Titus · Majority Standard Bible
Titus 1 Majority Standard Bible
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1 Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ for the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness,
1 PABLO, siervo de Dios, y apóstol de Jesucristo, según la fe de los escogidos de Dios, y el conocimiento de la verdad que es según la piedad,
2 in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.
2 Para la esperanza de la vida eterna, la cual Dios, que no puede mentir, prometió antes de los tiempos de los siglos,
3 In His own time He has made His word evident in the proclamation entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior.
3 Y manifestó á sus tiempos su palabra por la predicación, que me es á mí encomendada por mandamiento de nuestro Salvador Dios;
4 To Titus, my true child in our common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.
4 A Tito, verdadero hijo en la común fe: Gracia, misericordia, y paz de Dios Padre, y del Señor Jesucristo Salvador nuestro.
5 The reason I left you in Crete was that you would set in order what was unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.
5 Por esta causa te dejé en Creta, para que corrigieses lo que falta, y pusieses ancianos por las villas, así como yo te mandé:
6 An elder must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, having children who are believers and who are not open to accusation of indiscretion or insubordination.
6 El que fuere sin crimen, marido de una mujer, que tenga hijos fieles que no estén acusados de disolución, ó contumaces.
7 As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach—not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money.
7 Porque es menester que el obispo sea sin crimen, como dispensador de Dios; no soberbio, no iracundo, no amador del vino, no heridor, no codicioso de torpes ganancias;
8 Instead, he must be hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.
8 Sino hospedador, amador de lo bueno, templado, justo, santo, continente;
9 He must hold firmly to the faithful word as it was taught, so that he can encourage others by sound teaching and refute those who contradict it.
9 Retenedor de la fiel palabra que es conforme á la doctrina: para que también pueda exhortar con sana doctrina, y convencer á los que contradijeren.
10 For many are rebellious and full of empty talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision,
10 Porque hay aún muchos contumaces, habladores de vanidades, y engañadores de las almas, mayormente los que son de la circuncisión,
11 who must be silenced. For the sake of dishonorable gain, they undermine entire households and teach things they should not.
11 A los cuales es preciso tapar la boca; que trastornan casas enteras; enseñando lo que no conviene, por torpe ganancia.
12 As one of their own prophets has said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”
12 Dijo uno de ellos, propio profeta de ellos: Los Cretenses, siempre mentirosos, malas bestias, vientres perezosos.
13 This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sternly, so that they will be sound in the faith
13 Este testimonio es verdadero: por tanto, repréndelos duramente, para que sean sanos en la fe,
14 and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the commands of men who have rejected the truth.
14 No atendiendo á fábulas judaicas, y á mandamientos de hombres que se apartan de la verdad.
15 To the pure, all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure. Indeed, both their minds and their consciences are defiled.
15 Todas las cosas son limpias á los limpios; mas á los contaminados é infieles nada es limpio: antes su alma y conciencia están contaminadas.
16 They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.
16 Profésanse conocer á Dios; mas con los hechos lo niegan, siendo abominables y rebeldes, reprobados para toda buena obra.
Cross references (16)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Romans 1:1; 1 Timothy 6:3; Titus 2:11–12; 2 Timothy 2:25; 2 Peter 1:3
- 2 Numbers 23:19; 2 Timothy 1:9; 1 John 2:25; Hebrews 6:17–18; 1 John 5:11–13
- 3 1 Timothy 1:11; Titus 3:4–6; 1 Timothy 1:1; Titus 2:10; Titus 2:13
- 4 2 Timothy 1:2; Jude 3; 2 Peter 1:1; 2 Corinthians 2:13; 2 Peter 1:11
- 5 Acts 14:23; 1 Timothy 1:3; Ecclesiastes 12:9; 1 Corinthians 14:40; Acts 27:21
- 6 1 Timothy 3:2–7; 1 Timothy 3:12; Proverbs 28:7; Titus 1:6–8; Genesis 18:19
- 7 Ephesians 5:18; 2 Peter 2:10; 1 Peter 4:10; 1 Peter 5:2; Luke 12:42
- 8 1 Timothy 3:2; Titus 2:7; 1 Kings 5:7; 1 Thessalonians 2:10; 1 John 3:14
- 9 2 Thessalonians 2:15; 2 Timothy 1:13; 1 Timothy 6:3; 1 Timothy 1:10; Revelation 3:3
- 10 1 Timothy 1:6; 1 John 4:1; Galatians 2:4; Ephesians 4:14; 2 Timothy 3:13
- 11 2 Timothy 3:6; 1 Timothy 6:5; Titus 3:10; Romans 3:19; Psalm 63:11
- 12 Romans 16:18; 1 Timothy 4:2; Acts 17:28; 2 Peter 2:15; Jude 8–13
- 13 1 Timothy 5:20; Titus 2:2; 2 Timothy 4:2; Titus 2:15; Proverbs 27:5
- 14 2 Timothy 4:4; Colossians 2:22; Galatians 4:9; 2 Peter 2:22; Matthew 15:9
- 15 Romans 14:14; Romans 14:20; 1 Corinthians 10:23; 1 Timothy 4:3–4; Matthew 15:18
- 16 1 John 2:4; Isaiah 29:13; Ephesians 5:6; Ezekiel 33:31; 2 Timothy 3:5–8
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Titus was an approved one of the companions of Paul; otherwise, he would not have committed to him the charge of that whole island, nor would he have commanded him to supply what was deficient, as he says, "That thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting." (Ver.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 13 (1889)
Let them perish from Thy presence, O God, as "vain talkers and deceivers" of the soul do perish, who, observing that there were two wills in deliberating, affirm that there are two kinds of minds in us,--one good, the other evil.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
Thou hast taught me, good Father, that "unto the pure all things are pure;" but "it is evil for that man who eateth with offence;" "and that every creature of Thine is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with, thanksgiving;" and that "meat commendeth us not to God;" and that no man should "judge us in …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
For he says, "In hope of eternal life, which God that cannot lie promised before the eternal times, but hath in due times manifested His word." You see he says that in the past there have been eternal times, which, however, were not co-eternal with God.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)