< Titus 1 >
1 Paul, a bondman of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of the chosen of God, and the knowledge of truth according to piety,
Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and the acknowledgement of the truth, which is according to godliness;
2 in hope of eternal life, which the non-lying God promised before times eternal, (aiōnios )
in hope of eternal life, which God, who can not lie, promised be fore the times of the ages, (aiōnios )
3 but in his own times he made known his word by preaching, which I was entrusted according to the commandment of God our Savior,
but he has in his own times manifested his word by preaching, which was committed to me according to the commandment of God our Savior;
4 to Titus, a genuine child according to the common faith: Grace, mercy, peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.
to Titus, my true son, according to the common faith: grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.
5 I left thee behind in Crete on account of this: That thou should set in order the things lacking, and appoint elders in every city as I commanded thee,
I left you in Crete for this purpose, that you might set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I commanded you:
6 if any man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having believing children, not with an accusation of debauchery or insubordinate.
if any one is blameless, the husband of one wife, if he has faithful children that are not accused of riotous living, or disobedient.
7 For the overseer must be blameless as a steward of God, not self-willed, not prone to anger, not a drunkard, not a fighter, not greedy of base gain,
For the bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not self-willed, not passionate, not fond of wine, not quarrelsome, not one who makes money by base means;
8 but a lover of strangers, a lover of good, serious minded, just, devout, self-controlled,
but hospitable, a lover of goodness, sober-minded, just, holy, temperate,
9 holding firm the faithful word according to the teaching, so that he may also be able to exhort by the sound doctrine, and to correct those who contradict.
holding fast the sure word as it is taught, that he may be able, by sound teaching, both to exhort and to convince the opposers.
10 For there are also many insubordinate men, vain talkers and deceivers, especially those from circumcision,
For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,
11 who must be muzzled, men who subvert whole houses, teaching things that they ought not, for sake of ugly profit.
whose mouths must be stopped: these subvert whole houses by teaching, for the sake of base gain, things which they ought not to teach.
12 A certain man of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy bellies.
One of themselves, a prophet of their own, has said: The Cretans are always liars, evil wild beasts, lazy gluttons.
13 This testimony is true, because of which reason, reprove them harshly, so that they may be sound in the faith,
This testimony is true; wherefore rebuke them severely, that they may be sound in the faith,
14 not giving heed to Jewish myths, and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.
and not give heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men that turn away from the truth.
15 Truly to the pure all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure, but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.
To the pure, all things are pure: but to the denied and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but their mind and their conscience are denied.
16 They profess to know God, but in their works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and worthless for every good work.
They profess that they know God, but in their works they deny him, being detestable and disobedient, and, as it respects every good work, rejected.