| NETBible | to be self-controlled, 1 pure, fulfilling their duties at home, 2 kind, being subject to their own husbands, so that the message 3 of God may not be discredited. 4 |
| NIV © |
to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no-one will malign the word of God. |
| NASB © |
to be sensible, pure, workers at home, kind, being subject to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be dishonored. |
| NLT © |
to live wisely and be pure, to take care of their homes, to do good, and to be submissive to their husbands. Then they will not bring shame on the word of God. |
| MSG © |
be virtuous and pure, keep a good house, be good wives. We don't want anyone looking down on God's Message because of their behavior. |
| BBE © |
To be wise in mind, clean in heart, kind; working in their houses, living under the authority of their husbands; so that no evil may be said of the word of God. |
| NRSV © |
to be self-controlled, chaste, good managers of the household, kind, being submissive to their husbands, so that the word of God may not be discredited. |
| NKJV © |
to be discreet, chaste, homemakers, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be blasphemed. |
| KJV | [To be] discreet <4998>_, chaste <53>_, keepers at home <3626>_, good <18>_, obedient <5293> (5746) to their own <2398> husbands <435>_, that <3363> (0) the word <3056> of God <2316> be <987> (0) not <3363> blasphemed <987> (5747)_. |
| NASB © |
to be sensible <4998> , pure <53> , workers <3626> at home <3626> , kind <18> , being subject <5293> to their own <2398> husbands <435> , so <2443> that the word <3056> of God <2316> will not be dishonored .<987> |
| NET [draft] ITL | to be self-controlled <4998> , pure <53> , fulfilling <3626> their duties at home <3626> , kind <18> , being subject <5293> to their own <2398> husbands <435> , so that <2443> the message <3056> of God <2316> may not <3361> be discredited .<987> |
| GREEK | swfronav <4998> A-APF agnav <53> A-APF oikourgouv <3626> A-APF agayav <18> A-APF upotassomenav <5293> (5746) V-PPP-APF toiv <3588> T-DPM idioiv <2398> A-DPM andrasin <435> N-DPM ina <2443> CONJ mh <3361> PRT-N o <3588> T-NSM logov <3056> N-NSM tou <3588> T-GSM yeou <2316> N-GSM blasfhmhtai <987> (5747) V-PPS-3S |
| NETBible | to be self-controlled, 1 pure, fulfilling their duties at home, 2 kind, being subject to their own husbands, so that the message 3 of God may not be discredited. 4 |
| NET Notes |
1 tn Or “sensible.” 2 tn Grk “domestic,” “keeping house.” 3 tn Or “word.” 4 tn Or “slandered.” |