Titus 2:9 - Compare All Versions
Titus 2:9-10 MSG (The Message)
Guide slaves into being loyal workers, a bonus to their masters—no back talk, no petty thievery. Then their good character will shine through their actions, adding luster to the teaching of our Savior God.
Titus 2:9 KJV (King James Version)
Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again
Titus 2:9 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
Urge bondslaves to be subject to their own masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not argumentative
Titus 2:9 NCV (New Century Version)
Slaves should yield to their own masters at all times, trying to please them and not arguing with them.
Titus 2:9 ASV (American Standard Version)
Exhort servants to be in subjection to their own masters, and to be well-pleasing to them in all things; not gainsaying
Titus 2:9 NIV (New International Version)
Teach slaves to be subject to their masters in everything, to try to please them, not to talk back to them
Titus 2:9 NKJV (New King James Version)
Exhort bondservants to be obedient to their own masters, to be well pleasing in all things, not answering back
Titus 2:9 AMP (Amplified Bible)
Urge bond-servants to be subject to their own masters in everything, to be pleasing and not talk back
Titus 2:9 NLT (New Living Translation)
Slaves must always obey their masters and do their best to please them. They must not talk back
Titus 2:9 TPT (The Passion Translation)
Servants are to be supportive of their masters and do what is pleasing in every way. They are not to be argumentative
Titus 2:9 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
Bondservants are to be submissive to their own masters in everything; they are to be well-pleasing, not argumentative