Titus 1:8 (LSB)

Passage

but hospitable, loving what is good, sensible, righteous, holy, self-controlled,

Nearby Context

Titus 1:6 namely, if any man is beyond reproach, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, who are not accused of dissipation, or rebellious.

Titus 1:7 For the overseer must be beyond reproach as God’s steward, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not addicted to wine, not pugnacious, not fond of dishonest gain,

Titus 1:8 but hospitable, loving what is good, sensible, righteous, holy, self-controlled,

Titus 1:9 holding fast the faithful word which is in accordance with the teaching, so that he will be able both to exhort in sound doctrine and to reprove those who contradict.

Titus 1:10 For there are many rebellious men, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hospitable", "loving", "good", "sensible", "righteous", "holy", and "self-controlled". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hospitable" and "loving", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "For the overseer must be beyond reproach..." into verse 9's "holding fast the faithful word which is...", so "hospitable" and "loving" belong inside that flow. In Titus context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "hospitable" and "loving" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.