Titus 1

1 Paul, a servant of God, and an Apostle of Jesus Christ, in agreement with the faith of the saints of God and the full knowledge of what is true in harmony with religion,

Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s chosen ones and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,

2 In the hope of eternal life, which was made certain before eternal time, by the word of God who is ever true; (aiōnios g166)

in hope of the consummate (aiōnios g166) life, which God, who cannnot lie, promised before time began;

3 Who, in his time, made clear his word in the good news, of which, by the order of God our Saviour, I became a preacher;

but in his own time revealed his word in the message with which I was entrusted according to the commandment 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 Saviour.

to Titus, my true child according to a common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.

5 I did not take you with me when I went away from Crete, so that you might do what was necessary to put things in order there, placing men in authority over the churches in every town, as I said to you;

I left you in Crete for this reason, that you would set in order the things that were lacking and appoint elders in every city, as I directed you—

6 Men having a good record, husbands of one wife, whose children are of the faith, children of whom it may not be said that they are given to loose living or are uncontrolled.

if anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, who are not accused of loose or unruly behavior.

7 For it is necessary for a Bishop to be a man of virtue, as God's servant; not pushing himself forward, not quickly moved to wrath or blows, not desiring profit for himself;

For the overseer must be blameless, as God’s steward, not self-pleasing, not easily angered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for dishonest gain;

8 But opening his house freely to guests; a lover of what is good, serious-minded, upright, holy, self-controlled;

but given to hospitality, a lover of good, sober minded, fair, holy, self-controlled,

9 Keeping to the true word of the teaching, so that he may be able to give comfort by right teaching and overcome the arguments of the doubters.

holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict those who contradict him.

10 For there are men who are not ruled by law; foolish talkers, false teachers, specially those of the circumcision,

For there are also many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,

11 By whom some families have been completely overturned; who take money for teaching things which are not right; these will have to be stopped.

whose mouths must be stopped: men who overthrow whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for dishonest gain’s sake.

12 One of their prophets has said, The men of Crete are ever false, evil beasts, lovers of food, hating work.

One of them, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, and idle gluttons.”

13 This witness is true. So say sharp words to them so that they may come to the right faith,

This testimony is true. For this cause, reprove them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,

14 Giving no attention to the fictions of the Jews and the rules of men who have no true knowledge.

not paying attention to Jewish fables and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.

15 To the clean in heart all things are clean: but to those who are unclean and without faith nothing is clean; they become unclean in mind and in thought.

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.

16 They say that they have knowledge of God, while by their acts they are turning their backs on him; they are hated by all, hard-hearted, and judged to be without value for any good work.

They profess that they know God, but by their deeds they deny him, being abominable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.