Tito 1
Saludo
1 Yo, Pablo, siervo de Dios y apóstol de Jesucristo, según la fe de los escogidos de Dios y el conocimiento de la verdad que corresponde a la piedad,2 en la esperanza de la vida eterna, la cual Dios, que no miente, prometió desde antes del principio de los siglos,3 y a su debido tiempo manifestó su palabra por medio de la predicación que me fue encomendada por mandato de Dios nuestro Salvador,4 a Tito,t verdadero hijo en nuestra fe común: Recibe gracia, misericordia y paz, de Dios el Padre y del Señor Jesucristo, nuestro Salvador.
Requisitos de ancianos y obispos
5 Por esto te dejé en Creta, para que corrigieras lo deficiente y establecieras ancianos en cada ciudad, tal y como yo te mandé:6 ancianos irreprensibles, maridos de una sola mujer y con hijos creyentes, que no estén acusados de disolución ni de rebeldía.7 Porque es necesario que el obispo, como administrador de Dios, sea irreprensible, no soberbio ni iracundo, ni afecto al vino, ni pendenciero, ni codicioso de ganancias deshonestas,8 sino hospitalario, amante de lo bueno, sobrio, justo, santo, dueño de sí mismo,9 apegado a la palabra fiel, tal y como ha sido enseñada, para que también pueda exhortar con sana enseñanza y convencer a los que contradicen.t10 Porque aún hay muchos rebeldes, que hablan de vanidades y de engaños, especialmente los de la circuncisión,11 a los cuales es preciso tapar la boca. Éstos trastornan casas enteras, y a cambio de ganancias deshonestas enseñan lo que no conviene.12 Uno de ellos, que es su propio profeta, dijo: «Los cretenses son siempre mentirosos, malas bestias y glotones ociosos.»13 Éste es un testimonio verdadero; así que repréndelos duramente, para que sean sanos en la fe14 y no atiendan a fábulas judaicas, ni a mandamientos de hombres que se apartan de la verdad.15 Para los puros, todas las cosas son puras; pero para los corruptos e incrédulos nada es puro, pues hasta su mente y su conciencia están corrompidas;16 dicen conocer a Dios, pero con los hechos lo niegan, pues son odiosos y rebeldes, reprobables en cuanto a toda buena obra.
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.