提多书 1:8

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

卻要接待客旅、喜愛良善、自律、公正、聖潔、自制，

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
乐 意 接 待 远 人 ， 好 善 ， 庄 重 ， 公 平 ， 圣 洁 自 持 ；

Contextual Overview

⁶ An elder must not be guilty of doing wrong, must have only one wife, and must have believing children. They must not be known as children who are wild and do not cooperate. ⁷ As God's managers, overseers must not be guilty of doing wrong, being selfish, or becoming angry quickly. They must not drink too much wine, like to fight, or try to get rich by cheating others. ⁸ Overseers must be ready to welcome guests, love what is good, be wise, live right, and be holy and self-controlled. ⁹ By holding on to the trustworthy word just as we teach it, overseers can help people by using true teaching, and they can show those who are against the true teaching that they are wrong. ¹⁰ There are many people who refuse to cooperate, who talk about worthless things and lead others into the wrong way—mainly those who insist on circumcision to be saved. ¹¹ These people must be stopped, because they are upsetting whole families by teaching things they should not teach, which they do to get rich by cheating people. ¹² Even one of their own prophets said, "Cretans are always liars, evil animals, and lazy people who do nothing but eat." ¹³ The words that prophet said are true. So firmly tell those people they are wrong so they may become strong in the faith, ¹⁴ not accepting Jewish false stories and the commands of people who reject the truth. ¹⁵ To those who are pure, all things are pure, but to those who are full of sin and do not believe, nothing is pure. Both their minds and their consciences have been ruined.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

a lover of hospitality: 1 Timothy 3:2

a lover of good: 1 Samuel 18:1, 1 Kings 5:1, 1 Kings 5:7, Psalms 16:3, Amos 5:15, 1 John 3:14, 1 John 5:1

men: or, things

sober: Titus 2:7, 2 Corinthians 6:4-8, 1 Thessalonians 2:10, 1 Timothy 4:12, 1 Timothy 6:11, 2 Timothy 2:22

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 4:9 - this is Ezekiel 44:21 - General Luke 14:13 - call Romans 12:13 - given 1 Corinthians 9:25 - temperate Galatians 5:23 - temperance Philippians 4:8 - are just Titus 2:2 - temperate Hebrews 13:2 - not 1 Peter 4:9 - hospitality 1 Peter 5:8 - sober 2 Peter 1:6 - temperance

Cross-References

Genesis 1:5
God named the light "day" and the darkness "night." Evening passed, and morning came. This was the first day.

Genesis 1:10
God named the dry land "earth" and the water that was gathered together "seas." God saw that this was good.

Genesis 1:13
Evening passed, and morning came. This was the third day.

Genesis 1:19
Evening passed, and morning came. This was the fourth day.

Genesis 1:23
Evening passed, and morning came. This was the fifth day.

Genesis 1:31
God looked at everything he had made, and it was very good. Evening passed, and morning came. This was the sixth day.

Genesis 5:2
He created them male and female, and on that day he blessed them and named them human beings.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But a lover of hospitality,.... :-

a lover of good men, or "of good"; the Syriac version renders it, "of good things"; as prayer, preaching, reading, meditation, spiritual conversation, and every religious exercise: or "of good men"; for such an elder or bishop has chiefly to do and converse with; and if he is not a lover of them, their company will be disagreeable to him, and he will be of no advantage to them; and if he does not love the souls of men, he will not naturally care for their state, or be concerned for their good.

Sober: in body, using moderation in diet and dress; and in mind, being prudent, modest, and humble, and thinking soberly of himself, and others, as he ought.

Just; righteous in his dealings with men, giving to everyone their due; upright and sincere in his conversation with the saints; and faithful in his counsel, admonitions, and reproofs.

Holy; devout towards God, constant in all religious exercises in the closet, family, and church; and living soberly, righteously, and godly in the world.

Temperate; in eating and drinking; continent from the lusts of the flesh; and even abstaining from those things which might be lawfully used, though inexpedient, for the sake of the weak, the peace of the church, and the glory of God.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But a lover of hospitality - Notes, 1 Timothy 3:2.

A lover of good men - Margin, “or things.” The Greek (φιλάγαθος philagathos) means, a lover of good, and may apply to any thing that is good. It may refer to good men, as included under the general term good; and there is no more essential qualification of a bishop than this. A man who sustains the office of a minister of the gospel, should love every good object, and be ever ready to promote it; and he should love every good man, no matter in what denomination or country he may be found - no matter what his complexion, and no matter what his rank in life; compare the notes at Philippians 4:8.

Sober - Notes, 1 Timothy 1:2.

Just - Upright in his dealings with all. A minister can do little good who is not; compare the notes at Philippians 4:8.

Holy - Pious, or devout. Faithful in all his duties to God; Notes, 1 Timothy 2:8.

Temperate - ἐγκρατῆ egkratē. Having power or control over all his passions. We apply the term now with reference to abstinence from intoxicating liquors. In the Scriptures, it includes not only that, but also much more. It implies control over all our passions and appetites. See it explained in the notes at Acts 24:25; compare 1 Corinthians 7:9; 1 Corinthians 9:25; Galatians 5:23.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 8. A lover of hospitality — φιλοξενον. A lover of strangers. 1 Timothy 3:2. Instead of φιλοξενον, one MS. has φιλοπτωξον, a lover of the poor. That minister who neglects the poor, but is frequent in his visits to the rich, knows little of his Master's work, and has little of his Master's spirit.

A lover of good men — φιλαγαθον. A lover of goodness or of good things in general.

Sober — Prudent in all his conduct. Just in all his dealings. Holy in his heart. Temperate-self-denying and abstemious, in his food and raiment; not too nice on points of honour, nor magisterially rigid in the exercise of his ecclesiastical functions. Qualifications rarely found in spiritual governors.