1 Timothy 1:10

1:10 sexually immoral people, practicing homosexuals, ¹  kidnappers, liars, perjurers – in fact, for any who live contrary to sound teaching.

1 Timothy 1:2

1:2 to Timothy, my genuine child in the faith. Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord!

1 Timothy 1:13

1:13 even though I was formerly a blasphemer and a persecutor, and an arrogant ²  man. But I was treated with mercy because I acted ignorantly in unbelief,

1 Timothy 4:3

4:3 They will prohibit marriage and require abstinence from foods that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.

Titus 1:9

1:9 He must hold firmly to the faithful message as it has been taught, ³  so that he will be able to give exhortation in such healthy teaching ⁴  and correct those who speak against it.

Titus 2:1-2

Conduct Consistent with Sound Teaching

2:1 But as for you, communicate the behavior that goes with ⁵  sound teaching. 2:2 Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, ⁶  sound in faith, in love, and in endurance. ⁷ 

Proverbs 15:4

15:4 Speech ⁸  that heals ⁹  is like ¹⁰  a life-giving tree, ¹¹ 

but a perverse tongue ¹²  breaks the spirit.

Titus 1:9

1:9 He must hold firmly to the faithful message as it has been taught, ¹³  so that he will be able to give exhortation in such healthy teaching ¹⁴  and correct those who speak against it.

Titus 3:8

Summary of the Letter

3:8 This saying ¹⁵  is trustworthy, and I want you to insist on such truths, ¹⁶  so that those who have placed their faith in God may be intent on engaging in good works. These things are good and beneficial for all people.

¹ tn On this term BDAG 135 s.v. ἀρσενοκοίτης states, “a male who engages in sexual activity w. a pers. of his own sex, pederast 1 Cor 6:9…of one who assumes the dominant role in same-sex activity, opp. μαλακός…1 Ti 1:10; Pol 5:3. Cp. Ro 1:27.” L&N 88.280 states, “a male partner in homosexual intercourse – ‘homosexual.’…It is possible that ἀρσενοκοίτης in certain contexts refers to the active male partner in homosexual intercourse in contrast with μαλακός, the passive male partner” (cf. 1 Cor 6:9). Since there is a distinction in contemporary usage between sexual orientation and actual behavior, the qualification “practicing” was supplied in the translation, following the emphasis in BDAG.

² tn Or “violent,” “cruel.”

³ tn Grk “the faithful message in accordance with the teaching” (referring to apostolic teaching).

⁴ tn Grk “the healthy teaching” (referring to what was just mentioned).

⁵ tn Grk “say what is fitting for sound teaching” (introducing the behavior called for in this chapter.).

⁶ tn Or “sensible.”

⁷ sn Temperate…in endurance. See the same cluster of virtues in 1 Thess 1:3 and 1 Cor 13:13.

⁸ tn Heb “a tongue.” The term “tongue” is a metonymy of cause for what is produced: speech.

⁹ tn Heb “a tongue of healing.” A healing tongue refers to speech that is therapeutic or soothing. It is a source of vitality.

¹⁰ tn The comparative “like” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is implied by the metaphor; it is supplied for the sake of clarity.

¹¹ tn Heb “tree of life.”

¹² tn Heb “perversion in it.” The referent must be the tongue, so this has been supplied in the translation for clarity. A tongue that is twisted, perverse, or deceitful is a way of describing deceitful speech. Such words will crush the spirit (e.g., Isa 65:14).

¹³ tn Grk “the faithful message in accordance with the teaching” (referring to apostolic teaching).

¹⁴ tn Grk “the healthy teaching” (referring to what was just mentioned).

¹⁵ sn This saying (Grk “the saying”) refers to the preceding citation (Titus 3:4-7). See 1 Tim 1:15; 3:1; 4:9; 2 Tim 2:11 for other occurrences of this phrase.

¹⁶ tn Grk “concerning these things.”