< Titus 1 >
1 Paul a seruaunt of God, and an Apostle of Iesus Christ, according to the faith of Gods elect, and the acknowledging of the trueth, which is according vnto godlines,
Paul a servant of God an apostle now of Jesus Christ according to [the] faith of [the] elect of God and knowledge of [the] truth which [is] according to godliness
2 Vnto the hope of eternall life, which God that cannot lie, hath promised before the world began: (aiōnios )
in [the] hope of life eternal, which promised who cannot lie God before time eternal. (aiōnios )
3 But hath made his worde manifest in due time through the preaching, which is committed vnto me, according to the commandement of God our Sauiour:
He revealed now [in] seasons [His] own in the word of Him in [the] proclamation with which was entrusted I myself according to [the] commandment of the Savior of us God;
4 To Titus my naturall sonne according to the common faith, Grace, mercie and peace from God the Father, and from the Lord Iesus Christ our Sauiour.
To Titus [my] true child according to [our] common faith: Grace (and *N(K)O*) peace from God [the] Father and (Lord *K*) Christ Jesus the Savior of us.
5 For this cause left I thee in Creta, that thou shouldest continue to redresse the thinges that remaine, and shouldest ordeine Elders in euery citie, as I appointed thee,
of this Because (I left *N(k)(o)*) you in Crete, so that the [things] lacking you may set in order and may appoint in every town elders as I myself you directed;
6 If any be vnreproueable, the husband of one wife, hauing faithfull children, which are not slandered of riot, neither are disobedient.
if anyone is blameless, of one wife [the] husband, children having believing, not under accusation of debauchery or insubordinate.
7 For a Bishop must bee vnreproueable, as Gods steward, not froward, not angrie, not giuen to wine, no striker, not giuen to filthie lucre,
It behooves for the overseer blameless to be as God’s steward, not self-willed, not quick tempered, not given to wine, not a striker, not greedy of base gain,
8 But harberous, one that loueth goodnesse, wise, righteous, holy, temperate,
but hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, [and] disciplined,
9 Holding fast that faithfull worde according to doctrine, that he also may bee able to exhort with wholesome doctrine, and conuince them that say against it.
holding according to the teaching of [the] faithful word, that able he may be both to encourage with teaching sound and those contradicting [it] to convict.
10 For there are many disobedient and vaine talkers and deceiuers of mindes, chiefly they of the Circumcision,
There are for many also insubordinate, empty talkers and deceivers especially those of (the *no*) circumcision
11 Whose mouthes must bee stopped, which subuert whole houses, teaching things, which they ought not, for filthie lucres sake.
whom it is necessary to silence; who whole households overthrow teaching things that [they] not ought of shameful gain because.
12 One of themselues, euen one of their owne prophets said, The Cretians are alwaies liars, euill beastes, slowe bellies.
Said one of them own of them a prophet; Cretans [are] always liars, evil beasts, gluttons lazy.
13 This witnesse is true: wherefore conuince them sharply, that they may be sound in ye faith,
testimony this is true; for which cause do rebuke them severely, so that they may be sound in the faith,
14 And not taking heede to Iewish fables and commandements of men, that turne away from the trueth.
not giving heed to Jewish myths and to [the] commandments of men turning away from the truth.
15 Vnto the pure are all things pure, but vnto them that are defiled, and vnbeleeuing, is nothing pure, but euen their mindes and consciences are defiled.
All things [are] (indeed *k*) pure to the pure; to those however defiled and unbelieving no [thing] [is] pure, Instead have been defiled of them both mind and conscience.
16 They professe that they know God, but by works they deny him, and are abominable and disobedient, and vnto euery good worke reprobate.
God they profess to know, however by [their] works they deny [Him] detestable being and disobedient and for any work good unfit.