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Titus 1

The Complete Jewish Bible CJB

1 From: Sha'ul, God's slave and an emissary of Yeshua the Messiah, sent to promote among God's chosen people the trust and knowledge of truth which lead to godliness

2 and which are based on the certain hope of eternal life. God, who does not lie, promised that life before the beginning of time

3 but made public this word of his in its own season through a proclamation with which I have been entrusted by order of God, our Deliverer.

4 To: Titus, a true son in the faith we share: Grace and shalom from God the Father and from the Messiah Yeshua, our Deliverer.

5 The reason I left you in Crete was so that you might attend to the matters still not in order and appoint congregation leaders in each city-those were my instructions.

6 A leader must be blameless, husband to one wife, with believing children who do not have a reputation for being wild or rebellious.

7 For an overseer, as someone entrusted with God's affairs, must be blameless - he must not be self-willed or quick-tempered, he must not drink excessively, get into fights or be greedy for dishonest gain.

8 On the contrary, he must be hospitable, devoted to good, sober-mindedness, uprightness, holiness and self-control.

9 He must hold firmly to the trustworthy Message that agrees with the doctrine; so that by his sound teaching he will be able to exhort and encourage, and also to refute those who speak against it.

10 For there are many, especially from the Circumcision faction, who are rebellious, who delude people's minds with their worthless and misleading talk.

11 They must be silenced; because they are upsetting entire households by teaching what they have no business teaching, and doing it for the sake of dishonest gain.

12 Even one of the Cretans' own prophets has said, "Cretans are always liars, evil brutes, lazy gluttons" -

13 and it's true! For this reason, you must be severe when you rebuke those who have followed this false teaching, so that they will come to be sound in their trust

14 and no longer pay attention to Judaistic myths or to the commands of people who reject the truth.

15 To all who are themselves pure, everything is pure. But to those who are defiled and without trust, nothing is pure - even their minds and consciences have been defiled.

16 They claim to know God, but with their actions they deny him. They are detestable and disobedient; they have proved themselves unfit to do anything good.

The Bible in Basic English BBE

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,

2 In the hope of eternal life, which was made certain before eternal time, by the word of God who is ever true;

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;

4 To Titus, my true child in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour.

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;

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.

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;

8 But opening his house freely to guests; a lover of what is good, serious-minded, upright, holy, self-controlled;

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.

10 For there are men who are not ruled by law; foolish talkers, false teachers, specially those of the circumcision,

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.

12 One of their prophets has said, The men of Crete are ever false, evil beasts, lovers of food, hating work.

13 This witness is true. So say sharp words to them so that they may come to the right faith,

14 Giving no attention to the fictions of the Jews and the rules of men who have no true knowledge.

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.

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.