Titus.1.1

I, Paul, am God's slave and Christ's agent for promoting the faith among God's chosen people, getting out the accurate word on God and how to respond rightly to it.

Titus.1.1

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--

Titus.1.1

Paul, a bondservant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect and the acknowledgment of the truth which accords with godliness,

Titus.1.1

This letter is from Paul, a slave of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ. I have been sent to bring faith to those God has chosen and to teach them to know the truth that shows them how to live godly lives.

Titus.1.2

My aim is to raise hopes by pointing the way to life without end. This is the life God promised long ago--and he doesn't break promises!

Titus.1.2

a faith and knowledge resting on the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time,

Titus.1.2

in hope of eternal life which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began,

Titus.1.2

This truth gives them the confidence of eternal life, which God promised them before the world began--and he cannot lie.

Titus.1.3

And then when the time was ripe, he went public with his truth. I've been entrusted to proclaim this Message by order of our Savior, God himself.

Titus.1.3

and at his appointed season he brought his word to light through the preaching entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior,

Titus.1.3

but has in due time manifested His word through preaching, which was committed to me according to the commandment of God our Savior;

Titus.1.3

And now at the right time he has revealed this Good News, and we announce it to everyone. It is by the command of God our Savior that I have been trusted to do this work for him.

Titus.1.4

Dear Titus, legitimate son in the faith: Receive everything God our Father and Jesus our Savior give you!

Titus.1.4

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

Titus.1.4

To Titus, a true son in our common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.

Titus.1.4

This letter is written to Titus, my true child in the faith that we share. May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior give you grace and peace.

Titus.1.5

I left you in charge in Crete so you could complete what I left half-done. Appoint leaders in every town according to my instructions.

Titus.1.5

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.

Titus.1.5

For this reason I left you in Crete, that you should set in order the things that are lacking, and appoint elders in every city as I commanded you--

Titus.1.5

I left you on the island of Crete so you could complete our work there and appoint elders in each town as I instructed you.

Titus.1.6

As you select them, ask, "Is this man well-thought-of? Are his children believers? Do they respect him and stay out of trouble?"

Titus.1.6

An 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.

Titus.1.6

if a man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of dissipation or insubordination.

Titus.1.6

An elder must be well thought of for his good life. He must be faithful to his wife, and his children must be believers who are not wild or rebellious.

Titus.1.7

It's important that a church leader, responsible for the affairs in God's house, be looked up to--not pushy, not short-tempered, not a drunk, not a bully, not money-hungry.

Titus.1.7

Since an overseer is entrusted with God's work, he must be blameless--not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain.

Titus.1.7

For a bishop must be blameless, as a steward of God, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money,

Titus.1.7

An elder must live a blameless life because he is God's minister. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered; he must not be a heavy drinker, violent, or greedy for money.

Titus.1.8

He must welcome people, be helpful, wise, fair, reverent, have a good grip on himself,

Titus.1.8

Rather he must be hospitable, one who loves what is good, who is self-controlled, upright, holy and disciplined.

Titus.1.8

but hospitable, a lover of what is good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled,

Titus.1.8

He must enjoy having guests in his home and must love all that is good. He must live wisely and be fair. He must live a devout and disciplined life.

Titus.1.9

and have a good grip on the Message, knowing how to use the truth to either spur people on in knowledge or stop them in their tracks if they oppose it.

Titus.1.9

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.

Titus.1.9

holding fast the faithful word as he has been taught, that he may be able, by sound doctrine, both to exhort and convict those who contradict.

Titus.1.9

He must have a strong and steadfast belief in the trustworthy message he was taught; then he will be able to encourage others with right teaching and show those who oppose it where they are wrong.

Titus.1.10

For there are a lot of rebels out there, full of loose, confusing, and deceiving talk. Those who were brought up religious and ought to know better are the worst.

Titus.1.10

For there are many rebellious people, mere talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision group.

Titus.1.10

For there are many insubordinate, both idle talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,

Titus.1.10

For there are many who rebel against right teaching; they engage in useless talk and deceive people. This is especially true of those who insist on circumcision for salvation.

Titus.1.11

They've got to be shut up. They're disrupting entire families with their teaching, and all for the sake of a fast buck.

Titus.1.11

They must be silenced, because they are ruining whole households by teaching things they ought not to teach--and that for the sake of dishonest gain.

Titus.1.11

whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole households, teaching things which they ought not, for the sake of dishonest gain.

Titus.1.11

They must be silenced. By their wrong teaching, they have already turned whole families away from the truth. Such teachers only want your money.

Titus.1.12

One of their own prophets said it best: The Cretans are liars from the womb, barking dogs, lazy bellies.

Titus.1.12

Even one of their own prophets has said, "Cretans are always liars, evil brutes, lazy gluttons."

Titus.1.12

One of them, a prophet of their own, said, "Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons."

Titus.1.12

One of their own men, a prophet from Crete, has said about them, "The people of Crete are all liars; they are cruel animals and lazy gluttons."

Titus.1.13

He certainly spoke the truth. Get on them right away. Stop that diseased talk of Jewish make-believe and made-up rules

Titus.1.13

This testimony is true. Therefore, rebuke them sharply, so that they will be sound in the faith

Titus.1.13

This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,

Titus.1.13

This is true. So rebuke them as sternly as necessary to make them strong in the faith.

Titus.1.14

so they can recover a robust faith.

Titus.1.14

and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the commands of those who reject the truth.

Titus.1.14

not giving heed to Jewish fables and commandments of men who turn from the truth.

Titus.1.14

They must stop listening to Jewish myths and the commands of people who have turned their backs on the truth.

Titus.1.15

Everything is clean to the clean-minded; nothing is clean to dirty-minded unbelievers. They leave their dirty fingerprints on every thought and act.

Titus.1.15

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.

Titus.1.15

To the pure all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but even their mind and conscience are defiled.

Titus.1.15

Everything is pure to those whose hearts are pure. But nothing is pure to those who are corrupt and unbelieving, because their minds and consciences are defiled.

Titus.1.16

They say they know God, but their actions speak louder than their words. They're real creeps, disobedient good-for-nothings.

Titus.1.16

They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him. They are detestable, disobedient and unfit for doing anything good.

Titus.1.16

They profess to know God, but in works they deny Him, being abominable, disobedient, and disqualified for every good work.

Titus.1.16

Such people claim they know God, but they deny him by the way they live. They are despicable and disobedient, worthless for doing anything good.