He saved us, not for upright deeds that we had done, but in accordance with His mercy, through the bath of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit,

For God's favor has appeared with its offer of salvation to all mankind,

while we are waiting for the realization of our blessed hope at the glorious appearing of our great God and Saviour Christ Jesus,

the older women, too, to be reverent in their deportment, and not to be slanderers or slaves to heavy drinking, but to be teachers of what is right,

I left you in Crete for this express purpose, to set in order the things that are lacking, and to appoint elders in each town, as I directed you --

in the hope of eternal life which God, who never lies, promised ages ago

and a man who continues to cling to the trustworthy message as he was taught it, so that he may be competent to encourage others with wholesome teaching and to convict those who oppose him.

But when the goodness and lovingkindness of God our Saviour were brought to light,

who gave Himself for us to ransom us from all iniquity and purify for Himself a people to be His very own, zealous of good works.

Constantly remind people to submit to and obey the rulers who have authority over them, so as to be ready for any good enterprise,

For once we too were without understanding, disobedient, misled, habitual slaves to all sorts of passions and pleasures, spending our lives in malice and envy.

each elder must be above reproach, have only one wife, and his children must not be liable to the charge of profligacy or disobedience.

Paul, a slave of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to stimulate faith in God's chosen people and to lead them on to a full knowledge of religious truth,

You must continue telling the people what is proper for wholesome teaching:

training us to give up godless ways and worldly cravings and live serious, upright, and godly lives in this world,

After one or two warnings to a man who is factious, stop having anything to do with him,

so as to train the younger women to be affectionate wives and mothers,

whose mouths must be stopped, for they upset whole families by teaching things they ought not to think, for the sake of dishonest gain.

For as God's trustee a pastor must be above reproach, not stubborn or quick-tempered or addicted to strong drink or pugnacious or addicted to dishonest gain,

which He abundantly poured out upon us through Jesus Christ our Saviour,

To the pure everything is pure, but to the impure and unbelieving nothing is pure, but their very minds and consciences are impure.

But hold yourself aloof from foolish controversies, pedigrees, strife, and wrangles about the law, for these are fruitless and futile.

They profess to know God, but by their actions they disown Him; they are detestable, disobedient, and useless for anything good.

For there are many insubordinate people, mere talkers with nothing to say, but deceivers of their own minds, especially those of the circumcision party,

In everything you yourself continue to set them a worthy example of doing good; be sincere and serious in your teaching,

for you may be sure that such a man is crooked and sinful, even self-condemned.

to Titus, my genuine child in our common faith: be spiritual blessing and peace from God our Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour.

to be serious, pure, home keepers, kind, and subordinate to their husbands, so as not to cause God's message to suffer reproach.

Keep urging the younger men to be sensible.

let your message be wholesome and unobjectionable, so that our opponent may be put to shame at having nothing evil to say about us.

When I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there.

Our people too must set examples of doing good, so as to meet the necessary demands and not to live unfruitful lives.

Give a hearty send-off to Zenas the lawyer, and Apollos, so that they may want for nothing.

Continue urging slaves to practice perfect submission to their masters and to give them perfect satisfaction,

It is a message to be trusted, and I want you to be emphatic about these things, so that those who believe in God may be careful to take the lead in doing good. These things are right and render service to mankind.

so that we might come into right standing with God through His unmerited favor and become heirs of eternal life in accordance with our hope.

but at the proper time made known as His message through the message that I preach with which I have been entrusted by the command of God our Saviour;

One of them, a prophet of their own countrymen, has said, "Cretans are always liars, wicked brutes, lazy bellies."

the older men to be temperate, serious, and sensible, healthy in faith, in love, and in steadfastness;

to stop abusing anyone, to be peaceable, fair-minded, showing perfect gentleness to everybody.

but hospitable, a lover of goodness, sensible, upright, of pure life, self-controlled,

Now this tendency is true. So continue correcting them severely, that they may be healthy in faith,

You must continue teaching this, and continue exhorting and reproving people, with full authority. Let no one belittle you.

by ceasing to give attention to Jewish myths and to the commands of men who turn their backs on the truth.

to stop resisting them and stealing from them, but to show such perfect fidelity as to adorn, in everything they do, the teaching of God our Saviour.

All who are with me wish to be remembered to you. Remember me to all who love me as Christians. Spiritual blessing be with you all.