提多书 1

问安

1 神的仆人、耶稣基督的使徒保罗这是为着 神选民的信心，和那合乎敬虔真理的知识；2 这都是根据永生的盼望，这永生就是没有谎言的 神在万世以前所应许的。3 到了适当的时候， 神就藉着福音的宣讲，把他的道显明出来。照着 神我们救主的命令，这宣讲的使命交讬了我，4 写信给提多，就是那在共同的信仰上作我真儿子的。愿恩惠平安从父 神和我们的救主基督耶稣临到你。
提多在克里特的工作5 我从前留你在克里特岛，是要你办好没有办完的事，并且照我所吩咐的，在各城设立长老。6 如果有人无可指摘，只作一个妻子的丈夫，儿女都信主，也没有人控告他们放荡或不受约束，才可以作长老。7 因为监督是 神的管家，所以必须无可指摘、不任性、不随便动怒、不好酒、不打人、不贪不义之财；8 却要接待客旅、喜爱良善、自律、公正、圣洁、自制，9 坚守那合乎教义、可靠的真道，好使他能够用纯正的道理劝勉人，并且能够折服反对的人。10 因为有许多不受约束、好讲空话和欺骗人的，尤其是那些守割礼的人，11 他们为了可耻的利益，教训一些不应该教导的事，败坏人的全家，你务要堵住他们的嘴。12 有一个克里特本地的先知说过：“克里特人是常常说谎的，是恶兽，好吃懒作。”13 这见证是真的。为了这缘故，你要严厉地责备他们，好使他们在信仰上健全，14 不再理会犹太人的无稽之谈和偏离正道的人的规条。15 在清洁的人，一切都是清洁的；但在污秽和不信的人，没有一样是清洁的，连他们的意念和良心都污秽了。16 他们声称认识 神，却在行为上否认他。他们是可憎的、悖逆的，在各样的善事上，是毫无用处的。

Titus 1

Salutation

1 From Paul,t a slavets of God and apostle of Jesus Christ, to further the faitht of God’s chosen ones and the knowledge of the truth that is in keeping with godliness,2 in hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the ages began.t3 But now in his own timet he has made his message evident through the preaching I was entrusted with according to the command of God our Savior.

4 To Titus, my genuine son in a common faith. Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior!

Titus’ Task on Crete

5 The reason I left you in Crete was to set in order the remaining matters and to appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.6 An elder must be blameless,t the husband of one wife,t with faithful childrent who cannot be charged with dissipation or rebellion.7 For the overseers must be blameless as one entrusted with God’s work,t not arrogant, not prone to anger, not a drunkard, not violent, not greedy for gain.8 Instead he must be hospitable, devoted to what is good, sensible, upright, devout, and self-controlled.

9 He must hold firmly to the faithful message as it has been taught,t so that he will be able to give exhortation in such healthy teachingt and correct those who speak against it.
10 For there are manys rebellious people, idle talkers, and deceivers, especially those with Jewish connections,t11 who must be silenced because they mislead whole families by teaching for dishonest gain what ought not to be taught.12 A certain one of them, in fact, one of their own prophets, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”s13 Such testimony is true. For this reason rebuke them sharply that they may be healthy in the faith14 and not pay attention to Jewish mythss and commands of people who reject the truth.15 All is pure to those who are pure. But to those who are corrupt and unbelieving, nothing is pure, but both their minds and consciences are corrupted.

16 They profess to know God but with their deeds they deny him, since they are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.