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,1This letter is from Paul, a slave of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ. I have been sent to proclaim faith to those God has chosen and to teach them to know the truth that shows them how to live godly lives.
2in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.2This truth gives them confidence that they have eternal life, which God—who does not lie—promised them before the world began.
3In His own time He has made His word evident in the proclamation entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior.3And now at just the right time he has revealed this message, which we announce to everyone. It is by the command of God our Savior that I have been entrusted with this work for him.
4To Titus, my true child in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.4I am writing to Titus, my true son in the faith that we share. May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior give you grace and peace. Titus’s Work in Crete
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.5I left you on the island of Crete so you could complete our work there and appoint elders in each town as I instructed 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 live a blameless life. He must be faithful to his wife, and his children must be believers who don’t have a reputation for being wild or rebellious.
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.7A church leader is a manager of God’s household, so he must live a blameless life. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered; he must not be a heavy drinker, violent, or dishonest with money.
8Instead, he must be hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.8Rather, he must enjoy having guests in his home, and he must love what is good. He must live wisely and be just. He must live a devout and disciplined life.
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 have a strong belief in the trustworthy message he was taught; then he will be able to encourage others with wholesome teaching and show those who oppose it where they are wrong.
10For many are rebellious and full of empty talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision,10For there are many rebellious people who engage in useless talk and deceive others. This is especially true of those who insist on circumcision for salvation.
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 turning whole families away from the truth by their false teaching. And they do it only for money.
12As one of their own prophets has said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”12Even one of their own men, a prophet from Crete, has said about them, “The people of Crete are all liars, cruel animals, and lazy gluttons.”
13This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sternly, so that they will be sound in the faith13This is true. So reprimand them sternly to make them strong in the faith.
14and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the commands of men who have rejected the truth.14They must stop listening to Jewish myths and the commands of people who have turned away from 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.15Everything is pure to those whose hearts are pure. But nothing is pure to those who are corrupt and unbelieving, because 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.16Such people claim they know God, but they deny him by the way they live. They are detestable and disobedient, worthless for doing anything good.
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