Titus 1
1 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,
Paul, a slave of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ according to the faith of God's elect and a real knowledge of the Truth that accords with godliness,
2 on hope of continuous life, which God, who does not lie, promised before times of ages (aiōnios g166)
in hope of eternal life—which life God, who cannot lie, promised before the ages of time (aiōnios g166)
3 (and He revealed His word in [His] own times), in preaching, which I was entrusted with, according to a charge of God our Savior,
but has manifested by a proclamation of His Word at chosen times, which word was entrusted to me by the command of our Savior God;
4 to Titus—true child according to a common faith: Grace, [[kindness, ]] peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior!
to Titus, a true son in a common faith: Grace, mercy, peace, from Father God and Sovereign Jesus Christ, our Savior.
5 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,
I left you in Crete for this reason, that you should set in order the things that were lacking and appoint elders in every town as I directed you
6 if anyone is blameless, a husband of one wife, having believing children, not under accusation of riotous living or insubordinate—
—if a man is blameless, a one-woman man, having children who believe and who are not open to the charge of being wild or disobedient.
7 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,
Because as an administrator under God the overseer must be blameless; not self-willed, not hotheaded, not given to wine, not a bully, not avaricious;
8 but a lover of strangers, a lover of [the] good, sober-minded, righteous, holy, self-controlled,
but rather hospitable, a lover of what is good, prudent, just, holy, disciplined;
9 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;
holding fast the trustworthy Word as taught, so that he may be competent both to exhort with the sound doctrine and to correct those who oppose it.
10 for there are many both insubordinate, vain-talkers, and mind-deceivers—especially those of the circumcision—
Because there really are lots of rebels, loudmouths and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision group,
11 whose mouths must be covered, who overturn whole households, teaching what things it should not, for [the] sake of shameful gain.
who must be silenced—they are ruining whole households, teaching things that they ought not, and for dishonest gain!
12 A certain one of them, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans! Always liars, evil beasts, lazy bellies!”
One of them, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”
13 This testimony is true; for which cause convict them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,
This testimony is true. Therefore correct them rigorously, that they may be sound in the faith,
14 not giving heed to Jewish fables and commands of men, turning themselves away from the truth.
not paying attention to Jewish fables or to commands of men who are rejecting the truth.
15 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.
To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; in fact, both their minds and their consciences are defiled.
16 They profess to know God, but they deny [Him] by their works, being abominable, and disobedient, and disapproved to every good work.
They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him, being detestable, disobedient and disqualified for any good work.
