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            Titus New Living Translation (NLT)

Chapter 1

     Greetings from Paul

     1This letter is from Paul, a slave of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ. I have been sent to bring faith to

     those God has chosen and to teach them to know the truth that shows them how to live godly lives. 2This

     truth gives them the confidence of eternal life, which God promised them before the world began--and he

     cannot lie. 3And now at the right time he has revealed this Good News, and we announce it to everyone. It is

     by the command of God our Savior that I have been trusted to do this work for him.

     4This letter is written to Titus, my true child in the faith that we share.

     May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior give you grace and peace.

     Tituss Work in Crete

     5I left you on the island of Crete so you could complete our work there and appoint elders in each town as I

     instructed you. 6An elder must be well thought of for his good life. He must be faithful to his wife, and his

     children must be believers who are not wild or rebellious. 7An elder must live a blameless life because he is

     God's minister. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered; he must not be a heavy drinker, violent, or

     greedy for money. 8He must enjoy having guests in his home and must love all that is good. He must live

     wisely and be fair. He must live a devout and disciplined life. 9He must have a strong and steadfast belief in

     the trustworthy message he was taught; then he will be able to encourage others with right teaching and

     show those who oppose it where they are wrong.

     10For there are many who rebel against right teaching; they engage in useless talk and deceive people. This

     is especially true of those who insist on circumcision for salvation. 11They must be silenced. By their wrong

     teaching, they have already turned whole families away from the truth. Such teachers only want your money.

     12One of their own men, a prophet from Crete, has said about them, "The people of Crete are all liars; they

     are cruel animals and lazy gluttons." 13This is true. So rebuke them as sternly as necessary to make them

     strong in the faith. 14They must stop listening to Jewish myths and the commands of people who have turned

     their backs on the truth.

     15Everything 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 defiled. 16Such people claim they know God, but they

     deny him by the way they live. They are despicable and disobedient, worthless for doing anything good.

Chapter 2

     Promote Right Teaching

     1But as for you, promote the kind of living that reflects right teaching. 2Teach the older men to exercise

     self-control, to be worthy of respect, and to live wisely. They must have strong faith and be filled with love

     and patience.

     3Similarly, teach the older women to live in a way that is appropriate for someone serving the Lord. They

     must not go around speaking evil of others and must not be heavy drinkers. Instead, they should teach

     others what is good. 4These older women must train the younger women to love their husbands and their

     children, 5to live wisely and be pure, to take care of their homes, to do good, and to be submissive to their

     husbands. Then they will not bring shame on the word of God.

     6In the same way, encourage the young men to live wisely in all they do. 7And you yourself must be an

     example to them by doing good deeds of every kind. Let everything you do reflect the integrity and

     seriousness of your teaching. 8Let your teaching be so correct that it can't be criticized. Then those who

     want to argue will be ashamed because they won't have anything bad to say about us.

     9Slaves must obey their masters and do their best to please them. They must not talk back 10or steal, but

     they must show themselves to be entirely trustworthy and good. Then they will make the teaching about God

     our Savior attractive in every way.

     11For the grace of God has been revealed, bringing salvation to all people. 12And we are instructed to turn

     from godless living and sinful pleasures. We should live in this evil world with self-control, right conduct, and

     devotion to God, 13while we look forward to that wonderful event when the glory of our great God and

     Savior, Jesus Christ, will be revealed. 14He gave his life to free us from every kind of sin, to cleanse us, and

     to make us his very own people, totally committed to doing what is right. 15You must teach these things and

     encourage your people to do them, correcting them when necessary. You have the authority to do this, so

     don't let anyone ignore you or disregard what you say.

Chapter 3

     Do What Is Good

     1Remind your people to submit to the government and its officers. They should be obedient, always ready to

     do what is good. 2They must not speak evil of anyone, and they must avoid quarreling. Instead, they should

     be gentle and show true humility to everyone.

     3Once we, too, were foolish and disobedient. We were misled by others and became slaves to many wicked

     desires and evil pleasures. Our lives were full of evil and envy. We hated others, and they hated us.

     4But then God our Savior showed us his kindness and love. 5He saved us, not because of the good things we

     did, but because of his mercy. He washed away our sins and gave us a new life through the Holy Spirit. 6He

     generously poured out the Spirit upon us because of what Jesus Christ our Savior did. 7He declared us not

     guilty because of his great kindness. And now we know that we will inherit eternal life. 8These things I have

     told you are all true. I want you to insist on them so that everyone who trusts in God will be careful to do

     good deeds all the time. These things are good and beneficial for everyone.

     Pauls Final Remarks and Greetings

     9Do not get involved in foolish discussions about spiritual pedigrees or in quarrels and fights about obedience

     to Jewish laws. These kinds of things are useless and a waste of time. 10If anyone is causing divisions among

     you, give a first and second warning. After that, have nothing more to do with that person. 11For people like

     that have turned away from the truth. They are sinning, and they condemn themselves.

     12I am planning to send either Artemas or Tychicus to you. As soon as one of them arrives, do your best to

     meet me at Nicopolis as quickly as you can, for I have decided to stay there for the winter. 13Do everything

     you can to help Zenas the lawyer and Apollos with their trip. See that they are given everything they need.

     14For our people should not have unproductive lives. They must learn to do good by helping others who have

     urgent needs.

     15Everybody here sends greetings. Please give my greetings to all of the believers who love us.

     May God's grace be with you all.