreigners); [he must be] a lover of goodness [of good people and good things], sober-minded (sensible, discreet), upright and fair-minded, a devout man and religiously correct, temperate and keeping himself in hand.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Instead, he must be hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

but hospitable, loving what is good, sensible, righteous, holy, self-controlled,

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

but hospitable, a lover of goodness, discreet, just, pious, temperate,

English EASY 2024

Instead, a leader in the church must be happy to have visitors in his home. He must want to do good things. He must be careful in how he lives. He must do what is right. He must want to serve God well. He must control himself well.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

An elder must be ready to help people by welcoming them into his home. He must love what is good. He must be wise. He must live right. He must be devoted to God and pleasing to him. And he must be able to control himself.

but hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

He must be hospitable and love what is good. He must be self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Instead, he must be hospitable, love what is good, use good judgment, be fair and moral, and have self-control.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

but hospitable, loving what is good, sensible, righteous, holy, self-controlled,

English KJV 1611

But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;

English LSB

but hospitable, loving what is good, sensible, righteous, holy, self-controlled,

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

but hospitable, a lover of what is good, self-controlled, just, holy, temperate,

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

but hospitable, loving what is good, sensible, just, devout, self-controlled,

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

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

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Instead he must be hospitable, devoted to what is good, sensible, upright, devout, and self-controlled.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Instead, he must welcome people into his home. He must love what is good. He must control his mind and feelings. He must do what is right. He must be holy. He must control what his body longs for.

English NIV

Rather he must be hospitable, one who loves what is good, who is self-controlled, upright, holy and disciplined.

English NKJ 1982

but hospitable, a lover of what is good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled,

English NLT

He must enjoy having guests in his home and must love all that is good. He must live wisely and be fair. He must live a devout and disciplined life.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

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

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Instead he should be one who is known for his hospitality and a lover of goodness. He should be recognized as one who is fair-minded, pure-hearted, and self-controlled.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

but hospitable, a lover of goodness, master of himself, upright, holy, and self-controlled;

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

They must enjoy having guests in their homes and must love all that is good. They must be sensible men, and fair. They must be clean minded and level headed.

English Tyndale 1537

but harborous, one that loveth goodness, (prudent) of honest behavior,(sober minded) righteous, holy temperate,

Titus 1:8 — Compare Translations