Titus 1
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1Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ for the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness,1Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ to further the faith of God's elect and their knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness--
2in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.2in the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time,
3In His own time He has made His word evident in the proclamation entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior.3and which now at his appointed season he has brought to light through the preaching entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior,
4To Titus, my true child in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.4To Titus, my true son in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
5The reason I left you in Crete was that you would set in order what was unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.5The reason I left you in Crete was that you might put in order what was left unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.
6An elder must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, having children who are believers and who are not open to accusation of indiscretion or insubordination.6An elder must be blameless, faithful to his wife, a man whose children believe and are not open to the charge of being wild and disobedient.
7As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach—not self-absorbed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money.7Since an overseer manages God's household, he must be blameless--not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain.
8Instead, he must be hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.8Rather, he must be hospitable, one who loves what is good, who is self-controlled, upright, holy and disciplined.
9He must hold firmly to the faithful word as it was taught, so that he can encourage others by sound teaching and refute those who contradict it.9He must hold firmly to the trustworthy message as it has been taught, so that he can encourage others by sound doctrine and refute those who oppose it.
10For many are rebellious and full of empty talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision,10For there are many rebellious people, full of meaningless talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision group.
11who must be silenced. For the sake of dishonorable gain, they undermine entire households and teach things they should not.11They must be silenced, because they are disrupting whole households by teaching things they ought not to teach--and that for the sake of dishonest gain.
12As one of their own prophets has said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”12One of Crete's own prophets has said it: "Cretans are always liars, evil brutes, lazy gluttons."
13This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sternly, so that they will be sound in the faith13This saying is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, so that they will be sound in the faith
14and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the commands of men who have rejected the truth.14and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the merely human commands of those who reject the truth.
15To the pure, all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure. Indeed, both their minds and their consciences are defiled.15To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are corrupted and do not believe, nothing is pure. In fact, both their minds and consciences are corrupted.
16They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.16They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him. They are detestable, disobedient and unfit for doing anything good.
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