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Titus 1 :: Christian Standard Bible (CSB)

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Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for[fn] the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth that leads[fn] to godliness,

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in the hope of eternal life that God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.

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In his own time he has revealed his word in the preaching with which I was entrusted by the command of God our Savior:

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To Titus, my true son in our common faith.

Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.

Titus’s Ministry in Crete
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The reason I left you in Crete was to set right what was left undone and, as I directed you, to appoint elders in every town.

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An elder must be blameless, the husband of one wife, with faithful[fn] children who are not accused of wildness or rebellion.

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As an overseer of God’s household, he must be blameless, not arrogant, not hot-tempered, not an excessive drinker, not a bully, not greedy for money,

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but hospitable, loving what is good, sensible, righteous, holy, self-controlled,

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holding to the faithful message as taught, so that he will be able both to encourage with sound teaching and to refute those who contradict it.

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For there are many rebellious people, full of empty talk and deception, especially those from the circumcision party.

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It is necessary to silence them; they are ruining entire households by teaching what they shouldn’t in order to get money dishonestly.

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One of their very own prophets said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”

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This testimony is true. For this reason, rebuke them sharply, so that they may be sound in the faith

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and may not pay attention to Jewish myths and the commands of people who reject the truth.

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To the pure, everything is pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; in fact, both their mind and conscience are defiled.

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They claim to know God, but they deny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.

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For more information on this translation, see the CSB Preface.

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