提多書 1
問候
1 上帝的僕人，耶穌基督的使徒保羅，憑著上帝選民的信心與敬虔真理的知識， 2 盼望那無謊言的上帝在萬古之先所應許的永生， 3 到了日期，藉著傳揚的工夫把他的道顯明了；這傳揚的責任是按著上帝－我們救主的命令交託了我。 4 現在寫信給提多，就是照著我們共信之道作我真兒子的。願恩惠、平安從父上帝和我們的救主基督耶穌歸與你！
提多在克里特的工作
5 我從前留你在克里特，是要你將那沒有辦完的事都辦整齊了，又照我所吩咐你的，在各城設立長老。 6 若有無可指責的人，只作一個婦人的丈夫，兒女也是信主的，沒有人告他們是放蕩不服約束的，就可以設立。 7 監督既是上帝的管家，必須無可指責，不任性，不暴躁，不因酒滋事，不打人，不貪無義之財； 8 樂意接待遠人，好善，莊重，公平，聖潔自持； 9 堅守所教真實的道理，就能將純正的教訓勸化人，又能把爭辯的人駁倒了。 10 因為有許多人不服約束，說虛空話欺哄人；那奉割禮的更是這樣。 11 這些人的口總要堵住。他們因貪不義之財，將不該教導的教導人，敗壞人的全家。 12 有克里特人中的一個本地先知說：「克里特人常說謊話，乃是惡獸，又饞又懶。」 13 這個見證是真的。所以，你要嚴嚴地責備他們，使他們在真道上純全無疵， 14 不聽猶太人荒渺的言語和離棄真道之人的誡命。 15 在潔淨的人，凡物都潔淨；在污穢不信的人，甚麼都不潔淨，連心地和天良也都污穢了。 16 他們說是認識上帝，行事卻和他相背；本是可憎惡的，是悖逆的，在各樣善事上是可廢棄的。
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.