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, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging 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 cannot lie, promised before the world began; (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 in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is 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 Christ Jesus our Savior.

To Titus, [my] own son after 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;

For this cause I left thee in Crete, that thou shouldst set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:

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 is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not accused of riot, or disorderly.

7 For the overseer 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 a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not self-willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;

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

But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, 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 faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.

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

For there are many disorderly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially 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 be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for the sake of sordid gain.

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

One of themselves, [even] a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians [are] always liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.

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 sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;

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

Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men that turn 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 them that are defiled and unbelieving [is] nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.

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 works they deny [him], being abominable, and disobedient, and to every good work reprobate.