Titus 1

1 PAUL, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness;

PAUL, a servant of God, and a legate of Jesus the Messiah; according to the faith of the elect of God, and the knowledge of the truth which is in the fear of God,

2 In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began; (aiōnios g166)

concerning the hope of eternal life, which the veracious God promised before the times of the world; (aiōnios g166)

3 But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour;

and in due time he hath manifested his word, by means of our announcement, which was confided to me by the command of God our Life-giver;

4 To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.

to Titus, a real son after the common faith: Grace and peace from God our Father, and from our Lord Jesus the Messiah, our Life-giver.

5 For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:

For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou mightest regulate the things deficient, and establish elders in every city, as I directed thee:

6 If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.

him who is blameless, who is the husband of one wife, and hath believing children, who are no revellers, nor ungovernable in sensuality.

7 For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;

For an elder ought to be blameless, as the steward of God; and not be self-willed, nor irascible, nor excessive in wine, nor with hands swift to strike, nor a lover of base gains.

8 But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;

But he should be a lover of strangers, and a lover of good deeds, and be sober, upright, kind-hearted, and restraining himself from evil passions;

9 Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.

and studious of the doctrine of the word of faith, that he may be able by his wholesome teaching both to console, and to rebuke them that are contentious.

10 For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:

For many are unsubmissive, and their discourses vain; and they mislead the minds of people, especially such as are of the circumcision.

11 Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake.

The mouth of these ought to be stopped: they corrupt many families; and they teach what they ought not, for the sake of base gains.

12 One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.

One of them, a prophet of their own, said, The Cretans are always mendacious, evil beasts, idle bellies.

13 This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;

And this testimony is true. Therefore chide them sharply; that they may be sound in the faith,

14 Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.

and may not throw themselves into Jewish fables, and into the precepts of men who hate the truth.

15 Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.

For to the pure, every thing is pure; but to them who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but their understanding is defiled, and their conscience.

16 They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.

And they profess that they know God, but in their works they deny him; and they are odious, and disobedient, and to every good work reprobates.