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, for the faith of God's chosen people and the knowledge of the truth that agrees with godliness,
2 in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began. (aiōnios g166)
with the certain hope of everlasting life that God, who does not lie, promised before all the ages of time. (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.
At the right time, he revealed his word by the message that he trusted me to deliver. I was to do this 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, a true son in our common faith. Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus 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.
For this purpose I left you in Crete, that you might set in order things not yet complete and ordain elders in every city as I directed you.
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 without blame, the husband of one wife, with faithful children who do not have the reputation of being reckless or undisciplined.
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.
It is necessary for the overseer, as God's household manager, to be blameless. He must not be arrogant, not be easily angered, not addicted to wine, not a brawler, and not a greedy man.
8 Instead, he must be hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.
Instead, he should be hospitable and a friend of what is good. He must be sensible, righteous, godly, 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.
He should hold tightly to the trustworthy message that was taught, so that he may be able to encourage others with good teaching and correct those who oppose him.
10 For many are rebellious and full of empty talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision,
For there are many rebellious people, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision.
11 who must be silenced. For the sake of dishonorable gain, they undermine entire households and teach things they should not.
It is necessary to stop them. They are upsetting whole families by teaching for shameful profit what they should not teach.
12 As one of their own prophets has said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”
One of their own prophets has said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”
13 This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sternly, so that they will be sound in the faith
This statement is true. Therefore, correct them severely, so that they may be 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 to the commands of people 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 those who are pure, all things are pure. But to those who are corrupt and unbelieving, nothing is pure, but both their minds and their consciences have been corrupted.
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 they deny him by their actions. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for doing any good work.
