Titus 1
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1Paul, a slave of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to build up 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 for the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness,
2in the hope of eternal life that God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.2in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.
3In His own time He has revealed His message in the proclamation that I was entrusted with by the command of God our Savior: 3In His own time He has made His word evident in the proclamation entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior.
4To Titus, my true son in our common faith. Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior. 4To Titus, my true child in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
5The reason I left you in Crete was to set right what was left undone and, as I directed you, to appoint elders in every town: 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.
6one who is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of wildness or rebellion. 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.
7For an overseer, as God's administrator, must be blameless, not arrogant, not hot-tempered, not addicted to wine, not a bully, not greedy for money, 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.
8but hospitable, loving what is good, sensible, righteous, holy, self-controlled, 8Instead, he must be hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.
9holding to the faithful message as taught, so that he will be able both to encourage with sound teaching and to refute those who contradict it. 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.
10For there are also many rebellious people, full of empty talk and deception, especially those from Judaism.10For many are rebellious and full of empty talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision,
11It is necessary to silence them; they overthrow whole households by teaching what they shouldn't in order to get money dishonestly. 11who must be silenced. For the sake of dishonorable gain, they undermine entire households and teach things they should not.
12One of their very own prophets said, Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons. 12As one of their own prophets has said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”
13This testimony is true. So, rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith13This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sternly, so that they will be sound in the faith
14and may not pay attention to Jewish myths and the commands of men who reject the truth. 14and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the commands of men who have rejected the truth.
15To the pure, everything is pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; in fact, both their mind and conscience are defiled. 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.
16They profess to know God, but they deny Him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, and disqualified for any good work. 16They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.
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