Psalms 140:11

140:11 A slanderer ¹  will not endure on ²  the earth;

calamity will hunt down a violent man and strike him down. ³ 

Ephesians 4:31

4:31 You must put away every kind of bitterness, anger, wrath, quarreling, and evil, slanderous talk.

Ephesians 4:1

Live in Unity

4:1 I, therefore, the prisoner for the Lord, ⁴  urge you to live ⁵  worthily of the calling with which you have been called, ⁶ 

Ephesians 3:11

3:11 This was according to ⁷  the eternal purpose that he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord,

Ephesians 3:2-3

3:2 if indeed ⁸  you have heard of the stewardship ⁹  of God’s grace that was given to me for you, 3:3 that ¹⁰  by revelation the divine secret ¹¹  was made known to me, as I wrote before briefly. ¹² 

Titus 2:3

2:3 Older women likewise are to exhibit behavior fitting for those who are holy, not slandering, not slaves to excessive drinking, but teaching what is good.

Titus 2:1

Conduct Consistent with Sound Teaching

2:1 But as for you, communicate the behavior that goes with ¹³  sound teaching.

Titus 2:1

Conduct Consistent with Sound Teaching

2:1 But as for you, communicate the behavior that goes with ¹⁴  sound teaching.

[140:11]  ¹ tn Heb “a man of a tongue.”

[140:11]  ² tn Heb “be established in.”

[140:11]  ³ tn Heb “for blows.” The Hebrew noun מַדְחֵפֹה (madkhefoh, “blow”) occurs only here in the OT.

[4:1]  ⁴ tn Grk “prisoner in the Lord.”

[4:1]  ⁵ tn Grk “walk.” The verb “walk” in the NT letters refers to the conduct of one’s life, not to physical walking.

[4:1]  ⁶ sn With which you have been called. The calling refers to the Holy Spirit’s prompting that caused them to believe. The author is thus urging his readers to live a life that conforms to their saved status before God.

[3:11]  ⁷ tn Grk “according to.” The verse is a prepositional phrase subordinate to v. 10.

[3:2]  ⁸ sn If indeed. The author is not doubting whether his audience has heard, but is rather using provocative language (if indeed) to engage his audience in thinking about the magnificence of God’s grace. However, in English translation, the apodosis (“then”-clause) does not come until v. 13, leaving the protasis (“if”-clause) dangling. Eph 3:2-7 constitute one sentence in Greek.

[3:2]  ⁹ tn Or “administration,” “dispensation,” “commission.”

[3:3]  ¹⁰ tn Or “namely, that is.”

[3:3]  ¹¹ tn Or “mystery.”

[3:3]  ¹² tn Or “as I wrote above briefly.”

[2:1]  ¹³ tn Grk “say what is fitting for sound teaching” (introducing the behavior called for in this chapter.).

[2:1]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “say what is fitting for sound teaching” (introducing the behavior called for in this chapter.).