Psa 50
 
Psa 74
 
Psa 83
 
bk[See ver. 1 above]

Psalms 50:1

God Himself Is Judge

A Psalm of aAsaph.

1 bThe Mighty One, God the Lord,
speaks and summons the earth
cfrom the rising of the sun to its setting.

Psalms 74:1

Arise, O God, Defend Your Cause

A Maskil
Probably a musical or liturgical term
of eAsaph.

1 O God, why do you fcast us off forever?
Why does your anger gsmoke against hthe sheep of your pasture?

Psalms 83:1

O God, Do Not Keep Silence

A Song. A Psalm of iAsaph.

1 O God, do not keep silence;
jdo not hold your peace or be still, O God!

This pastoral letter from Paul to Titus was intended to offer encouragement and wisdom as Titus endured ongoing opposition from the ungodly and from legalists within his congregations. Paul instructed Titus to complete his assigned job of establishing overseers (elders) for the churches under his care. He described what sort of people these leaders should be, and how all believers should live in relation to each other as well as in their interactions with nonbelievers. Proper Christian behavior is based on the fact that “the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people,” and therefore those who believe in Christ are to “live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives” as they await his return (2:11-13). Paul probably wrote this letter in the 60s a.d.

Titus 1

Greeting

1Paul, a servant
Or slave (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)
of God and lan apostle of Jesus Christ, for the sake of the faith of God’s elect and mtheir knowledge of the truth, nwhich accords with godliness,
2 oin hope of eternal life, which God, pwho never lies, qpromised rbefore the ages began
Greek before times eternal
3and tat the proper time manifested in his word uthrough the preaching vwith which I have been entrusted wby the command of God our Savior;

4To Titus, xmy true child in ya common faith:

zGrace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.

Qualifications for Elders

5 aaThis is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order, and abappoint elders in every town as I directed you 6 acif anyone is above reproach, the husband of one wife,
Or a man of one woman
and his children are believers
Or  are faithful
and not open to the charge of afdebauchery or insubordination.
7For an overseer,
Or bishop; Greek episkopos
ahas God’s steward, must be above reproach. He must not aibe arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent ajor greedy for gain,
8but hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, akand disciplined. 9He must alhold firm to the trustworthy word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in amsound
Or healthy; also verse 13
doctrine and also to rebuke those who contradict it.

10For there are many who are insubordinate, aoempty talkers and deceivers, especially those of apthe circumcision party.
Or  especially those of the circumcision
11They must be silenced, since arthey are upsetting whole families by teaching asfor shameful gain what they ought not to teach. 12 atOne of the Cretans,
Greek  One of them
a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”
Probably from Epimenides of Crete
13This testimony is true. Therefore awrebuke them axsharply, that they aymay be sound in the faith, 14 aznot devoting themselves to Jewish myths and bathe commands of people bbwho turn away from the truth. 15 bcTo the pure, all things are pure, but to the defiled and bdunbelieving, nothing is pure; but both betheir minds and their consciences are defiled. 16 bfThey profess to know God, but they bgdeny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, bhunfit for any good work.

Titus 2

Teach Sound Doctrine

1But as for you, teach what accords with bisound
Or healthy; also verses 2, 8
doctrine.
2Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, bksound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness. 3 blOlder women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, bmnot slanderers bnor slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, 4and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, 5to be self-controlled, bopure, bpworking at home, kind, and bqsubmissive to their own husbands, brthat the word of God may not be reviled. 6Likewise, urge bsthe younger men to be self-controlled. 7Show yourself in all respects to be bta model of good works, and in your teaching bushow integrity, bvdignity, 8and bwsound speech that cannot be condemned, bxso that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say about us. 9 byBondservants
Or Slaves (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)
are to be submissive to their own masters cain everything; they are to be well-pleasing, not argumentative,
10not pilfering, cbbut showing all good faith, ccso that in everything they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior.

11For cdthe grace of God cehas appeared, bringing salvation cffor all people, 12training us to renounce ungodliness and cgworldly passions, and chto live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in cithe present age, 13 cjwaiting for our blessed ckhope, the clappearing of the glory of our great cmGod and Savior Jesus Christ, 14 cnwho gave himself for us to coredeem us from all lawlessness and cpto purify for himself cqa people for his own possession who are crzealous for good works.

15Declare these things; exhort and csrebuke with all authority. ctLet no one disregard you.

Titus 3

Be Ready for Every Good Work

1Remind them cuto be submissive to rulers and authorities, cvto be obedient, to be ready for every good work, 2 cwto speak evil of no one, cxto avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and cyto show perfect courtesy toward all people. 3For czwe ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another. 4But when dathe goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, 5he saved us, dbnot because of works done by us in righteousness, but dcaccording to his own mercy, by ddthe washing of regeneration and derenewal of the Holy Spirit, 6whom he dfpoured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7so that dgbeing justified by his grace we might become dhheirs diaccording to the hope of eternal life. 8The saying is djtrustworthy, and I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful dkto devote themselves to good works. These things are excellent and profitable for people. 9But dlavoid foolish dmcontroversies, dngenealogies, dissensions, and quarrels about the law, for dothey are unprofitable and worthless. 10As for a person who stirs up division, dpafter warning him once and then twice, dqhave nothing more to do with him, 11knowing that such a person is warped and sinful; he is self-condemned.

Final Instructions and Greetings

12When I send Artemas or drTychicus to you, do your best to come to me dsat Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there. 13Do your best to speed Zenas the lawyer and dtApollos on their way; see that they lack nothing. 14And let our people learn duto devote themselves to good works, so as to help cases of urgent need, and not dvbe unfruitful.

15All who are with me send greetings to you. Greet those who love us in the faith.

dwGrace be with you all.

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