Titus 1
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,
Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, appointed to further the faith of God's chosen ones and the knowledge of the truth that is in accordance with godliness,
2 in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began. (aiōnios g166)
in the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before time began; (aiōnios g166)
3 In His own time He has made His word evident in the proclamation entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior.
in his own time he revealed his word through the preaching with which I was entrusted by the command of God our Savior;
4 To Titus, my true child in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
to Titus, my true child in our common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.
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.
The reason I left yoʋ in Crete was for yoʋ to put in order what remained to be done and to appoint elders in every town, as I directed yoʋ.
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.
An elder must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, with faithful children who are not rebellious and cannot be accused of debauchery.
7 As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach—not self-absorbed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money.
For an overseer, as God's steward, must be above reproach, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for sordid gain,
8 Instead, he must be hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.
but hospitable, a lover of goodness, sensible, just, holy, and self-controlled,
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.
holding firmly to the trustworthy message as it has been taught, so that he can encourage others with sound doctrine and refute those who contradict it.
10 For many are rebellious and full of empty talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision,
For there are many rebellious people, full of meaningless talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision faction.
11 who must be silenced. For the sake of dishonorable gain, they undermine entire households and teach things they should not.
They must be silenced, because they are ruining entire households by teaching what they ought not to teach, for the sake of sordid gain.
12 As one of their own prophets has said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”
One of their very own prophets said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, and lazy gluttons.”
13 This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sternly, so that they will be sound in the faith
This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, so that they may become sound in the faith,
14 and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the commands of men who have rejected the truth.
not paying any attention to Jewish myths or the commandments of men who turn away from the truth.
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.
To the pure, all things are pure; but to those who are defiled and do not believe, nothing is pure. In fact, both their minds and their consciences are defiled.
16 They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.
They profess to know God, but by their works they deny him. They are detestable, disobedient, and have proven themselves to be unqualified for any good work.
