Titus 1:13

Truth and honesty Faith

¹¹ Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake.

¹² One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.

This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;

¹⁴ Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.

¹⁵ Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sternly, so that they will be sound in the faith
KJV: This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;
WEB: This testimony is true. For this cause, reprove them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,
ASV: This testimony is true. For which cause reprove them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,
DARBY: This testimony is true; for which cause rebuke them severely, that they may be sound in the faith,
BLB: This testimony is true, through which cause you are to rebuke them severely, so that they may be sound in the faith,

ÅB: Dette vitnesbyrd er sant. Derfor skal du tale dem strengt til rette, for at de må bli sunde i troen,
OTB: Dette vitnesbyrdet er sant. Derfor, irettesett dem skarpt, så de kan være sunne i troen
B1930: Dette vidnesbyrd er sant. Derfor skal du tale dem strengt til rette, forat de må bli sunde i troen,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

1 Timothy 5:20
Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear.
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Titus 2:2
That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.
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2 Timothy 4:2
Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
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Titus 2:15
These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.
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Proverbs 27:5
Open rebuke is better than secret love.
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2 Corinthians 13:10
Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the power which the Lord hath given me to edification, and not to destruction.
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1 Timothy 4:6
If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained.
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Psalms 141:5
Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.
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