Titus 1-3 - LSB - Legacy Standard Bible

Titus 1-3

Greetings and Grace

Paul, ^aa slave of God and an ^bapostle of Jesus Christ, ¹for the faith of God’s ^celect and ^dthe full knowledge of the truth which is ^eaccording to godliness, 2 in ^athe hope of eternal life, which the God ^bwho cannot lie ^cpromised ¹^dfrom all eternity, 3 but ^aat the proper time manifested His word in ^bpreaching, ^cwith which I was entrusted ^daccording to the commandment of ^eGod our Savior,
4 To ^aTitus, ^bmy genuine child according to our ^ccommon faith: ^dGrace and peace from God the Father and ^eChrist Jesus our Savior.

Qualifications of Elders

5 For this reason I left you in ^aCrete, that you would set in order what remains and ^bappoint ^celders in every city as I directed you, 6 namely, ^aif any man is beyond reproach, the ^bhusband of one wife, having faithful children, who are not accused of ^cdissipation, or ^drebellious. 7 For the ¹^aoverseer must be beyond reproach as ^bGod’s steward, not ^cself-willed, not quick-tempered, not ^daddicted to wine, not pugnacious, ^enot fond of dishonest gain, 8 but ^ahospitable, ^bloving what is good, sensible, righteous, holy, self-controlled, 9 ^aholding fast the faithful word which is in accordance with the teaching, so that he will be able both to exhort in ^bsound doctrine and to reprove those who contradict.
10 ^aFor there are many ^brebellious men, ^cempty talkers and deceivers, especially ^dthose of the circumcision, 11 who must be silenced because they are upsetting ^awhole families, teaching ^bthings they should not teach ^cfor the sake of dishonest gain. 12 One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, “^aCretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.” 13 This testimony is true. For this reason ^areprove them ^bseverely so that they may be ^csound in the faith, 14 not paying attention to Jewish ^amyths and ^bcommandments of men who ^cturn away from the truth. 15 ^aTo the pure, all things are pure, but ^bto those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure, but both their ^cmind and their conscience are defiled. 16 ^aThey profess to know God, but by their works they ^bdeny Him, being ^cdetestable and ^ddisobedient and ^eunfit ^ffor any good work.

Instructions for the Older and Younger

But as for you, speak the things which are proper for ^asound doctrine. 2 ^aOlder men are to be ^btemperate, dignified, sensible, ^csound ^din faith, in love, in ¹perseverance.
3 Older women likewise are to be reverent in their behavior, ^anot malicious gossips nor ^benslaved to much wine, teaching what is good, 4 so that they may instruct the young women in sensibility: to love their husbands, to love their children, 5 to be sensible, pure, ^aworkers at home, kind, being ^bsubject to their own husbands, ^cso that the word of God will not be slandered.
6 Likewise urge ^athe younger men to be ¹sensible; 7 in all things show yourself to be ^aa model of good works, with ¹purity in doctrine, dignified, 8 sound in word which is irreproachable, so ^athat the opponent will be put to shame, having nothing bad to say about us.
9 Urge ^aslaves to be subject to their own masters in everything, to be pleasing, not contradicting, 10 not pilfering, but demonstrating all good faith so that they will adorn the doctrine of ^aGod our Savior in everything.
11 For the grace of God has ^aappeared, ¹^bbringing salvation to all men, 12 ¹instructing us that, denying ungodliness and ^aworldly desires, we should ^blive sensibly, righteously, and godly ^cin the present age, 13 looking for the blessed hope and the ^aappearing of the glory of ¹^bour great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, 14 who ^agave Himself for us ^bthat He might redeem us from all lawlessness, and ^cpurify for Himself a ^dpeople for His own possession, ^ezealous for good works.
15 These things speak and ^aexhort and ^areprove with all ¹authority. ^bLet no one disregard you.

Be Ready for Every Good Work

^aRemind them ^bto be subject to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be ^cready for every good work, 2 to slander no one, ^ato be peaceable, ^aconsiderate, ^bdemonstrating all gentleness to all men. 3 ^aFor we ourselves also once were foolish, ^bdisobedient, ^cdeceived, ^denslaved to ^evarious lusts and pleasures, spending our life in ^fmalice and ^fenvy, despicable, hating one another. 4 But when the ^akindness and affection of ^bGod our Savior ^cappeared, 5 ^aHe saved us, ^bnot by works which we did in righteousness, but ^caccording to His mercy, through the ^dwashing of regeneration and ^erenewing by the Holy Spirit, 6 ^awhom He poured out upon us ^brichly through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7 so that having been justified by His grace, we would become ^aheirs ¹according to the hope of eternal life. 8 ^aThis is a trustworthy saying. And concerning these things I ^bwant you to speak confidently, so that those who have ^cbelieved God will be intent to ^dlead in good works. These things are good and profitable for men. 9 But ^aavoid ^bfoolish controversies and ^cgenealogies and strife and ^dconflicts about the Law, for they are ^eunprofitable and worthless. 10 ^aReject a ^bfactious man ^cafter a first and second warning, 11 knowing that such a man is ^aperverted and is sinning, being self-condemned.

Personal Instructions and Greetings

12 When I send Artemas or ^aTychicus to you, ^bbe diligent to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to ^cspend the winter there. 13 Diligently help send Zenas the ^alawyer and ^bApollos on their way so that nothing is lacking for them. 14 ^aAnd our people must also learn to ^blead in good ¹works to meet ^cpressing needs, so that they will not be ^dunfruitful.
15 ^aAll who are with me greet you. Greet those who love us ^bin the faith.
^cGrace be with you all.