Titus 1:8
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;”
φιλόξενος
Hospitable, lover of strangers. Philóxenos. Overseers and believers alike are called to welcome the stranger as a matter of character, not convenience. Open your home, open your life.
φιλάγαθος
a lover of good,
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φιλάγαθος
Lover of good, promoter of virtue. Philágathos. Overseers are called to be lovers of what is good, not merely avoiders of evil. Pursue goodness actively.
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σώφρων
self-controlled,
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σώφρων
Self-controlled, sound-minded, moderate. Sṓphrōn. Elders and believers alike are called to this quality, a mind kept safe from excess and passion. Let your thinking be governed, not driven.
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δίκαιος
upright,
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δίκαιος
Just, righteous, innocent. Díkaios. The righteous will live by faith, and God declares righteous those who trust in him. Character and conduct are both in view. Be what you are declared.
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ὅσιος
holy,
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ὅσιος
Holy, devout, pious. Hosios. A high priest holy blameless pure set apart from sinners. Jesus is perfectly what we are called to become. His righteousness covers our falling short.
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ἐγκρατής
and] disciplined,
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ἐγκρατής
strong in a thing (masterful), i.e. (figuratively and reflexively) self-controlled (in appetite, etc.)
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