提多书 1

问候

1 上帝的仆人、耶稣基督的使徒保罗，为了使上帝的选民信从与认识合乎敬虔的真理— 2 这真理是在盼望那无谎言的上帝在万古之先所应许的永生， 3 到了适当的时机，藉着传扬福音，把他的道显明了；这传扬的责任是按着我们的救主上帝的命令交托给我的— 4 我写信给在共同的信仰上作我真儿子的提多。愿恩惠、平安t从父上帝和我们的救主基督耶稣归给你！

提多在克里特的工作

5 我从前把你留在克里特，是要你将那没有办完的事都办妥，又照我所吩咐你的，在各城设立长老。 6 若有无可指责的人，只作一个妇人的丈夫，儿女也是信主的，没有人告他们放荡，不受约束，就可以设立。 7 监督既然是上帝的管家，必须无可指责、不自负、不暴躁、不酗酒、不好斗、不贪财； 8 却要乐意接待外人、好善、克己、正直、圣洁、节制， 9 坚守合乎教义的可靠之道，就能将健全的教导劝勉人，又能驳倒争辩的人。

10 因为也有许多人不受约束，说空话欺哄人，尤其是那些奉割礼的人。 11 这些人的口必须堵住，因为他们贪不义之财，将不该教导的事教导人，败坏人的全家。 12 克里特人中有一个本地的先知说：“克里特人常说谎话，是恶兽，贪吃懒做。” 13 这个见证是真的。为这缘故，你要严厉地责备他们，使他们在信仰上健全。 14 不要听犹太人无稽的传说和背弃真理之人的命令。 15 在洁净的人，凡物都洁净；在污秽不信的人，什么都不洁净，连心地和天良也都污秽了。 16 他们宣称认识上帝，却在行为上否认他；他们是可憎恶的，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.