< 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, for the faith of God's chosen people and the knowledge of the truth that agrees with godliness,
2 on hope of continuous life, which God, who does not lie, promised before times of ages (aiōnios g166)
with the certain hope of everlasting life that God, who does not lie, promised before all 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,
At the right time, he revealed his word by the message that he trusted me to deliver. I was to do this by the command 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 true son in our common faith. Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus 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,
For this purpose I left you in Crete, that you might set in order things not yet complete and ordain elders in every city 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—
An elder must be without blame, the husband of one wife, with faithful children who do not have the reputation of being reckless or undisciplined.
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,
It is necessary for the overseer, as God's household manager, to be blameless. He must not be arrogant, not be easily angered, not addicted to wine, not a brawler, and not a greedy man.
8 but a lover of strangers, a lover of [the] good, sober-minded, righteous, holy, self-controlled,
Instead, he should be hospitable and a friend of what is good. He must be sensible, righteous, godly, and 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;
He should hold tightly to the trustworthy message that was taught, so that he may be able to encourage others with good teaching and correct those who oppose him.
10 for there are many both insubordinate, vain-talkers, and mind-deceivers—especially those of the circumcision—
For there are many rebellious people, empty talkers and deceivers, especially 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.
It is necessary to stop them. They are upsetting whole families by teaching for shameful profit what they should not teach.
12 A certain one of them, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans! Always liars, evil beasts, lazy bellies!”
One of their own prophets has 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 statement is true. Therefore, correct them severely, 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 paying any attention to Jewish myths or to the commands of people 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.
To those who are pure, all things are pure. But to those who are corrupt and unbelieving, nothing is pure, but both their minds and their consciences have been corrupted.
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 they deny him by their actions. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for doing any good work.

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