( AN) 16 They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him. ( AM) In fact, both their minds and consciences are corrupted. ( AK) 15 To the pure, all things are pure, ( AL) but to those who are corrupted and do not believe, nothing is pure. Therefore rebuke ( AG) them sharply, so that they will be sound in the faith ( AH) 14 and will pay no attention to Jewish myths ( AI) or to the merely human commands ( AJ) of those who reject the truth. 12 One of Crete’s own prophets ( AE) has said it: “Cretans ( AF) are always liars, evil brutes, lazy gluttons.” 13 This saying is true. ( AC) 11 They must be silenced, because they are disrupting whole households ( AD) by teaching things they ought not to teach-and that for the sake of dishonest gain.
Rebuking Those Who Fail to Do Goodġ0 For there are many rebellious people, full of meaningless talk ( AB) and deception, especially those of the circumcision group. 9 He must hold firmly ( Z) to the trustworthy message as it has been taught, so that he can encourage others by sound doctrine ( AA) and refute those who oppose it. There is a Common English Bible for everyone in your family.
( V) 8 Rather, he must be hospitable, ( W) one who loves what is good, ( X) who is self-controlled, ( Y) upright, holy and disciplined. Cokesbury offers a full variety of Bibles for study, reference, journaling, adventure bibles for kids, and many additional formats.You will also find a variety of translations such as NRSV, NIV, ESV, KJV, NKJV, NLT, and featuring the Common English Bible (CEB). 7 Since an overseer ( T) manages God’s household, ( U) he must be blameless-not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain. 6 An elder must be blameless, ( S) faithful to his wife, a man whose children believe and are not open to the charge of being wild and disobedient. ( O) Appointing Elders Who Love What Is Good ( P)ĥ The reason I left you in Crete ( Q) was that you might put in order what was left unfinished and appoint elders ( R) in every town, as I directed you.
Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior. 1 Paul, a servant of God ( A) and an apostle ( B) of Jesus Christ to further the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth ( C) that leads to godliness ( D)- 2 in the hope of eternal life, ( E) which God, who does not lie, ( F) promised before the beginning of time, ( G) 3 and which now at his appointed season ( H) he has brought to light ( I) through the preaching entrusted to me ( J) by the command of God ( K) our Savior, ( L)Ĥ To Titus, ( M) my true son ( N) in our common faith: