Titus 1:1-16.
Titus 1:1-16 (Good News Translation)
1From Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ.
I was chosen and sent to help the faith of God's chosen people
and to lead them to the truth taught by our religion,
2which is based on the hope for eternal life. God, who does not
lie, promised us this life before the beginning of time,
3and at the right time he revealed it in his message. This was
entrusted to me, and I proclaim it by order of God our Savior.
4I write to Titus, my true son in the faith that we have in
common.
May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior give you grace
and peace.
5I left you in Crete, so that you could put in order the things
that still needed doing and appoint church elders in every town. Remember
my instructions:
6an elder must be without fault; he must have only one wife,
and his children must be believers and not have the reputation
of being wild or disobedient.
7For since a church leader is in charge of God's work, he
should be without fault. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered, or a
drunkard or violent or greedy for money.
8He must be hospitable and love what is good. He must be
self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.
9He must hold firmly to the message which can be trusted and
which agrees with the doctrine. In this way he will be able to encourage
others with the true teaching and also to show the error of those who are
opposed to it.
10For there are many, especially the converts from Judaism, who
rebel and deceive others with their nonsense.
11It is necessary to stop their talk, because they are
upsetting whole families by teaching what they should not, and all for the
shameful purpose of making money.
12-13It was a Cretan himself, one of their own prophets, who
spoke the truth when he said,
"Cretans are always liars, wicked beasts, and lazy gluttons."
For this reason you must rebuke them sharply, so that they may have a
healthy faith
14and no longer hold on to Jewish legends and to human
commandments which come from people who have rejected the truth.
15Everything is pure to those who are themselves pure; but
nothing is pure to those who are defiled and unbelieving, for their minds
and consciences have been defiled.
16They claim that they know God, but their actions deny it.
They are hateful and disobedient, not fit to do anything good.
God bless you.
1From Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ.
I was chosen and sent to help the faith of God's chosen people
and to lead them to the truth taught by our religion,
2which is based on the hope for eternal life. God, who does not
lie, promised us this life before the beginning of time,
3and at the right time he revealed it in his message. This was
entrusted to me, and I proclaim it by order of God our Savior.
4I write to Titus, my true son in the faith that we have in
common.
May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior give you grace
and peace.
5I left you in Crete, so that you could put in order the things
that still needed doing and appoint church elders in every town. Remember
my instructions:
6an elder must be without fault; he must have only one wife,
and his children must be believers and not have the reputation
of being wild or disobedient.
7For since a church leader is in charge of God's work, he
should be without fault. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered, or a
drunkard or violent or greedy for money.
8He must be hospitable and love what is good. He must be
self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.
9He must hold firmly to the message which can be trusted and
which agrees with the doctrine. In this way he will be able to encourage
others with the true teaching and also to show the error of those who are
opposed to it.
10For there are many, especially the converts from Judaism, who
rebel and deceive others with their nonsense.
11It is necessary to stop their talk, because they are
upsetting whole families by teaching what they should not, and all for the
shameful purpose of making money.
12-13It was a Cretan himself, one of their own prophets, who
spoke the truth when he said,
"Cretans are always liars, wicked beasts, and lazy gluttons."
For this reason you must rebuke them sharply, so that they may have a
healthy faith
14and no longer hold on to Jewish legends and to human
commandments which come from people who have rejected the truth.
15Everything is pure to those who are themselves pure; but
nothing is pure to those who are defiled and unbelieving, for their minds
and consciences have been defiled.
16They claim that they know God, but their actions deny it.
They are hateful and disobedient, not fit to do anything good.
God bless you.
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