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, for the sake of the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth, which accords with godliness,
2in the hope of eternal life that God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.2in hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began
3In his own time he has revealed his word in the preaching with which I was entrusted by the command of God our Savior:3and at the proper time manifested in his word through the preaching with which I have been entrusted 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 a 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.5This 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—
6An elder must be blameless: the husband of one wife, with faithful children who are not accused of wildness or rebellion.6if anyone is above reproach, the husband of one wife, and his children are believers and not open to the charge of debauchery or insubordination.
7As an overseer of God's household, he must be blameless: not arrogant, not hot-tempered, not an excessive drinker, not a bully, not greedy for money,7For 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,
8but hospitable, loving what is good, sensible, righteous, holy, self-controlled,8but 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 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.
10For there are many rebellious people, full of empty talk and deception, especially those from the circumcision party.10For there are many who are insubordinate, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision party.
11It is necessary to silence them; they are ruining entire households by teaching what they shouldn't in order to get money dishonestly.11They must be silenced, since they are upsetting whole families by teaching for shameful gain what they ought not to teach.
12One of their very own prophets said, "Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons."12One of the Cretans, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”
13This testimony is true. For this reason, rebuke them sharply, so that they may be sound in the faith13This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,
14and may not pay attention to Jewish myths and the commands of people who reject the truth.14not devoting themselves to Jewish myths and the commands of people who turn away from 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; but both their minds and their consciences are defiled.
16They claim to know God, but they deny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.16They profess to know God, but they deny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, unfit for any good work.
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