Titus 1

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1	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,
2	in hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began
3	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;
4	To Titus, my true child in a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
5	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-
6	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.
7	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,
8	but hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.
9	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.
10	For there are many who are insubordinate, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision party.
11	They must be silenced, since they are upsetting whole families by teaching for shameful gain what they ought not to teach.
12	One of the Cretans, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”
13	This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,
14	not devoting themselves to Jewish myths and the commands of people who turn away from the truth.
15	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.
16	They profess to know God, but they deny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, unfit for any good work.

NIV

1	Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ for the faith of God's elect and the knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness–
2	a faith and knowledge resting on the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time,
3	and at his appointed season he brought his word to light through the preaching entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior,
4	To Titus, my true son in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
5	The reason I left you in Crete was that you might straighten out what was left unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.
6	An elder must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, a man whose children believe and are not open to the charge of being wild and disobedient.
7	Since an overseer is entrusted with God's work, he must be blameless–not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain.
8	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 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 people, mere talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision group.
11	They must be silenced, because they are ruining whole households by teaching things they ought not to teach–and that for the sake of dishonest gain.
12	Even one of their own prophets has said, “Cretans are always liars, evil brutes, lazy gluttons.”
13	This testimony is true. Therefore, rebuke them sharply, so that they will be sound in the faith
14	and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the commands of those who reject the truth.
15	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 claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him. They are detestable, disobedient and unfit for doing anything good.

NLT

1	This 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.
2	This truth gives them confidence that they have eternal life, which God– who does not lie– promised them before the world began.
3	And 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.
4	I 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.
5	I left you on the island of Crete so you could complete our work there and appoint elders in each town as I instructed you.
6	An 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.
7	For an elder 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.
8	Rather, 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.
9	He 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.
10	For 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.
11	They must be silenced, because they are turning whole families away from the truth by their false teaching. And they do it only for money.
12	Even 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.”
13	This is true. So reprimand them sternly to make them strong in the faith.
14	They must stop listening to Jewish myths and the commands of people who have turned away from the truth.
15	Everything 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.
16	Such people claim they know God, but they deny him by the way they live. They are detestable and disobedient, worthless for doing anything good.

KJV

1	Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness;
2	In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;
3	But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour;
4	To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.
5	For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:
6	If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.
7	For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;
8	But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;
9	Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.
10	For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:
11	Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.
12	One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.
13	This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;
14	Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.
15	Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.
16	They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.

2 Timothy 3 ← Titus 1 → Titus 2

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