Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things. |
not pilfering, but showing all good fidelity, that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in all things. |
not pilfering, but showing all good faith that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in every respect. |
and not to steal from them, but to show that they can be fully trusted, so that in every way they will make the teaching about God our Savior attractive. |
Nor to steal by taking things of small value, but to prove themselves truly loyal and entirely reliable and faithful throughout, so that in everything they may be an ornament and do credit to the teaching [which is] from and about God our Savior. |
not pilfering, but showing the utmost trustworthiness, in order that the teaching of God our Saviour they may embellish with honor in all things; |
or to be light-fingered, but they are to show themselves utterly trustworthy, a shining testimonial to the teachings of God our Saviour. |
and stealing from them, but to show such perfect fidelity as to adorn, in everything they do, the teaching of God our Saviour. |
Not 3361 purloining, 3557 but 235 shewing 1731 all 3956 good 18 fidelity; 4102 that 2443 they may adorn 2885 the 3588 doctrine 1319 of God 2316 our 2257 Saviour 4990 in 1722 all things. 3956 |
- No cross references or parallel passage have been cited for this verse.
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