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| 1Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the sake of the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth, which accords with godliness, | 1Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ for the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness, |
| 2in hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began | 2in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began. |
| 3and at the proper time manifested in his word through the preaching with which I have been entrusted by the command of God our Savior; | 3In His own time He has made His word evident in the proclamation entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior. |
| 4To Titus, my true child in a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior. | 4To Titus, my true child in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior. |
| 5This is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order, and appoint elders in every town as I directed you— | 5The reason I left you in Crete was that you would set in order what was unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you. |
| 6if anyone is above reproach, the husband of one wife, and his children are believers and not open to the charge of debauchery or insubordination. | 6An elder must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, having children who are believers and who are not open to accusation of indiscretion or insubordination. |
| 7For an overseer, as God’s steward, must be above reproach. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent or greedy for gain, | 7As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach—not self-absorbed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money. |
| 8but hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined. | 8Instead, he must be hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined. |
| 9He must hold firm to the trustworthy word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in sound doctrine and also to rebuke those who contradict it. | 9He must hold firmly to the faithful word as it was taught, so that he can encourage others by sound teaching and refute those who contradict it. |
| 10For there are many who are insubordinate, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision party. | 10For many are rebellious and full of empty talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision, |
| 11They must be silenced, since they are upsetting whole families by teaching for shameful gain what they ought not to teach. | 11who must be silenced. For the sake of dishonorable gain, they undermine entire households and teach things they should not. |
| 12One of the Cretans, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.” | 12As one of their own prophets has said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.” |
| 13This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith, | 13This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sternly, so that they will be sound in the faith |
| 14not devoting themselves to Jewish myths and the commands of people who turn away from the truth. | 14and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the commands of men who have rejected the truth. |
| 15To the pure, all things are pure, but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their minds and their consciences are defiled. | 15To the pure, all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure. Indeed, both their minds and their consciences are defiled. |
| 16They profess to know God, but they deny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, unfit for any good work. | 16They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed. |
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