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 an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of the chosen ones of God, and an acknowledging of truth that [is] according to piety,
2 In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began; (aiōnios g166)
on hope of continuous life, which God, who does not lie, promised before times of ages (aiōnios g166)
3 But has in due times manifested his word (logos) through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour;
(and He revealed His word in [His] own times), in preaching, which I was entrusted with, according to a charge of God our Savior,
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—true child according to a common faith: Grace, [[kindness, ]] peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior!
5 For this cause left I you in Crete, that you should set in order the things that are lacking, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed you:
For this cause I left you in Crete, that you may arrange the things lacking, and may set elders down in every city, as I appointed to you,
6 If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.
if anyone is blameless, a husband of one wife, having believing children, not under accusation of riotous living or insubordinate—
7 For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not self-willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, not an attacker, not given to filthy illegal gain;
for it is required of the overseer to be blameless, as God’s steward, not self-pleased, nor prone to anger, not given to wine, not an abuser, not given to shameful gain,
8 But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;
but a lover of strangers, a lover of [the] good, sober-minded, righteous, holy, self-controlled,
9 Holding fast the faithful word (logos) as he has been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.
holding—according to the teaching—to the steadfast word, that he may also be able to exhort in the sound teaching, and to convict the deniers;
10 For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:
for there are many both insubordinate, vain-talkers, and mind-deceivers—especially those of the circumcision—
11 Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy illegal gain's sake.
whose mouths must be covered, who overturn whole households, teaching what things it should not, for [the] sake of shameful gain.
12 One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are always liars, evil beasts, sluggards.
A certain one of them, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans! Always liars, evil beasts, lazy bellies!”
13 This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;
This testimony is true; for which cause convict 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.
not giving heed to Jewish fables and commands of men, turning themselves away from 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.
All things, indeed, [are] pure to the pure, and nothing [is] pure to the defiled and unsteadfast, but even the mind and the conscience of them [is] defiled.
16 They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.
They profess to know God, but they deny [Him] by their works, being abominable, and disobedient, and disapproved to every good work.
