Titus 1
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1Paul, bondman of God, and apostle of Jesus Christ according to the faith of God's elect, and knowledge of the truth which is according to piety; 2in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before the ages of time, 3but has manifested in its own due season his word, in the proclamation with which I have been entrusted, according to the commandment of our Saviour God; 4to Titus, my own child according to the faith common to us: Grace and peace from God the Father, and Christ Jesus our Saviour.
5For this cause I left thee in Crete, that thou mightest go on to set right what remained unordered, and establish elders in each city, as I had ordered thee:
6if any one be free from all charge against him, husband of one wife, having believing children not accused of excess or unruly. 7For the overseer must be free from all charge against him as God's steward; not headstrong, not passionate, not disorderly through wine, not a striker, not seeking gain by base means; 8but hospitable, a lover of goodness, discreet, just, pious, temperate, 9clinging to the faithful word according to the doctrine taught, that he may be able both to encourage with sound teaching and refute gainsayers. 10For there are many and disorderly vain speakers and deceivers of people's minds, specially those of the circumcision, 11who must have their mouths stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which ought not to be taught for the sake of base gain. 12One of themselves, a prophet of their own, has said, Cretans are always liars, evil wild beasts, lazy gluttons. 13This testimony is true; for which cause rebuke them severely, that they may be sound in the faith, 14not turning their minds to Jewish fables and commandments of men turning away from the truth. 15All things are pure to the pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled. 16They profess to know God, but in works deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and found worthless as to every good work.
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First published in 1890. This edition is maintained by the British and Foreign Bible Society.
Titus 1
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Salutation
1Paul, 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, 2based 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, 3and 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—
4To 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.
Qualifications of Elders
5For this reason I left you behind in Crete, so that you would set right what remains unfinished, and appoint #1:5 The words elder, overseer, and bishop are used interchangeably to indicate the spiritually mature men who were qualified and selected to serve as leaders and shepherds over the church of God (v 7; cf Acts 20:17,28; 1 Tim 3:1-7; 1 Pet 5:1, 2).elders in every city as I directed you, 6namely, a man of unquestionable integrity, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, not accused of being immoral or rebellious. 7For the #1:7 Or bishop.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]. 8And 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]. 9He 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].
10For 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]. 11They must be silenced, because they are upsetting whole families by teaching things they should not teach for the purpose of dishonest financial gain. 12One of them [Epimenides, a Cretan], a #1:12 Epimenides was a highly regarded sixth century b.c. poet and philosopher from Crete. His description of his own people had by this time become a proverb.prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.” 13This description is true. So rebuke them sharply so that they will be sound in the faith and free from doctrinal error, 14not paying attention to Jewish myths and the commandments and rules of men who turn their backs on the truth. 15To the pure, all things are pure; but to the corrupt and unbelieving, nothing is pure; both their mind and their conscience are corrupted. 16They 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.
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