Titus
Titus 1.
5 This is why I left you on Crete: You can set right what’s lacking.
You can set up elders in each town, like I ordered you.
6 If anyone’s blameless, monogamous, with believing children,
not argumentative, immoral, nor insubordinate—
7 for supervisors have to be blameless as God’s stewards.
Not arrogant, angry, drunk, a fighter, nor greedy for success;
8 instead loves strangers, loves goodness, sensible, fair, devout, self-controlled.
9 And they stick to the faithful message they’ve been taught,
so they can help with healthy teaching, and expose those who oppose it.
Titus 2.
2 Male elders must be: Not mixed up with alcohol. Well-regarded.
Sensible. Healthy in faith and love and endurance.
3 Female elders likewise must be: Holy in lifestyle. Not devilish. Not enslaved to much wine.
They teach what’s good, 4 so they can encourage female newbies to love their men and children,
5 be sensible, be pure, do good works in their home, and take their men into consideration.
Thus God’s word won’t be slandered.
9 Slaves are to obey their own wardens, in all pleasing ways: They aren’t to talk back, 10 nor steal.
Instead, demonstrate all good faith so God our Savior’s teaching will decorate everything.
Titus 3.
4 When kindness and love for humanity was revealed by our savior God,
5 it wasn’t from the righteous things we’d done.
Instead, he saved us from his mercy, by the Holy Spirit’s washing, rebirth, and renewal.
6 He richly poured out his Spirit on us, through our savior Christ Jesus.
7 Because we’re declared righteous by that grace,
we can become his heirs, and have hope of eternal life.