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Titus 1

Paul says ‘Hello’ to Titus

1 This letter is from me, Paul. I am God's servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ. God has sent me to help the people that he has chosen. I teach them to understand his true message and to trust him. As a result they will live in a way that pleases God. 2 They will also be sure that they will live with God for ever. Before the world began, God promised that his people would have life with him. And God never tells lies. 3 God is the one who saves us. Now, at the proper time, he has made his message clear. He has given his message to me so that I can tell it to people. That is what he has told me to do.

4 I am writing to you, Titus. I told you the message about Jesus and now we both believe in him. So you are like my own child.

I pray that God, the Father, and Christ Jesus, our Saviour, will continue to help you. I pray that they will give you peace in your mind.

Titus's work in Crete

5 I left you in Crete so that you could finish certain things. You should make right some things that were wrong. And you should choose leaders of the believers in every town, as I told you.

6 This is what a leader in the church must be like. Nobody should have a reason to say that he has done something wrong. He must be the husband of only one wife. He must have children who respect him. Nobody should say that they enjoy bad things or that they do not obey their parents. [ a ] 7 A leader in the church serves the believers on God's behalf. Because of that, nobody should have a reason to say that the leader has done anything wrong. A leader must not be proud. He must not become angry easily. He should not like to drink too much wine. He must not be someone who likes to fight. He must not want to get a lot of money for himself. 8 Instead, he must be happy to have visitors in his home. He must want to do good things. He must be careful in how he lives. He must do what is right. He must want to serve God well. He must control himself well.

9 A leader in the church must continue to believe the true message very well. That is the message which we have taught. Then he will be able to teach people what is true and right. He will also show that people who speak against the true message are wrong.

10 I say this because there are many people who refuse to obey their leaders. They speak about useless things and they deceive people. Many of them want the believers to obey all the Jewish rules. [ b ] 11 You must stop those people from teaching false things like that. They are causing whole families to believe their lies. They teach things that they should not teach. They deceive people because they want people to give them money. 12 Many years ago, there was a certain man who lived on Crete. The people there called him their prophet. Even he said, ‘People who live on Crete are always telling lies and doing wicked things. They are lazy and they eat too much food.’

13 What that man said is true. So you must warn the people there. Help them to believe the true message about Jesus more and more. 14 They must not listen to Jewish stories that are not true, or to human rules. Those things are the ideas of people who refuse to obey God's true message.

15 If someone is clean and good inside, everything is clean and good for them to enjoy. But if someone is not a believer and has an unclean mind, nothing is clean or good for that person. Their minds no longer think properly. They no longer feel guilty when they do something wrong. 16 People like that say that they know God. But they do disgusting things. This shows that they do not know him. They are completely bad. They refuse to obey God. They are not able to do anything good.

Footnotes

  1. 1:6 ‘children who respect him’ or: ‘children who are believers’.
  2. 1:10 Some Jewish Christians taught that the Christians must obey the Jews' rules. This group may have told everyone to be circumcised.

1 Greetings from Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ. I was sent to help God’s chosen people have faith and understand the truth that produces a life of devotion to God. 2 This faith and knowledge make us sure that we have eternal life. God promised that life to us before time began—and God does not lie. 3 At the right time, God let the world know about that life. He did this through the telling of the Good News message, and he trusted me with that work. I told people that message because God our Savior commanded me to.

4 To Titus, a true son to me in the faith we share together.

Grace and peace to you from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.

Titus’ Work in Crete

5 I left you in Crete so that you could finish doing what still needed to be done. And I also left you there so that you could choose men to be elders in every town. 6 To be an elder, a man must not be guilty of living in a wrong way. He must be faithful to his wife, [ a ] and his children must be faithful to God. [ b ] They must not be known as children who are wild or don’t obey. 7 An elder [ c ] has the job of taking care of God’s work. So people should not be able to say that he lives in a wrong way. He must not be someone who is proud and selfish or who gets angry quickly. He must not drink too much, and he must not be someone who likes to fight. He must not be a man who will do almost anything for money. 8 An elder must be ready to help people by welcoming them into his home. He must love what is good. He must be wise. He must live right. He must be devoted to God and pleasing to him. And he must be able to control himself. 9 An elder must be faithful to the same true message we teach. Then he will be able to encourage others with teaching that is true and right. And he will be able to show those who are against this teaching that they are wrong.

10 This is important, because there are many people who refuse to obey—people who talk about worthless things and mislead others. I am talking especially about those who say that men who are not Jews must be circumcised to please God. 11 These people must be stopped, because they are destroying whole families by teaching what they should not teach. They teach only to cheat people and make money. 12 Even one of their own prophets said, “Cretans are always liars. They are evil animals and lazy people who do nothing but eat.” 13 The words that prophet said are true. So tell those people that they are wrong. You must be strict with them. Then they will become strong in the faith, 14 and they will stop paying attention to the stories told by those Jews. They will stop following the commands of those who have turned away from the truth.

15 To people who are pure, everything is pure. But to those who are full of sin and don’t believe, nothing is pure. Really, their thinking has become evil and their consciences have been ruined. 16 They say they know God, but the evil things they do show that they don’t accept him. They are disgusting. They refuse to obey God and are not capable of doing anything good.

Footnotes

  1. Titus 1:6 faithful to his wife Literally, “a man of one woman.”
  2. Titus 1:6 faithful to God This word can mean “trustworthy” or “believers.” Here, both meanings may be included. Compare this verse with 1 Tim. 3:4.
  3. Titus 1:7 elder Here, literally, “overseer.” See “ elders (New Testament) ” in the Word List.

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.

Salutation

1 Paul, ( A ) a bond-servant of God and an ( B ) apostle of Jesus Christ, [ a ] for the faith of those ( C ) chosen of God and ( D ) the knowledge of the truth which is ( E ) according to godliness, 2 in ( F ) the hope of eternal life, which God, ( G ) who cannot lie, ( H ) promised [ b ] ( I ) long ages ago, 3 but ( J ) at the proper time revealed His word in ( K ) the proclamation ( L ) with which I was entrusted ( M ) according to the commandment of ( N ) God our Savior;

4 To ( O ) Titus, ( P ) my true [ c ] son [ d ] in a ( Q ) common faith: ( R ) Grace and peace from God the Father and ( S ) Christ Jesus our Savior.

Qualifications of Elders

5 For this reason I left you in ( T ) Crete, that you would set in order what remains and ( U ) appoint ( V ) elders in every city as I directed you, 6 namely , ( W ) if any man is beyond reproach, the ( X ) husband of one wife, having children who believe, not accused of ( Y ) indecent behavior or ( Z ) rebellion. 7 For the [ e ] ( AA ) overseer must be beyond reproach as ( AB ) God’s steward, not ( AC ) self-willed, not quick-tempered, not ( AD ) overindulging in wine, not [ f ] a bully, ( AE ) not greedy for money, 8 but ( AF ) hospitable, ( AG ) loving what is good, self-controlled, righteous, holy, disciplined, 9 ( AH ) holding firmly the faithful word which is in accordance with the teaching, so that he will be able both to [ g ] exhort in ( AI ) sound doctrine and to refute those who contradict it .

10 ( AJ ) For there are many ( AK ) rebellious people, ( AL ) empty talkers and deceivers, especially ( AM ) those of the circumcision, 11 who must be silenced because they are upsetting ( AN ) whole families, teaching ( AO ) things they should not teach ( AP ) for the sake of [ h ] dishonest gain. 12 One of them, a prophet of their own, said, “ ( AQ ) Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.” 13 This testimony is true. For this reason ( AR ) reprimand them ( AS ) severely so that they may be ( AT ) sound in the faith, 14 not paying attention to Jewish ( AU ) myths and ( AV ) commandments of men who ( AW ) turn away from the truth. 15 ( AX ) To the pure, all things are pure; but ( AY ) to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure, but both their ( AZ ) mind and their conscience are defiled. 16 ( BA ) They profess to know God, but by their deeds they ( BB ) deny Him , being ( BC ) detestable and ( BD ) disobedient and ( BE ) worthless ( BF ) for any good deed.

Footnotes

  1. Titus 1:1 Or according to
  2. Titus 1:2 Lit before eternal times
  3. Titus 1:4 Or child
  4. Titus 1:4 Lit according to
  5. Titus 1:7 Or bishop
  6. Titus 1:7 Or combative
  7. Titus 1:9 Or encourage
  8. Titus 1:11 Or disgraceful

1 Paul, a servant of God ( A ) and an apostle ( B ) of Jesus Christ to further the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth ( C ) that leads to godliness ( D ) — 2 in the hope of eternal life, ( E ) which God, who does not lie, ( F ) promised before the beginning of time, ( G ) 3 and which now at his appointed season ( H ) he has brought to light ( I ) through the preaching entrusted to me ( J ) by the command of God ( K ) our Savior, ( L )

4 To Titus, ( M ) my true son ( N ) in our common faith:

Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior. ( O )

Appointing Elders Who Love What Is Good ( P )

5 The reason I left you in Crete ( Q ) was that you might put in order what was left unfinished and appoint [ a ] elders ( R ) in every town, as I directed you. 6 An elder must be blameless, ( S ) faithful to his wife, a man whose children believe [ b ] and are not open to the charge of being wild and disobedient. 7 Since an overseer ( T ) manages God’s household, ( U ) he must be blameless—not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain. ( V ) 8 Rather, he must be hospitable, ( W ) one who loves what is good, ( X ) who is self-controlled, ( Y ) upright, holy and disciplined. 9 He must hold firmly ( Z ) to the trustworthy message as it has been taught, so that he can encourage others by sound doctrine ( AA ) and refute those who oppose it.

Rebuking Those Who Fail to Do Good

10 For there are many rebellious people, full of meaningless talk ( AB ) and deception, especially those of the circumcision group. ( AC ) 11 They must be silenced, because they are disrupting whole households ( AD ) by teaching things they ought not to teach—and that for the sake of dishonest gain. 12 One of Crete’s own prophets ( AE ) has said it: “Cretans ( AF ) are always liars, evil brutes, lazy gluttons.” [ c ] 13 This saying is true. Therefore rebuke ( AG ) them sharply, so that they will be sound in the faith ( AH ) 14 and will pay no attention to Jewish myths ( AI ) or to the merely human commands ( AJ ) of those who reject the truth. ( AK ) 15 To the pure, all things are pure, ( AL ) but to those who are corrupted and do not believe, nothing is pure. ( AM ) In fact, both their minds and consciences are corrupted. ( AN ) 16 They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him. ( AO ) They are detestable, disobedient and unfit for doing anything good. ( AP )

Footnotes

  1. Titus 1:5 Or ordain
  2. Titus 1:6 Or children are trustworthy
  3. Titus 1:12 From the Cretan philosopher Epimenides
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