Titus 1

1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, 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—an apostle moreover of Jesus Christ, —according to the faith of the chosen ones of God, and the personal knowledge of the truth that is according to godliness, —

2 in hope of everlasting life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began; (aiōnios g166)

In hope of life age-abiding; which God, who cannot lie, promised before age-during times, (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 hath manifested in its fitting seasons, even his word, in the proclamation with which entrusted am I—by injunction of our Saviour God:

4 to Titus, my true child according to a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.

Unto Titus, my true child according to a common faith, —favour and peace, from God [our] Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour.

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;

For this cause left I thee in Crete, that, the things remaining undone, thou mightest completely set in order, and mightest establish, in every city, elders, as, I, with thee arranged: —

6 if anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, who are not accused of loose or unruly behavior.

If anyone is unaccusable, a husband of, one wife, having children that believe, who are not charged with riotous excess, nor insubordinate;

7 For the bishop 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 it is needful that the overseer be—unaccusable, as God’s steward, not self-willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, not ready to wound, not seeking gain by base means,

8 but given to hospitality, as a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined;

But hospitable, a lover of what is good, sober-minded, just, kind, possessing self-control,

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, in the matter of his teaching, the faithful word, that he may be able both to encourage with his healthful instruction, and, the gainsayers, to refute.

10 For there are many rebellious people, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,

For there are many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, especially they 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 needs be stopped, men who are upsetting whole houses, teaching the things which ought not [to be taught] —for the sake of base gain.

12 One of them, a prophet of their own, said, "Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, and idle gluttons."

Said one from among them, a prophet, of their own!—Cretans! always false, mischievous wild-beasts, idle gluttons:

13 This testimony is true. For this cause, reprove them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,

This witness, is true, —for which cause, be reproving them sharply, that they may be healthy in their faith,

14 not paying attention to Jewish myths and commandments of people who reject the truth.

Not giving heed to Judaical stories and commandments of men who are turning 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.

All things, are pure, unto the pure, but, unto the polluted and faithless, nothing, is pure, but polluted are both their mind and conscience;

16 They profess that they know God, but by their works they deny him, being abominable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.

God, they confess that they know, but, by their works, they deny him, being, abominable, and obdurate, and, as to any good work, found, worthless.