They planned evil things in secret. My soul wants no part in their plans. I will not accept their secret meetings. They killed men when they were angry. And they hurt animals only for fun.
Titus 1:7 - Easy To Read Version An elder {\cf2\super [5]} has the job of taking care of God’s work. So people should not be able to say that he lives in a wrong way. He must not be a person who is proud and selfish or who becomes angry quickly. He must not drink too much wine. He must not be a person who likes to fight. And he must not be a person who always tries to get rich by cheating people. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For the bishop (an overseer) as God's steward must be blameless, not self-willed or arrogant or presumptuous; he must not be quick-tempered or given to drink or pugnacious (brawling, violent); he must not be grasping and greedy for filthy lucre (financial gain); American Standard Version (1901) For the bishop must be blameless, as God’s steward; not self-willed, not soon angry, no brawler, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; Common English Bible This is because supervisors should be without fault as God’s managers: they shouldn’t be stubborn, irritable, addicted to alcohol, a bully, or greedy. Catholic Public Domain Version And a bishop, as a steward of God, must be without offense: not arrogant, not short-tempered, not a drunkard, not violent, not desiring tainted profit, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For a bishop must be without crime, as the steward of God: not proud, not subject to anger, not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre: |
They planned evil things in secret. My soul wants no part in their plans. I will not accept their secret meetings. They killed men when they were angry. And they hurt animals only for fun.
A person who becomes angry easily does foolish things. But a wise person is patient.
People that are easily angered cause trouble. But a patient person causes peace.
It is better to be patient than to be a strong soldier. It is better to control your anger than to take control over a whole city.
Don’t become angry quickly.\par Why? Because being angry is foolish.\par
But now those leaders are drunk. The priests and prophets are all drunk with wine and beer. They stumble and fall down. The prophets are drunk when they see their dreams. The judges are drunk when they make their decisions.
None of the priests may drink wine when they go into the inner courtyard.
“You and your sons must not drink wine or beer when you come into the Meeting Tent. {If you drink those things,} then you will die! This law continues forever through your generations.
“Who is the wise and trusted servant? The master trusts one servant to give the other servants their food at the right time. Who is the servant that the master trusts to do that work?
The Lord said, “Who is the wise and trusted servant? The master trusts one servant to give the other servants their food at the right time. Who is the servant that the master trusts to do that work?
Don’t be drunk with wine. That will ruin (destroy) you spiritually. But be filled with the Spirit. {\cf2\super [39]}
I left you in Crete so that you could finish doing the things that still needed to be done. And I also left you there so that you could choose men to be elders {\cf2\super [3]} in every town.
Also, teach the older women to be holy {\cf2\super [8]} in the way they live. Teach them not to speak against other people or have the habit of drinking too much wine. Those women should teach what is good.
Each of you received a spiritual gift \{from God\}. God has shown you his grace (kindness) in many different ways. And you are like servants who are responsible for using God’s gifts. So be good servants and use your gifts to serve each other.
take care of the group of people that you are responsible for. They are God’s flock. {\cf2\super [31]} Watch over that flock because you want to, not because you are forced to do it. That is how God wants it. Do it because you are happy to serve, not because you want money.
That punishment is for those people who live by doing the bad things their sinful selves want, and it is for people who hate the Lord’s authority (power).