English Bible Presentation Sharing - Titus Book, chapter 1, verse All in Hcsb Version

Titus 1 : 1 (HCSB)

Paul, a slave of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ for the faith of God's elect and the knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness,

Titus 1 : 2 (HCSB)

in the hope of eternal life that God, who cannot lie, promised before time began,

Titus 1 : 3 (HCSB)

and has in His own time revealed His message in the proclamation that I was entrusted with by the command of God our Savior:

Titus 1 : 4 (HCSB)

To Titus, my true child in our common faith. Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.

Titus 1 : 5 (HCSB)

The reason I left you in Crete was to set right what was left undone and, as I directed you, to appoint elders in every town:

Titus 1 : 6 (HCSB)

someone who is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of wildness or rebellion.

Titus 1 : 7 (HCSB)

For an overseer, as God's manager, must be blameless, not arrogant, not quick tempered, not addicted to wine, not a bully, not greedy for money,

Titus 1 : 8 (HCSB)

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

Titus 1 : 9 (HCSB)

holding to the faithful message as taught, so that he will be able both to encourage with sound teaching and to refute those who contradict it.

Titus 1 : 10 (HCSB)

For there are also many rebellious people, idle talkers and deceivers, especially those from Judaism.

Titus 1 : 11 (HCSB)

It is necessary to silence them; they overthrow whole households by teaching for dishonest gain what they should not.

Titus 1 : 12 (HCSB)

One of their very own prophets said, Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.

Titus 1 : 13 (HCSB)

This testimony is true. So, rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith

Titus 1 : 14 (HCSB)

and may not pay attention to Jewish myths and the commandments of men who reject the truth.

Titus 1 : 15 (HCSB)

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

Titus 1 : 16 (HCSB)

They profess to know God, but they deny Him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, and disqualified for any good work.