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But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate; |
but hospitable, a lover of what is good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled, |
but hospitable, loving what is good, sensible, just, devout, self-controlled, |
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Rather he must be hospitable, one who loves what is good, who is self-controlled, upright, holy and disciplined. |
But he must be hospitable (loving and a friend to believers, especially to strangers and foreigners); [he must be a lover of goodness [of good people and good things], sober-minded (sensible, discreet), upright and fair-minded, a devout man and religiously correct, temperate and keeping himself in hand. |
but fond of showing hospitality, fond of that which is good, sober-minded, just, holy,self-controlled, |
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On the contrary, he must be hospitable, a genuine lover of what is good, a man who is discreet, fair-minded, holy and self-controlled: |
but hospitable, a lover of goodness, sensible, upright, of pure life, self-controlled, |
But 235 a lover of hospitality, 5382 a lover of good men, 5358 sober, 4998 just, 1342 holy, 3741 temperate; 1468 |
- No cross references or parallel passage have been cited for this verse.
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