Kejadian 2:15

2:15 The Lord God took the man and placed ¹  him in the orchard in ²  Eden to care for it and to maintain it. ³ 

Titus 2:8

2:8 and a sound message that cannot be criticized, so that any opponent will be at a loss, ⁴  because he has nothing evil to say about us.

Titus 2:14

2:14 He ⁵  gave himself for us to set us free from every kind of lawlessness and to purify for himself a people who are truly his, ⁶  who are eager to do good. ⁷ 

Titus 2:1

Conduct Consistent with Sound Teaching

2:1 But as for you, communicate the behavior that goes with ⁸  sound teaching.

1 Petrus 3:16

3:16 Yet do it with courtesy and respect, ⁹  keeping a good conscience, so that those who slander your good conduct in Christ may be put to shame when they accuse you. ¹⁰ 

[2:15]  ¹ tn The Hebrew verb נוּחַ (nuakh, translated here as “placed”) is a different verb than the one used in 2:8.

[2:15]  ² tn Traditionally translated “the Garden of Eden,” the context makes it clear that the garden (or orchard) was in Eden (making “Eden” a genitive of location).

[2:15]  ³ tn Heb “to work it and to keep it.”

[2:15]  sn Note that man’s task is to care for and maintain the trees of the orchard. Not until after the fall, when he is condemned to cultivate the soil, does this task change.

[2:8]  ⁴ tn Or “put to shame.”

[2:14]  ⁵ tn Grk “who” (as a continuation of the previous clause).

[2:14]  ⁶ tn Or “a people who are his very own.”

[2:14]  ⁷ tn Grk “for good works.”

[2:1]  ⁸ tn Grk “say what is fitting for sound teaching” (introducing the behavior called for in this chapter.).

[3:16]  ⁹ tn Grk “but with courtesy and respect,” continuing the command of v. 15. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[3:16]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “when you are spoken against.”