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Titus 1

The Darby Translation DBY

1 Paul, 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;

2 in [the] hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before the ages of time,

3 but 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;

4 to Titus, my own child according to [the] faith common [to us]: Grace and peace from God [the] Father, and Christ Jesus our Saviour.

5 For 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:

6 if any one be free from all charge [against him], husband of one wife, having believing children not accused of excess or unruly.

7 For 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;

8 but hospitable, a lover of goodness, discreet, just, pious, temperate,

9 clinging to the faithful word according to the doctrine taught, that he may be able both to encourage with sound teaching and refute gainsayers.

10 For there are many and disorderly vain speakers and deceivers of people's minds, specially those of [the] circumcision,

11 who must have their mouths stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which ought not [to be taught] for the sake of base gain.

12 One of themselves, a prophet of their own, has said, Cretans are always liars, evil wild beasts, lazy gluttons.

13 This testimony is true; for which cause rebuke them severely, that they may be sound in the faith,

14 not turning [their] minds to Jewish fables and commandments of men turning away from the truth.

15 All things [are] pure to the pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving nothing [is] pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.

16 They profess to know God, but in works deny [him], being abominable, and disobedient, and found worthless as to every good work.

New Century Version NCV

1 From Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ. I was sent to help the faith of God's chosen people and to help them know the truth that shows people how to serve God.

2 That faith and that knowledge come from the hope for life forever, which God promised to us before time began. And God cannot lie.

3 At the right time God let the world know about that life through preaching. He trusted me with that work, and I preached by the command of God our Savior.

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

5 I left you in Crete so you could finish doing the things that still needed to be done and so you could appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.

6 An elder must not be guilty of doing wrong, must have only one wife, and must have believing children. They must not be known as children who are wild and do not cooperate.

7 As God's manager, an elder must not be guilty of doing wrong, being selfish, or becoming angry quickly. He must not drink too much wine, like to fight, or try to get rich by cheating others.

8 An elder must be ready to welcome guests, love what is good, be wise, live right, and be holy and self-controlled.

9 By holding on to the trustworthy word just as we teach it, an elder can help people by using true teaching, and he can show those who are against the true teaching that they are wrong.

10 There are many people who refuse to cooperate, who talk about worthless things and lead others into the wrong way -- mainly those who say all who are not Jews must be circumcised.

11 These people must be stopped, because they are upsetting whole families by teaching things they should not teach, which they do to get rich by cheating people.

12 Even one of their own prophets said, "Cretans are always liars, evil animals, and lazy people who do nothing but eat."

13 The words that prophet said are true. So firmly tell those people they are wrong so they may become strong in the faith,

14 not accepting Jewish false stories and the commands of people who reject the truth.

15 To those who are pure, all things are pure, but to those who are full of sin and do not believe, nothing is pure. Both their minds and their consciences have been ruined.

16 They say they know God, but their actions show they do not accept him. They are hateful people, they refuse to obey, and they are useless for doing anything good.