Titus

Titus 1

1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's chosen ones, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,NHEB — Titus 1:1

2 in hope of everlasting life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began;NHEB — Titus 1:2

3 but in his own time revealed his word in the message with which I was entrusted according to the commandment of God our Savior;NHEB — Titus 1:3

4 to Titus, my true child according to a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.NHEB — Titus 1:4

5 I left you in Crete for this reason, that you would set in order the things that were lacking, and appoint elders in every city, as I directed you;NHEB — Titus 1:5

6 if anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, who are not accused of loose or unruly behavior.NHEB — Titus 1:6

7 For the overseer must be blameless, as God's steward; not self-pleasing, not easily angered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for dishonest gain;NHEB — Titus 1:7

8 but given to hospitality, as a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined;NHEB — Titus 1:8

9 holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict those who contradict him.NHEB — Titus 1:9

10 For there are many rebellious people, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,NHEB — Titus 1:10

11 whose mouths must be silenced; who are upsetting whole families, teaching things which they should not, for the sake of dishonest gain.NHEB — Titus 1:11

12 One of them, a prophet of their own, said, "Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, and idle gluttons."NHEB — Titus 1:12

13 This testimony is true. For this cause, reprove them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,NHEB — Titus 1:13

14 not paying attention to Jewish myths and commandments of people who reject the truth.NHEB — Titus 1:14

15 To the pure, all things are pure; but to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.NHEB — Titus 1:15

16 They profess that they know God, but by their works they deny him, being abominable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.NHEB — Titus 1:16