The
Hope of Eternal Life
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.
Titus'
Task On Crete
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
And 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 much wine,
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 THAT OUGHT NOT TO TEACH--
AND
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.
(Titus
1)
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