1:1 |
Paul,
a servant of God, and an Apostle of Jesus Christ, in agreement with the faith
of the saints of God and the full knowledge of what is True in harmony with
religion, |
1:2 |
In
the hope of eternal life, which was made certain before eternal time, by the
word of God who is ever true; |
1:3 |
Who,
in his time, made clear his word in the good news, of which, by the order of
God our Saviour, I became a preacher; |
1:4 |
To
Titus, my True child in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father
and Christ Jesus our Saviour. |
1:5 |
I
did not take you with me when I went away from Crete, so that you might do
what was necessary to put things in order there, placing men in authority
over the churches in every town, as I said to you; |
1:6 |
Men
having a good record, husbands of one wife, whose children are of the faith,
children of whom it may not be said that they are given to loose living or
are uncontrolled. |
1:7 |
For
it is necessary for a Bishop to be a man of virtue, as God's servant; not
pushing himself forward, not quickly moved to wrath or blows, not desiring
profit for himself; |
1:8 |
But
opening his house freely to guests; a lover of what is good, serious-minded,
upright, holy, self-controlled; |
1:9 |
Keeping
to the True word of the teaching, so that he may be able to give comfort by
right teaching and overcome the arguments of the doubters. |
1:10 |
For
there are men who are not ruled by law; foolish talkers, False teachers,
specially those of the circumcision, |
1:11 |
By
whom some families have been completely overturned; who take money for
teaching things which are not right; these will have to be stopped. |
1:12 |
One
of their prophets has said, The men of Crete are ever false, evil beasts,
lovers of food, hating work. |
1:13 |
This
witness is true. So say sharp words to them so that they may come to the
right faith, |
1:14 |
Giving
no attention to the fictions of the Jews and the rules of men who have no
True knowledge. |
1:15 |
To
the clean in heart all things are clean: but to those who are unclean and
without faith nothing is clean; they become unclean in mind and in
thought. |
1:16 |
They
say that they have knowledge of God, while by their acts they are turning
their backs on him; they are hated by all, hard-hearted, and judged to be
without value for any good work. |
2:1 |
But
let your words be in agreement with True and right teaching: |
2:2 |
That
old men are to be simple in their tastes, serious, wise, True in faith, in
love, and of a quiet mind. |
2:3 |
That
old women are to be self-respecting in behaviour, not saying evil of others,
not given to taking much wine, teachers of that which is good, |
2:4 |
Training
the younger women to have love for their husbands and children, |
2:5 |
To
be wise in mind, clean in heart, kind; working in their houses, living under
the authority of their husbands; so that no evil may be said of the word of
God. |
2:6 |
To the
young men give orders to be wise and serious-minded: |
2:7 |
In
all things see that you are an example of good works; holy in your teaching,
serious in behaviour, |
2:8 |
Saying
True and right words, against which no protest may be made, so that he who is
not on our side may be put to shame, unable to say any evil of us. |
2:9 |
Servants
are to be under the authority of their masters, pleasing them in all things,
without argument; |
2:10 |
Not
taking what is not theirs, but giving clear signs of their good faith, in all
things doing credit to the teaching of God our Saviour. |
2:11 |
For the
grace of God has come, giving salvation to all men, |
2:12 |
Training
us so that, turning away from evil and the desires of this world, we may be
living wisely and uprightly in the knowledge of God in this present
life; |
2:13 |
Looking
for the glad hope, the revelation of the glory of our great God and Saviour
Jesus Christ; |
2:14 |
Who
gave himself for us, so that he might make us free from all wrongdoing, and
make for himself a people clean in heart and on fire with good works. |
2:15 |
On
all these points give teaching and help, and make clear what is right with
all authority. Let all men give you honour. |
3:1 |
Make
clear to them that they are to put themselves under rulers and authorities,
to do what they are ordered, to be ready for every good work, |
3:2 |
To
say no evil of any man, not to be fighters, to give way to others, to be
gentle in behaviour to all men. |
3:3 |
For
in the past we were foolish, hard in heart, turned from the True way,
servants of evil desires and pleasures, living in bad feeling and envy, hated
and hating one another. |
3:4 |
But
when the mercy of God our Saviour, and his love to man was seen, |
3:5 |
Not
by works of righteousness which we did ourselves, but in the measure of his
mercy, he gave us salvation, through the washing of the new birth and the
giving of new life in the Holy Spirit, |
3:6 |
Which he
gave us freely through Jesus Christ our Saviour; |
3:7 |
So
that, having been given righteousness through grace, we might have a part in
the heritage, the hope of eternal life. |
3:8 |
This
is a True saying; and it is my desire that you may give certain witness about
these things, so that those who have had faith in God may give attention to
good works. These things are good and of profit to men; |
3:9 |
But
have nothing to do with foolish questionings, and lists of generations, and
fights and arguments about the law; for they are of no profit and
foolish. |
3:10 |
A
man whose opinions are not those of the church, after a first and second
protest, is to be kept out of your society; |
3:11 |
Clearly he
is in error and a sinner, being self-judged. |
3:12 |
When
I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis:
for it is my purpose to be there for the winter. |
3:13 |
Send
Zenas, the man of law, and Apollos on their journey with all care, so that
they may be in need of nothing. |
3:14 |
And
let our people go on with good works for necessary purposes, so that they may
not be without fruit. |
3:15 |
All
who are with me send you their love. Give our love to our friends in the
faith. Grace be with you all. |
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