Titus 3

NEW JERUSALEM	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Remind them to be obedient to the officials in authority; to be ready to do good at every opportunity;	1 Remind them to be under the control of magistrates and authorities, to be obedient, to be open to every good enterprise.
2 not to go slandering other people but to be peaceable and gentle, and always polite to people of al kinds.	2 They are to slander no one, to be peaceable, considerate, exercising all graciousness toward everyone.
3 There was a time when we too were ignorant, disobedient and misled and enslaved by different passionsand dissipations; we lived then in wickedness and malice, hating each other and hateful ourselves.	3 For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, deluded, slaves to various desires and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful ourselves and hating one another.
4 But when the kindness and love of God our Saviour for humanity were revealed,	4 But when the kindness and generous love of God our savior appeared,
5 it was not because of any upright actions we had done ourselves; it was for no reason except his ownfaithful love that he saved us, by means of the cleansing water of rebirth and renewal in the Holy Spirit	5 not because of any righteous deeds we had done but because of his mercy, he saved us through the bath of rebirth and renewal by the holy Spirit,
6 which he has so generously poured over us through Jesus Christ our Saviour;	6 whom he richly poured out on us through Jesus Christ our savior,
7 so that, justified by his grace, we should become heirs in hope of eternal life.	7 so that we might be justified by his grace and become heirs in hope of eternal life.
8 This is doctrine that you can rely on. I want you to be quite uncompromising in teaching all this, so thatthose who now believe in God may keep their minds constantly occupied in doing good works. Al this is good,and useful for everybody.	8 This saying is trustworthy. I want you to insist on these points, that those who have believed in God be careful to devote themselves to good works; these are excellent and beneficial to others.
9 But avoid foolish speculations, and those genealogies, and the quibbles and disputes about the Law --they are useless and futile.	9 Avoid foolish arguments, genealogies, rivalries, and quarrels about the law, for they are useless and futile.
10 If someone disputes what you teach, then after a first and a second warning, have no more to do withhim:	10 After a first and second warning, break off contact with a heretic,
11 you wil know that anyone of that sort is warped and is self-condemned as a sinner.	11 realizing that such a person is perverted and sinful and stands self-condemned.
12 As soon as I have sent Artemas or Tychicus to you, do your best to join me at Nicopolis, where I havedecided to spend the winter.	12 When I send Artemas to you, or Tychicus, try to join me at Nicopolis, where I have decided to spend the winter.
13 Help eagerly on their way Zenas the lawyer and Apollos, and make sure they have everything theyneed.	13 Send Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey soon, and see to it that they have everything they need.
14 Al our people must also learn to occupy themselves in doing good works for their practical needs, andnot to be unproductive.	14 But let our people, too, learn to devote themselves to good works to supply urgent needs, so that they may not be unproductive.
15 Al those who are with me send their greetings. Greetings to those who love us in the faith. Grace bewith you all.	15 All who are with me send you greetings. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with all of you.