微读圣经

Greeting

1Paul, Ac 13:9 a slave of God Ac 16:17; Rm 1:1; Eph 6:6; Jms 1:1; 1Pt 2:16; Rv 1:1 and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to build up Or according to the faith of God’s elect Mt 22:14; 24:22; Lk 18:7; Rm 8:33; Col 3:12; 1Co 1:27-28; 1Th 1:4; Jms 2:5 and their knowledge of the truth 1Tm 2:4; 2Tm 3:7 that leads Or corresponds to godliness, 1Tm 6:3

2in the hope of eternal life 1Co 15:19; Ti 3:7; Heb 9:15 that God, who cannot lie, Nm 23:19; Heb 6:18 promised before time began. Rm 1:2; 2Tm 1:9

3In His own time He has revealed Jn 21:1; 2Co 4:11; 1Pt 5:4; 1Jn 1:2 His message Jn 1:1; 2:22; 2Tm 2:15; Heb 4:12 in the proclamation that I was entrusted 1Tm 1:11; 6:20; 2Tm 1:12,14 with by the command 1Tm 1:1 of God our Savior: 1Tm 1:1; 2:3; Ti 2:10; 3:4; Jd 25

4To Titus, 2Co 2:13; 7:6,13-14; 8:6,16,23; 12:18; Gl 2:1,3; 2Tm 4:10 my true son 1Tm 1:2 in our common faith.

Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior. Rm 1:7; 1Co 1:3

Titus’s Ministry in Crete

5The reason I left you in Crete Ac 27:7,12-13 was to set right what was left undone and, as I directed you, to appoint elders 1Tm 3:1-7; 5:17 in every town:

6one 1Tm 3:2-4 who is blameless, Col 1:22 the husband of one wife, having faithful Or believing children not accused of wildness or rebellion.

7For an overseer, Ac 20:28; Php 1:1; 1Pt 2:25 as God’s administrator, must be blameless, not arrogant, not hot-tempered, not addicted to wine, not a bully, not greedy for money,

8but hospitable, loving what is good, sensible, righteous, holy, self-controlled,

9holding to the faithful message as taught, Ac 2:42 so that he will be able both to encourage with sound teaching 1Tm 1:10; 6:3; 2Tm 1:13; Ti 2:1 and to refute those who contradict it.

10For there are also many rebellious people, full of empty talk and deception, especially those from Judaism. Lit the circumcision

11It is necessary to silence them; they overthrow whole households by teaching what they shouldn’t in order to get money dishonestly.

12One of their very own prophets said,

Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons. This saying is from the Cretan poet Epimenides (6th century b.c.).

13This testimony is true. Jn 8:14 So, rebuke them sharply, 2Co 13:10 that they may be sound in the faith

14and may not pay attention to Jewish myths 1Tm 1:4; 4:7; 2Tm 4:4; 2Pt 1:16 and the commands of men who reject the truth. 2Tm 4:4

15To the pure, everything is pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; in fact, both their mind and conscience Heb 13:18 are defiled.

16They profess to know God, Jn 7:28 but they deny Him by their works. Mk 14:6; 2Co 9:8; Gl 3:10; Jms 2:14-26 They are detestable, disobedient, and disqualified for any good work. 2Co 9:8