Títovi 1

1 Pavol, služobník Boha a apoštol Ježiša Krista pre vieru Božích vyvolených a pre poznanie pravdy, ktorá na základe nábožnosti vedie2 k nádeji na večný život, ktorý pred večnými vekmi prisľúbil pravdovravný Boh,3 ale v určenom čase zjavil svoje slovo v kázaní, ktoré mi bolo zverené na rozkaz Boha, nášho Spasiteľa,4 - Títovi, pravému synovi podľa spoločnej viery: Milosť a pokoj od Boha Otca i od Krista Ježiša, nášho Spasiteľa.5 Na to som ťa nechal na Kréte, aby si usporiadal, čo ešte treba, a po mestách ustanovil starších, ako som ti prikázal;6 nech je každý z nich bez úhony, muž jednej ženy, má mať veriace deti, ktoré nemožno obviniť z neviazanosti a neposlušnosti.7 Lebo biskup ako Boží správca musí byť bez úhony, nie pyšný, hnevlivý, pijan, bitkár, ani žiadostivý mrzkého zisku,8 ale pohostinný, láskavý, triezvy, spravodlivý, nábožný, zdržanlivý,9 taký, ktorý sa drží spoľahlivého slova podľa učenia, aby bol schopný aj povzbudzovať v zdravom učení, aj usvedčovať tých, čo protirečia.10 Lebo je mnoho nepoddajných, zbytočne hovoriacich a zvodcov, najmä takých, čo sú z obriezky.11 Tých treba umlčať, lebo rozvracajú celé rodiny a pre mrzký zisk učia, čo sa nemá.12 Veď ktosi z nich, ich vlastný prorok, povedal: „Kréťania sú veční luhári, zlá zver, bruchá lenivé.“13 Toto svedectvo je pravdivé. Preto ich tvrdo karhaj, aby boli zdraví vo viere14 a nedbali na židovské bájky a príkazy ľudí, ktorí sa odvracajú od pravdy.15 Čistým je všetko čisté, ale poškvrneným a neveriacim nie je nič čisté; ešte aj ich myseľ a svedomie sú poškvrnené.16 Vyznávajú, že poznajú Boha, ale skutkami ho popierajú; sú odporní, neposlušní a neschopní nijakého dobrého skutku.

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

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.