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1 Paul, a bond-servant of God and an apostle (special messenger, personally chosen representative) of Jesus Christ, for the faith of God’s chosen ones and [to lead and encourage them to recognize and pursue] the knowledge of the truth which leads to godliness, Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the sake of the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth, which accords with godliness, Paul, 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—
2 based on the hope and divine guarantee of eternal life, [the life] which God, who is ever truthful and without deceit, promised before the ages of time began, in hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began in the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time,
3 and at the appointed time has made known His word and revealed it as His message, through preaching, which was entrusted to me according to the command of God our Savior— and at the proper time manifested in his word through the preaching with which I have been entrusted by the command of God our Savior; and which now at his appointed season he has brought to light through the preaching entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior,
4 To Titus, my true child in a common faith: Grace and peace [inner calm and spiritual well-being] from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior. To Titus, my true child in a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior. To Titus, my true son in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
5 For this reason I left you behind in Crete, so that you would set right what remains unfinished, and appoint elders in every city as I directed you, This is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order, and appoint elders in every town as I directed you— The 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.
6 namely, a man of unquestionable integrity, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, not accused of being immoral or rebellious. if anyone is above reproach, the husband of one wife, and his children are believers and not open to the charge of debauchery or insubordination. An 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.
7 For the overseer, as God’s steward, must be blameless, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not addicted to wine, not violent, not greedy for dishonest gain [but financially ethical]. For an overseer, as God’s steward, must be above reproach. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent or greedy for gain, Since 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.
8 And he must be hospitable [to believers, as well as strangers], a lover of what is good, sensible (upright), fair, devout, self-disciplined [above reproach—whether in public or in private]. but hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined. Rather, he must be hospitable, one who loves what is good, who is self-controlled, upright, holy and disciplined.
9 He must hold firmly to the trustworthy word [of God] as it was taught to him, so that he will be able both to give accurate instruction in sound [reliable, error-free] doctrine and to refute those who contradict [it by explaining their error]. He must hold firm to the trustworthy word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in sound doctrine and also to rebuke those who contradict it. He 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.
10 For there are many rebellious men who are empty talkers [just windbags] and deceivers; especially those of the circumcision [those Jews who insist that Gentile believers must be circumcised and keep the Law in order to be saved]. For there are many who are insubordinate, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision party. For there are many rebellious people, full of meaningless talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision group.
11 They must be silenced, because they are upsetting whole families by teaching things they should not teach for the purpose of dishonest financial gain. They must be silenced, since they are upsetting whole families by teaching for shameful gain what they ought not to teach. They 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.
12 One of them [Epimenides, a Cretan], a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.” One of the Cretans, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.” One of Crete’s own prophets has said it: “Cretans are always liars, evil brutes, lazy gluttons.”
13 This description is true. So rebuke them sharply so that they will be sound in the faith and free from doctrinal error, This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith, This saying is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, so that they will be sound in the faith
14 not paying attention to Jewish myths and the commandments and rules of men who turn their backs on the truth. not devoting themselves to Jewish myths and the commands of people who turn away from the truth. and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the merely human commands of those who reject the truth.
15 To the pure, all things are pure; but to the corrupt and unbelieving, nothing is pure; both their mind and their conscience are corrupted. To the pure, all things are pure, but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their minds and their consciences are defiled. To 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.
16 They profess to know God [to recognize and be acquainted with Him], but by their actions they deny and disown Him. They are detestable and disobedient and worthless for good work of any kind. They profess to know God, but they deny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, unfit for any good work. They 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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