Titus 1
1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Christ Jesus, for the faith of God's elect, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,
Paul, a slave of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ according to the faith of God's elect and a real knowledge of the Truth that accords with godliness,
2 in hope of everlasting life, which God, who cannot lie, promised from the most ancient times, (aiōnios g166)
in hope of eternal life—which life God, who cannot lie, promised before the ages of time (aiōnios g166)
3 but in his own seasons manifested his word through the preaching with which I was intrusted by the commandment of God our Saviour:
but has manifested by a proclamation of His Word at chosen times, which word was entrusted to me by the command of our Savior God;
4 to Titus, true child after the common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour.
to Titus, a true son in a common faith: Grace, mercy, peace, from Father God and Sovereign Jesus Christ, our Savior.
5 For this cause I left thee behind in Crete, that thou shouldst set in order the things that are wanting, and appoint elders in every city, as I directed thee;
I left you in Crete for this reason, that you should set in order the things that were lacking and appoint elders in every town as I directed you
6 if any one is without reproach, the husband of one wife, having believing children, that are not accused of dissoluteness, or unruly.
—if a man is blameless, a one-woman man, having children who believe and who are not open to the charge of being wild or disobedient.
7 For a bishop must be without reproach, as God's steward; not self-willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, not a striker, not greedy of base gain,
Because as an administrator under God the overseer must be blameless; not self-willed, not hotheaded, not given to wine, not a bully, not avaricious;
8 but hospitable, a lover of what is good, discreet, just, holy, temperate,
but rather hospitable, a lover of what is good, prudent, just, holy, disciplined;
9 holding fast the sure word according to what he was taught, that he may be able by sound teaching both to exhort, and to refute the gainsayers.
holding fast the trustworthy Word as taught, so that he may be competent both to exhort with the sound doctrine and to correct those who oppose it.
10 For there are many unruly vain talkers and deceivers, especially they of the circumcision;
Because there really are lots of rebels, loudmouths and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision group,
11 whose mouths must be stopped, since they overturn whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for the sake of base gain.
who must be silenced—they are ruining whole households, teaching things that they ought not, and for dishonest gain!
12 One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said: “The Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, slothful gluttons.”
One of them, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”
13 This testimony is true; for which cause rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,
This testimony is true. Therefore correct them rigorously, that they may be sound in the faith,
14 not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.
not paying attention to Jewish fables or to commands of men who are rejecting the truth.
15 To the pure all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure, but both their mind and conscience are defiled.
To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; in fact, both their minds and their consciences are defiled.
16 They profess that they know God, but by their works they deny him, being abominable and disobedient, and for every good work reprobate.
They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him, being detestable, disobedient and disqualified for any good work.
