1 From Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ.
I encourage God's own people to have more faith and to understand the truth about religion. 2 Then they will have the hope of eternal life God promised long ago. And God never tells a lie! 3 So, at the proper time, God our Savior gave this message and told me to announce what he had said.
4 Titus, because of our faith, you are like a son to me. I pray that God our Father and Christ Jesus our Savior will be kind to you and will bless you with peace!
What Titus Was To Do in Crete
5 I left you in Crete to do what had been left undone and to appoint leaders for the churches in each town. As I told you, 6 they must have a good reputation and be faithful in marriage. Their children must be followers of the Lord and not have a reputation for being wild and disobedient.
7 Church officials are in charge of God's work, and so they must also have a good reputation. They must not be bossy, quick-tempered, heavy drinkers, bullies, or dishonest in business. 8 Instead, they must be friendly to strangers and enjoy doing good things. They must also be sensible, fair, pure, and self-controlled. 9 They must stick to the true message they were taught, so their good teaching can help others and correct everyone who opposes it.
10 There are many who don't respect authority, and they fool others by talking nonsense. This is especially true of some Jewish followers. 11 But you must make them be quiet. They are after money, and they upset whole families by teaching what they should not. 12 It is like one of their own prophets once said,
“The people of Crete
always tell lies.
They are greedy and lazy
like wild animals.”
13 This surely is a true saying. And you should be hard on such people, so you can help them grow stronger in their faith. 14 Don't pay any attention to any of those senseless Jewish stories and human commands. These are made up by people who won't obey the truth.
15 Everything is pure for someone whose heart is pure. But nothing is pure for an unbeliever with a dirty mind. That person's mind and conscience are destroyed. 16 Such people claim to know God, but their actions prove they really don't. They are disgusting. They won't obey God, and they are too worthless to do anything good.
1 Pāvils, Dieva kalps un Jēzus Kristus apustulis pēc Dieva izredzēto ticības un patiesības atziņas, kas saskan ar dievbijību.
2 Cerībā uz mūžīgu dzīvību, ko Dievs kas nemelo, ir apsolījis pirms mūžīgiem laikiem;
3 Bet savā laikā savu vārdu ir atklājis vēstī, kas man uzticēta pēc Dieva, mūsu glābēja, pavēles,
4 Titam, savam īstam bērnam kopīgā ticībā, žēlastība un miers no Dieva Tēva un Kristus Jēzus, mūsu Pestītāja.
5 Tādēļ es tevi atstāju Krētā, lai tu nokārtotu to, kas vēl atlika, un katrā pilsētā ieceltu presbiterus tā, kā es tev liku darīt.
6 Tiem jābūt nevainojamiem vienas sievas vīriem, kam bērni ticīgi, nevis palaidņi vai nepaklausīgi.
7 Jo bīskapam jābūt nevainojamam kā Dieva namturim, ne iedomīgam, ne dusmīgam, ne dzērājam, ne kauslim, ne ierāvējam,
8 Bet viesmīlīgam, laba mīļotājam, prātīgam, taisnam, svētbijīgam, savaldīgam.
9 Viņam jārūpējas par sludināšanu, kas atbilst mācībai, lai viņš būtu spējīgs paskubināt veselīgajā mācībā un atspēkot tos, kas runā pretim.
10 Jo daudzi ir nepaklausīgi, pļāpas un maldinātāji, visvairs no jūdiem,
11 Tiem jāaizbāž mute; viņi izposta veselas ģimenes, negodīgas peļņas dēļ mācīdami to, kas neklājas.
12 Kāds pravietis no viņu pašu vidus ir sacījis: „Krētieši aizvien melo, tie ir nikni kā zvēri, slinki kā maisi.“
13 Šī liecība ir patiesa. Tādēļ at-spēko viņus it asi, lai tie ticībā kļūst veseli,
14 Nevis pieķepas jūdu pasakām un cilvēku priekšrakstiem, kas novēršas no patiesības.
15 Šķīstajiem visas lietas ir šķīstas, bet aptraipītajiem un neticīgajiem nekas nav šķīsts; aptraipīts ir viņu prāts un sirdsapziņa.
16 Tie apgalvo, ka pazīstot Dievu, bet darbos to noliedz. Neganti un nepa-klausīgi būdami, tie nav derīgi nevienam labam darbam.
