提多書 1

問候

1 上帝的僕人、耶穌基督的使徒保羅，為了使上帝的選民信從與認識合乎敬虔的真理— 2 這真理是在盼望那無謊言的上帝在萬古之先所應許的永生， 3 到了適當的時機，藉著傳揚福音，把他的道顯明了；這傳揚的責任是按著我們的救主上帝的命令交託給我的— 4 我寫信給在共同的信仰上作我真兒子的提多。願恩惠、平安t從父上帝和我們的救主基督耶穌歸給你！

提多在克里特的工作

5 我從前把你留在克里特，是要你將那沒有辦完的事都辦妥，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，沒有人告他們放蕩，不受約束，就可以設立。 7 監督既然是上帝的管家，必須無可指責、不自負、不暴躁、不酗酒、不好鬥、不貪財； 8 卻要樂意接待外人、好善、克己、正直、聖潔、節制， 9 堅守合乎教義的可靠之道，就能將健全的教導勸勉人，又能駁倒爭辯的人。

10 因為也有許多人不受約束，說空話欺哄人，尤其是那些奉割禮的人。 11 這些人的口必須堵住，因為他們貪不義之財，將不該教導的事教導人，敗壞人的全家。 12 克里特人中有一個本地的先知說：「克里特人常說謊話，是惡獸，貪吃懶做。」 13 這個見證是真的。為這緣故，你要嚴厲地責備他們，使他們在信仰上健全。 14 不要聽猶太人無稽的傳說和背棄真理之人的命令。 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 他們宣稱認識上帝，卻在行為上否認他；他們是可憎惡的，是悖逆的，不配做任何好事。

TITUS 1

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  t 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 leaderst for the churches in each town. As I told you,

6 t they must have a good reputation and be faithful in marriage.t Their children must be followers of the Lord and not have a reputation for being wild and disobedient.
7 Church officialst 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.