Titus 1
1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Yeshua Meshikha, according to the faith of God's chosen ones, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,
Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and the acknowledgement of the truth, which is according to godliness;
2 in hope of everlasting life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began; (aiōnios g166)
in hope of eternal life, which God, who can not lie, promised be fore the times of the ages, (aiōnios g166)
3 but in his own time revealed his word in the message with which I was entrusted according to the commandment of God our Savior;
but he has in his own times manifested his word by preaching, which was committed to me according to the commandment of God our Savior;
4 to Titus, my true child according to a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Meshikha Yeshua our Savior.
to Titus, my true son, according to the common faith: grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.
5 I left you in Crete for this reason, that you would set in order the things that were lacking, and appoint elders in every city, as I directed you;
I left you in Crete for this purpose, that you might set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I commanded you:
6 if anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, who are not accused of loose or unruly behavior.
if any one is blameless, the husband of one wife, if he has faithful children that are not accused of riotous living, or disobedient.
7 For the qashisha must be blameless, as God's steward; not self-pleasing, not easily angered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for dishonest gain;
For the bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not self-willed, not passionate, not fond of wine, not quarrelsome, not one who makes money by base means;
8 but given to hospitality, as a lover of good, sober minded, fair, holy, self-controlled;
but hospitable, a lover of goodness, sober-minded, just, holy, temperate,
9 holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict those who contradict him.
holding fast the sure word as it is taught, that he may be able, by sound teaching, both to exhort and to convince the opposers.
10 For there are many rebellious people, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,
For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,
11 whose mouths must be silenced; who are upsetting whole families, teaching things which they should not, for the sake of dishonest gain.
whose mouths must be stopped: these subvert whole houses by teaching, for the sake of base gain, things which they ought not to teach.
12 One of them, a prophet of their own, said, "Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, and idle gluttons."
One of themselves, a prophet of their own, has said: The Cretans are always liars, evil wild beasts, lazy gluttons.
13 This testimony is true. For this cause, reprove them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,
This testimony is true; wherefore rebuke them severely, that they may be sound in the faith,
14 not paying attention to Jewish myths and commandments of people who reject the truth.
and not give heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men that turn away from the truth.
15 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.
To the pure, all things are pure: but to the denied and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but their mind and their conscience are denied.
16 They profess that they know God, but by their works they deny him, being abominable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.
They profess that they know God, but in their works they deny him, being detestable and disobedient, and, as it respects every good work, rejected.
