Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. New Living Translation Once we, too, were foolish and disobedient. We were misled and became slaves to many lusts and pleasures. Our lives were full of evil and envy, and we hated each other. English Standard Version For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another. Berean Standard Bible For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. Berean Literal Bible For we ourselves were also once foolish, disobedient, being deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another. King James Bible For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. New King James Version For we ourselves were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful and hating one another. New American Standard Bible For we too were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various lusts and pleasures, spending our life in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another. NASB 1995 For we also once were foolish ourselves, disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various lusts and pleasures, spending our life in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another. NASB 1977 For we also once were foolish ourselves, disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various lusts and pleasures, spending our life in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another. Legacy Standard Bible For we ourselves also once were foolish, disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various lusts and pleasures, spending our life in malice and envy, despicable, hating one another. Amplified Bible For we too once were foolish, disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various sinful desires and pleasures, spending and wasting our life in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another. Christian Standard Bible For we too were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, enslaved by various passions and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, detesting one another. Holman Christian Standard Bible For we too were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, enslaved by various passions and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, detesting one another. American Standard Version For we also once were foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another. Aramaic Bible in Plain English For we also from the first were without intelligence and without conviction. We were deceived and Servants to changing lusts and were employed in wickedness and in envy. We were despicable and hating one another. Contemporary English Version We used to be stupid, disobedient, and foolish, as well as slaves of all sorts of desires and pleasures. We were evil and jealous. Everyone hated us, and we hated everyone. Douay-Rheims Bible For we ourselves also were some time unwise, incredulous, erring, slaves to divers desires and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. English Revised Version For we also were aforetime foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another. GOD'S WORD® Translation Indeed, we, too, were once stupid, disobedient, and misled. We were slaves to many kinds of lusts and pleasures. We were mean and jealous. We were hated, and we hated each other. Good News Translation For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, and wrong. We were slaves to passions and pleasures of all kinds. We spent our lives in malice and envy; others hated us and we hated them. International Standard Version After all, we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, and misled. We were slaves to many kinds of lusts and pleasures, spending our days in malice and jealousy. We were despised, and we hated one another. Literal Standard Version for we, also, were once thoughtless, disobedient, led astray, serving manifold desires and pleasures, living in malice and envy, odious—hating one another; Majority Standard Bible For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. New American Bible For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, deluded, slaves to various desires and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful ourselves and hating one another. NET Bible For we too were once foolish, disobedient, misled, enslaved to various passions and desires, spending our lives in evil and envy, hateful and hating one another. New Revised Standard Version For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, despicable, hating one another. New Heart English Bible For we were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. Webster's Bible Translation For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. Weymouth New Testament For there was a time when we also were deficient in understanding, obstinate, deluded, the slaves of various cravings and pleasures, spending our lives in malice and envy, hateful ourselves and hating one another. World English Bible For we were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. Young's Literal Translation for we were once -- also we -- thoughtless, disobedient, led astray, serving desires and pleasures manifold, in malice and envy living, odious -- hating one another; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context God's Mercy to Us2to malign no one, and to be peaceable and gentle, showing full consideration to everyone. 3For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures— living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. 4But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared,… Cross References Romans 1:29 They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips, Romans 6:6 We know that our old self was crucified with Him so that the body of sin might be rendered powerless, that we should no longer be slaves to sin. Romans 6:12 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its desires. Romans 11:30 Just as you who formerly disobeyed God have now received mercy through their disobedience, 1 Corinthians 6:11 And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. Colossians 3:7 When you lived among them, you also used to walk in these ways. 2 Timothy 3:6 They are the kind who worm their way into households and captivate vulnerable women who are weighed down with sins and led astray by various passions, Treasury of Scripture For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. we. Romans 3:9-20 What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin; … 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, … Ephesians 2:1-3 And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; … foolish. Proverbs 1:22,23 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge? … Proverbs 8:5 O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart. Proverbs 9:6 Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding. disobedient. Matthew 21:29 He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went. Acts 9:1-6 And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest, … Acts 26:19,20 Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision: … deceived. Isaiah 44:20 He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand? Obadiah 1:3 The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground? Luke 21:8 And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them. serving. John 8:34 Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. Romans 6:17,22 But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you… living. Jump to Previous Astray Cravings Deceived Deficient Deluded Disobedient Divers Envy Foolish Hated Hateful Hating Kinds Lusts Malice Obstinate Once Ourselves Passing Passions Pleasures Serving Slaves Sometimes Spending Time Understanding VariousJump to Next Astray Cravings Deceived Deficient Deluded Disobedient Divers Envy Foolish Hated Hateful Hating Kinds Lusts Malice Obstinate Once Ourselves Passing Passions Pleasures Serving Slaves Sometimes Spending Time Understanding VariousTitus 3 1. Titus is further directed by Paul concerning the things that he should teach and not teach.10. He is to reject obstinate heretics. 12. Paul appoints him time and place wherein he should come unto him. (3) For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived.--Better rendered, For we were once ourselves foolish, disobedient, going astray. Surely, the Apostle argues, Christians can never refuse obedience to one in authority, or decline to be meek, courteous, kind, and forbearing to their neighbours, because, forsooth, they deem the magistrate in authority or their neighbours idolators, and therefore outside the pale of God's mercy and their courtesy; for remember, writes St. Paul, we were once (not so long ago) ourselves in their condition. We once needed mercy our selves. This strong appeal to Christians, by the memory of their past, by the memory of what they once were, must have gone home to one like Titus, himself of a Gentile family, and most probably nurtured in idolatry. It would, no doubt, be repeated with strange, touching earnestness, would this argument of St. Paul by Titus when he spoke to the assembly of the Cretan Christians. We were once ourselves "foolish," that is, without understanding what was true; and "disobedient," that is, unwilling, indisposed, to do what was right; "deceived," or rather going astray (errantes), wandering away from the narrow road which leads to life. Serving divers lusts and pleasures.--This is the service we served in the old past days of our sin and shame, while we were "disobedient" to what was right and pure. We were obedient to, we were "serving" as slaves, many an impure lust, many a wrongful pleasure--for the lusts and pleasures to which St. Paul referred were those of the people with whom for the moment the Apostle was classing himself. The pleasures of these partly Greek, partly Asiatic peoples consisted, indeed, in the wanton satisfaction of the lusts of the flesh; their shameless revellings were scarcely covered with their thin and flimsy veil of beauty and false refinement. Living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.--These pleasure-loving, lust-indulging ones envied each one his neighbour the good things he possessed; and thus we--for we, remember, were once of this number-once spent our lives in this atmosphere of hate, hating others with a jealous dislike, hated ourselves for the same reasons. Shall we then--once like them--now refuse all sympathy to these poor souls still left in ignorance and sin? Verse 3. - We for we ourselves, A.V.; afore-time for sometimes, A.V.; hating for and hating, A.V. Foolish (ἀνόητοι); a Pauline word (Galatians 3:1, 3), found also in Luke 24:25 (see 1 Timothy 6:9); of frequent use in classical Greek. Disobedient (ἀπειθεῖς); as Titus 1:16. In Luke 1:17 it stands, as here, absolutely, meaning disobedient to God and his Law. Deceived (πλανώμενοι); led astray, made to wander from the path of troth and right, either by false systems of religion, or by our own evil affections and appetites (see 2 Timothy 2:13; 1 Peter 2:25; 2 Peter 2:15, etc.). Serving; slaves to (δουλεύοντες); 2 Peter 2:19 (see above, Titus 2:2). Lusts (ἐπιθυμίαις); not always in a bad sense, as here, though usually so (see Luke 22:15; Philippians 1:23; 1 Thessalonians 2:17; Revelation 18:14). Pleasures (ἡδοναῖς); always in a bad sense in the New Testament (Luke 8:14; James 4:1, 3; 2 Peter 2:13). Living (διάγοντες); see 1 Timothy 2:2, where it is followed by βίον, which is here understood. Διάγειν τὸν βίον αἰῶνα χρόνον σάββατον. etc., are common phrases both in the LXX. and in classical Greek for passing or spending one's life, time, age, etc. But it is only found in the New Testament here and in 1 Timothy 2:2. Malice (κακίᾳ). This word is sometimes used of wickedness generally, as Acts 8:22; James 1:21; 1 Corinthians 5:8; and probably Romans 1:29; and even of badness in things, as Matthew 6:34. But it frequently in the New Testament denotes malice, the desire to do harm to others, as Ephesians 4:31; Colossians 3:8, etc. Envy (φθόνῳ); almost always found in St. Paul's enumeration of sins (Romans 1:29; Galatians 5:21; 1 Timothy 6:4, etc.). Hateful (στυγητοί); only here in the New Testament, not found in the LXX. (though the verb στυγέω occurs once or twice in the Maccabees), but used in good classical Greek. The above is a sad but too true picture of human life without the sweetening influences of God's Holy Spirit.Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Forγάρ (gar) Conjunction Strong's 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason. at one time ποτε (pote) Particle Strong's 4218: At one time or other, at some time, formerly. From the base of pou and te; indefinite adverb, at some time, ever. we ἡμεῖς (hēmeis) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. too καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. were Ἦμεν (Ēmen) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. foolish, ἀνόητοι (anoētoi) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 453: Foolish, thoughtless. By implication, sensual. disobedient, ἀπειθεῖς (apeitheis) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 545: Unbelieving, disobedient, who will not be persuaded. Unpersuadable, i.e. Contumacious. misled, πλανώμενοι (planōmenoi) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 4105: To lead astray, deceive, cause to wander. From plane; to roam. enslaved δουλεύοντες (douleuontes) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 1398: To be a slave, be subject to, obey, be devoted. From doulos; to be a slave to. to all sorts ποικίλαις (poikilais) Adjective - Dative Feminine Plural Strong's 4164: Various, of different colors, diverse, various. Of uncertain derivation; motley, i.e. Various in character. of desires ἐπιθυμίαις (epithymiais) Noun - Dative Feminine Plural Strong's 1939: Desire, eagerness for, inordinate desire, lust. From epithumeo; a longing. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. pleasures, ἡδοναῖς (hēdonais) Noun - Dative Feminine Plural Strong's 2237: From handano; sensual delight; by implication, desire. living διάγοντες (diagontes) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 1236: (either trans. or intrans.), I spend time, pass time, live. From dia and ago; to pass time or life. in ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. malice κακίᾳ (kakia) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's 2549: From kakos; badness, i.e. depravity, or malignity, or trouble. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. envy, φθόνῳ (phthonō) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular Strong's 5355: Envy, a grudge, spite. Probably akin to the base of phtheiro; ill-will, i.e. Jealousy. hateful, στυγητοί (stygētoi) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 4767: Hateful, detestable, disgusting. From a derivative of an obsolete apparently primary stugo; hated, i.e. Odious. [and] hating μισοῦντες (misountes) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 3404: To hate, detest, love less, esteem less. From a primary misos; to detest; by extension, to love less. one another. ἀλλήλους (allēlous) Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 240: One another, each other. Genitive plural from allos reduplicated; one another. Links Titus 3:3 NIVTitus 3:3 NLT Titus 3:3 ESV Titus 3:3 NASB Titus 3:3 KJV Titus 3:3 BibleApps.com Titus 3:3 Biblia Paralela Titus 3:3 Chinese Bible Titus 3:3 French Bible Titus 3:3 Catholic Bible NT Letters: Titus 3:3 For we were also once foolish disobedient (Ti. Tt.) |
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