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 bondman of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of the chosen of God, and the knowledge of truth according to piety,

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

in hope of eternal life, which the non-lying God promised before times eternal, (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;

but in his own times he made known his word by preaching, which I was entrusted according to the commandment 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, a genuine child according to the common faith: Grace, mercy, peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.

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:

I left thee behind in Crete on account of this: That thou should set in order the things lacking, and appoint elders in every city as I commanded thee,

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

if any man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having believing children, not with an accusation of debauchery or insubordinate.

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 the overseer must be blameless as a steward of God, not self-willed, not prone to anger, not a drunkard, not a fighter, not greedy of base gain,

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

but a lover of strangers, a lover of good, serious minded, just, devout, self-controlled,

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.

holding firm the faithful word according to the teaching, so that he may also be able to exhort by the sound doctrine, and to correct those who contradict.

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

For there are also many insubordinate men, vain talkers and deceivers, especially those from circumcision,

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

who must be muzzled, men who subvert whole houses, teaching things that they ought not, for sake of ugly profit.

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

A certain man of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, Cretans are 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, because of which reason, reprove them harshly, so 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 myths, and commandments of men who turn 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.

Truly 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 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 in their works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and worthless for every good work.