Titus 3:2–3
To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.
To speake euill of no man, to bee no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekenesse vnto all men.
For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
For we our selues also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceiued, seruing diuers lusts and pleasures, liuing in malice and enuy, hatefull, and hating one another.
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- Ephesians 4:31Rank 1 from verse 2
- 2 Timothy 2:24–25Rank 2 from verse 2
24And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,
25In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;
24And the seruant of the Lord must not striue: but bee gentle vnto all men, apt to teach, ‖patient,
25In meekenesse instructing those that oppose themselues, if God peraduenture will giue them repentance to the acknowledging of the trueth.
- Colossians 3:12–13Rank 3 from verse 2
12Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
13Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
12Put on therefore (as the elect of God, holy and beloued) bowels of mercies, kindnesse, humblenesse of minde, meekenesse, long suffering,
13Forbearing one another, and forgiuing one another, if any man haue a ‖quarrell against any: euen as Christ forgaue you, so also doe yee.
- Ephesians 4:2Rank 4 from verse 2
- 1 Timothy 3:3Rank 5 from verse 2
- 1 Peter 3:10Rank 6 from verse 2
- 1 Peter 3:8Rank 7 from verse 2
- 1 Peter 2:17–18Rank 8 from verse 2
17Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.
18Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
17‖Honour all men. Loue the brotherhood. Feare God. Honour the King.
18Seruants, be subiect to your masters with al feare, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
- Galatians 5:22Rank 9 from verse 2
- Matthew 11:29Rank 10 from verse 2
- 1 Peter 2:1Rank 11 from verse 2
- 1 Thessalonians 5:14–15Rank 12 from verse 2
14Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.
15See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.
14Now we ‖exhort you, brethren, warne them that are ‖vnruly, comfort the feeble minded, support the weake, be patient toward all men.
15See that none render euill for euill vnto any man: but euer follow that which is good, both among your selues and to all men.
- Galatians 6:10Rank 13 from verse 2
- James 3:17Rank 14 from verse 2
17But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
17But the wisedome that is from aboue, is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easie to be intreated, full of mercy, and good fruits, ‖without partialitie, and without hypocrisie.
- James 4:11Rank 15 from verse 2
11Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
11Speake not euill one of another (brethren:) he that speaketh euill of his brother, and iudgeth his brother, speaketh euill of the Law, and iudgeth the Law: but if thou iudge the Law, thou art not a doer of the Law, but a iudge.
- 2 Samuel 22:36Rank 16 from verse 2
- James 1:19–20Rank 17 from verse 2
19Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
20For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
19Wherefore my beloued brethren, let euery man bee swift to heare, slow to speake, slow to wrath.
20For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousnesse of God.
- Galatians 6:1Rank 18 from verse 2
1BRETHREN, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
1¶ Brethren, ‖if a man bee ouertaken in a fault: yee which are spirituall, restore such a one in the spirit of meeknesse, considering thy selfe least thou also be tempted.
- Psalms 140:11Rank 19 from verse 2
- 1 Corinthians 9:19Rank 20 from verse 2
- 1 Thessalonians 2:7Rank 21 from verse 2
- 1 Timothy 3:11Rank 22 from verse 2
- Philippians 4:5Rank 23 from verse 2
- 2 Corinthians 10:1Rank 24 from verse 2
- 2 Corinthians 12:20Rank 25 from verse 2
20For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:
20For I feare lest when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall bee found vnto you such as ye would not, lest there bee debates, enuyings, wraths, strifes, backebitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults,
- Proverbs 25:24Rank 27 from verse 2
- Proverbs 6:19Rank 28 from verse 2
- 1 Corinthians 6:10Rank 29 from verse 2
- 1 Peter 4:4Rank 30 from verse 2
- 2 Peter 2:10Rank 31 from verse 2
10But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.
10But chiefly them that walke after the flesh in the lust of vncleannesse, and despise ‖gouernment. Presumptuous are they; selfe willed: they are not afraid to *speake euill of dignities:
- Isaiah 40:11Rank 32 from verse 2
11He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.
11*‖He shall feede his flocke like a shepheard: he shall gather the lambes with his arme; and carie them in his bosome, and shall gently lead those that are with yoong.
- Proverbs 19:19Rank 35 from verse 2
From verse 3
- Ephesians 2:1–3Rank 1 from verse 3
1AND you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;
2Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:
3Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.
1¶ And you hath hee quickned who were dead in trespasses, and sinnes,
2Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the aire, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience,
3Among whom also we all had our conuersation in times past, in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling †the desires of the flesh, and of the minde, and were by nature the children of wrath, euen as others:
- Colossians 1:21Rank 2 from verse 3
- Romans 6:17Rank 3 from verse 3
- Colossians 3:7Rank 4 from verse 3
- 1 Corinthians 6:9–11Rank 5 from verse 3
9Know 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,
10Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
11And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
9Know yee not that the vnrighteous shall not inherite the kingdome of God? Be not deceiued: neither fornicatours, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselues with mankinde,
10Nor theeues, nor couetous, nor drunkards, nor reuilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
11And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are iustified in the Name of the Lord Iesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
- Romans 1:29–31Rank 6 from verse 3
29Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
30Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
31Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
29Being filled with all vnrighteousnes, fornication, wickednesse, couetousnes, maliciousnes, full of enuie, murther, debate, deceit, malignitie, whisperers,
30Backbiters, haters of God, despitefull, proude, boasters, inuenters of euill things, disobedient to parents;
31Without vnderstanding, couenant breakers, without ‖naturall affection, implacable, vnmercifull;
- 1 Peter 1:14Rank 7 from verse 3
- Romans 6:22Rank 8 from verse 3
- 1 Peter 4:1–3Rank 9 from verse 3
1FORASMUCH then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;
2That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.
3For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:
1¶ For asmuch then as Christ hath suffered for vs in the flesh, arme your selues likewise with the same minde: for hee that hath suffered in the flesh, hath ceassed from sinne:
2That he no longer should liue the rest of his time in the flesh, to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.
3For the time past of our life may suffice vs to haue wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciuiousnes, lusts, excesse of wine, reuellings, banquetings, and abhominable idolatries.
- 2 Timothy 3:2–3Rank 10 from verse 3
2For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
3Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
2For men shall bee louers of their owne selues, couetous, boasters, proude, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, vnthankfull, vnholy,
3Without naturall affection, trucebreakers, ‖false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
- Proverbs 9:6Rank 11 from verse 3
- 2 Corinthians 12:20Rank 12 from verse 3
20For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:
20For I feare lest when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall bee found vnto you such as ye would not, lest there bee debates, enuyings, wraths, strifes, backebitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults,
8And 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.
8And he said, Take heede that yee be not deceiued: for many shall come in my Name, saying, I am Christ, and the time draweth neere: goe yee not therefore after them.
- Matthew 21:29Rank 15 from verse 3
- Psalms 36:2Rank 16 from verse 3
- Acts 26:19–20Rank 17 from verse 3
19Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision:
20But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judæa, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.
19Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient vnto the heauenly vision:
20But shewed first vnto them of Damascus, and at Hierusalem, and thorowout all the coasts of Iudea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turne to God, and do works meete for repentance.
- Galatians 6:3Rank 18 from verse 3
- James 1:26Rank 19 from verse 3
- Proverbs 1:22–23Rank 20 from verse 3
22How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
23Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.
22How long, ye simple ones, will ye loue simplicitie? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fooles hate knowledge?
23Turne you at my reproofe: behold, I will powre out my spirit vnto you, I will make knowen my wordes vnto you.
- Isaiah 44:20Rank 21 from verse 3
- Revelation 12:9Rank 22 from verse 3
9And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
9And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the deuill and Satan, which deceiueth the whole world: hee was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
- Revelation 18:2Rank 23 from verse 3
2And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
2And he cryed mightily with a strōg voyce, saying, *Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of deuils, and the hold of euery foule spirit, and a cage of euery vncleane and hatefull bird:
- Romans 3:9–20Rank 24 from verse 3
9What 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;
10As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
11There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
12They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
13Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:
14Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:
15Their feet are swift to shed blood:
16Destruction and misery are in their ways:
17And the way of peace have they not known:
18There is no fear of God before their eyes.
19Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
20Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
9What then? are wee better then they? No in no wise: for we haue before †proued both Iewes, and Gentiles, that they are all vnder sinne,
10As it is written, There is none righteous, no not one:
11There is none that vnderstandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
12They are all gone out of the way, they are together become vnprofitable, there is none that doeth good, no not one.
13Their throat is an open sepulchre, with their tongues they haue vsed deceit, the poyson of Aspes is vnder their lippes:
14Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitternesse:
15Their feet are swift to shed blood.
16Destruction & misery are in their wayes:
17And the way of peace haue they not knowen.
18There is no feare of God before their eyes.
19Now we know that what things soeuer the Law saith, it saith to them who are vnder the Law: that euery mouth may bee stopped, and all the world may become ‖guilty before God.
20Therefore by the deedes of the Law, there shall no flesh be iustified in his sight: for by the Law is the knowledge of sinne.
- Acts 9:1–6Rank 25 from verse 3
1AND Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,
2And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.
3And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:
4And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
5And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
6And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.
1¶ And Saul yet breathing out threatnings & slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went vnto the high Priest,
2And desired of him letters to Damascus, to the Synagogues, that if hee found any of this way, whether they were men or women, hee might bring them bound vnto Hierusalem.
3And as he iourneyed he came neere Damascus, and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heauen.
4And he fel to the earth, and heard a voice saying vnto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
5And he said, Who art thou Lord? And the Lord said, I am Iesus whom thou persecutest: It is hard for thee to kicke against the prickes.
6And he trembling and astonished, said, Lord, what wilt thou haue mee to doe? And the Lord said vnto him, Arise, and goe into the citie, and it shall be told thee what thou must doe.
- Obadiah 1:3Rank 26 from verse 3
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?
3¶ The pride of thine heart hath deceiued thee: thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rocke, Whose habitation is high, that saith in his heart: Who shall bring me downe to the ground?
- Proverbs 8:5Rank 27 from verse 3
- Revelation 13:14Rank 28 from verse 3
14And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
14And deceiueth them that dwel on the earth, by the meanes of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast, saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an Image to the beast which had the wound by a sword, and did liue.
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Titus 3:2
Sense 1: To utter words or articulate sounds, or to use a language. Sense 2: To address or converse with someone. Sense 3: To state, declare, make mention of, or otherwise make a matter known.
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Sense 1: Moral wickedness, sin, wrong, or corruption. Sense 2: Harm, misery, calamity, adversity, or punishment.
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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.
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Quarrelsome or contentious persons; persons given to strife.
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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.
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Mild; meek; soft; bland; not rough, harsh or severe.
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Showing, revealing, displaying, demonstrating, declaring, telling, proving, making known, or actively presenting something to view or understanding.
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Mildness of disposition or manner; a gentle, non-contentious spirit.
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Titus 3:3
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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1. Formerly. 2. On some occasions.
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Lacking wisdom or sound judgment; acting or speaking without wisdom.
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disobedient
Refusing or failing to obey a command, word, authority, or duty; not compliant with what was required.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of deceive, meaning to mislead, cause to believe what is false, or conceal the truth by fraud or error.
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Present-participial or verbal-noun form of serve, meaning to work for, obey, attend, minister to, worship, or fulfil a purpose.
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1. Various or of different kinds. 2. Several persons or things.
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Strong desire; especially sinful or fleshly desire.
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Sense 1: Delights, enjoyments, or gratifications. Sense 2: Sensual or self-indulgent desires.
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Sense 1: Alive or having life. Sense 2: As a noun, one's means of support or possessions.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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Ill will, enmity, or a desire to harm another.
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Sense 1: Resentful desire at another's good. Sense 2: As a verb, to feel such jealousy.
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Odious or deserving hatred.
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Present-participial or verbal-noun form of hate, meaning to feel strong dislike, aversion, or enmity toward; in comparisons, to love less.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. In "one another" and like reciprocal or distributive constructions, each the other, or one in relation to the other or others. 2. One other, one more, or a different or additional person or thing.
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1PUT them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,
1¶ Put them in minde to bee subiect to Principalities & Powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to euery good worke,
2To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.
2To speake euill of no man, to bee no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekenesse vnto all men.
Selected passage3For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
3For we our selues also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceiued, seruing diuers lusts and pleasures, liuing in malice and enuy, hatefull, and hating one another.
Selected passage4But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,
4But after that the kindnesse and ‖loue of God our Sauiour toward man appeared,