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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Titus 1 NLT</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/titus/1.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/titus/1-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">NLT</a> > Titus 1</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../2_timothy/4.htm" title="2 Timothy 4">◄</a> Titus 1 <a href="../titus/2.htm" title="Titus 2">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">New Living Translation</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/nlt/esv/titus/1.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></td></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="hdg">Greetings from Paul</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/titus/1-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>This letter is from Paul, a slave of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ. I have been sent to proclaim faith to<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">a</span></a> those God has chosen and to teach them to know the truth that shows them how to live godly lives. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/titus/1-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>This truth gives them confidence that they have eternal life, which God—who does not lie—promised them before the world began. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/titus/1-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>And now at just the right time he has revealed this message, which we announce to everyone. It is by the command of God our Savior that I have been entrusted with this work for him.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/titus/1-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>I am writing to Titus, my true son in the faith that we share.</p><p class="reg">May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior give you grace and peace.</p><p class="hdg">Titus’s Work in Crete</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/titus/1-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>I left you on the island of Crete so you could complete our work there and appoint elders in each town as I instructed you. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/titus/1-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>An elder must live a blameless life. He must be faithful to his wife,<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">b</span></a> and his children must be believers who don’t have a reputation for being wild or rebellious. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/titus/1-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>A church leader<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">c</span></a> is a manager of God’s household, so he must live a blameless life. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered; he must not be a heavy drinker,<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">d</span></a> violent, or dishonest with money.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/titus/1-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Rather, he must enjoy having guests in his home, and he must love what is good. He must live wisely and be just. He must live a devout and disciplined life. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/titus/1-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>He must have a strong belief in the trustworthy message he was taught; then he will be able to encourage others with wholesome teaching and show those who oppose it where they are wrong.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/titus/1-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>For there are many rebellious people who engage in useless talk and deceive others. This is especially true of those who insist on circumcision for salvation. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/titus/1-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>They must be silenced, because they are turning whole families away from the truth by their false teaching. And they do it only for money. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/titus/1-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Even one of their own men, a prophet from Crete, has said about them, “The people of Crete are all liars, cruel animals, and lazy gluttons.”<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">e</span></a> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/titus/1-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>This is true. So reprimand them sternly to make them strong in the faith. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/titus/1-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>They must stop listening to Jewish myths and the commands of people who have turned away from the truth.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/titus/1-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Everything is pure to those whose hearts are pure. But nothing is pure to those who are corrupt and unbelieving, because their minds and consciences are corrupted. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/titus/1-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Such people claim they know God, but they deny him by the way they live. They are detestable and disobedient, worthless for doing anything good.</p><A name="footnotes"></a><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn">a</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">1:1 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="it">to strengthen the faith of.</span><br><span class="fn">b</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">1:6 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="it">must have only one wife,</span><span class="ft"> or </span><span class="it">must be married only once;</span><span class="ft"> Greek reads </span><span class="it">must be the husband of one wife.</span><br><span class="fn">c</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">1:7a </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="it">An overseer,</span><span class="ft"> or </span><span class="it">A bishop.</span><br><span class="fn">d</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">1:7b </span><span class="ft">Greek </span><span class="it">must not drink too much wine.</span><br><span class="fn">e</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">1:12 </span><span class="ft">This quotation is from Epimenides of Knossos.</span><br></span></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><em>Holy Bible</em>, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. 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