Titus 1:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Titus 1:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Titus 1:8 is a verse from the book of Titus in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate; men: or, things" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Titus 1:8 — KJV
“But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate; men: or, things”
— Titus 1:8 (KJV)
Titus 1:8 in Context — About the Book of Titus
Titus got the hard posting — planting elders across Crete, an island proverbial for liars and lazy gluttons. Paul's antidote is grace that trains: the same grace that saves teaches us to say no to ungodliness and live self-controlled, upright lives while waiting for the blessed hope.
Cross-References for Titus 1:8
“Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.”
Shares key themes with Titus 1:8: good, men, just
“The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; holiness: or, holy women false...: or, one who foments strife”
Shares key themes with Titus 1:8: good, men, holy
“And they shall eat those things wherewith the atonement was made, to consecrate and to sanctify them: but a stranger shall not eat thereof, because they are holy.”
Shares key themes with Titus 1:8: men, holy, things
“For the shewbread, and for the continual meat offering, and for the continual burnt offering, of the sabbaths, of the new moons, for the set feasts, and for the holy things, and for the sin offerings to make an atonement for Israel, and for all the work of the house of our God.”
Shares key themes with Titus 1:8: men, holy, things
“These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.”
Shares key themes with Titus 1:8: good, men, things
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