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 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 on hope of continuous life, which God, who does not lie, promised before times of ages (aiōnios g166)
in hope of eternal life, which the non-lying God promised before times eternal, (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 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—true child according to a common faith: Grace, [[kindness, ]] peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior!
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 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 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 anyone is blameless, a husband of one wife, having believing children, not under accusation of riotous living or insubordinate—
if any man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having believing children, not with an accusation of debauchery or insubordinate.
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,
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 strangers, a lover of [the] good, sober-minded, righteous, holy, self-controlled,
but a lover of strangers, a lover of good, serious minded, just, devout, self-controlled,
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 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 both insubordinate, vain-talkers, and mind-deceivers—especially those of the circumcision—
For there are also many insubordinate men, vain talkers and deceivers, especially those from circumcision,
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 muzzled, men who subvert whole houses, teaching things that they ought not, for sake of ugly profit.
12 A certain one of them, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans! Always liars, evil beasts, lazy bellies!”
A certain man of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy bellies.
13 This testimony is true; for which cause convict 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 commands of men, turning themselves away from the truth.
not giving heed to Jewish myths, and commandments of men who turn away from 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.
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 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 in their works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and worthless for every good work.
