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 servant of God, and an Apostle of Jesus Christ, in agreement with the faith of the saints of God and the full knowledge of what is true in harmony with religion,

2 on hope of continuous life, which God, who does not lie, promised before times of ages (aiōnios g166)

In the hope of eternal life, which was made certain before eternal time, by the word of God who is ever true; (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,

Who, in his time, made clear his word in the good news, of which, by the order of God our Saviour, I became a preacher;

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, my true child in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour.

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 did not take you with me when I went away from Crete, so that you might do what was necessary to put things in order there, placing men in authority over the churches in every town, as I said to you;

6 if anyone is blameless, a husband of one wife, having believing children, not under accusation of riotous living or insubordinate—

Men having a good record, husbands of one wife, whose children are of the faith, children of whom it may not be said that they are given to loose living or are uncontrolled.

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 it is necessary for a Bishop to be a man of virtue, as God's servant; not pushing himself forward, not quickly moved to wrath or blows, not desiring profit for himself;

8 but a lover of strangers, a lover of [the] good, sober-minded, righteous, holy, self-controlled,

But opening his house freely to guests; a lover of what is good, serious-minded, upright, holy, 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;

Keeping to the true word of the teaching, so that he may be able to give comfort by right teaching and overcome the arguments of the doubters.

10 for there are many both insubordinate, vain-talkers, and mind-deceivers—especially those of the circumcision—

For there are men who are not ruled by law; foolish talkers, false teachers, specially those of the circumcision,

11 whose mouths must be covered, who overturn whole households, teaching what things it should not, for [the] sake of shameful gain.

By whom some families have been completely overturned; who take money for teaching things which are not right; these will have to be stopped.

12 A certain one of them, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans! Always liars, evil beasts, lazy bellies!”

One of their prophets has said, The men of Crete are ever false, evil beasts, lovers of food, hating work.

13 This testimony is true; for which cause convict them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,

This witness is true. So say sharp words to them so that they may come to the right faith,

14 not giving heed to Jewish fables and commands of men, turning themselves away from the truth.

Giving no attention to the fictions of the Jews and the rules of men who have no true knowledge.

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 clean in heart all things are clean: but to those who are unclean and without faith nothing is clean; they become unclean in mind and in thought.

16 They profess to know God, but they deny [Him] by their works, being abominable, and disobedient, and disapproved to every good work.

They say that they have knowledge of God, while by their acts they are turning their backs on him; they are hated by all, hard-hearted, and judged to be without value for any good work.