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 seruaunt of God, and an Apostle of Iesus Christ, according to the faith of Gods elect, and the acknowledging of the trueth, which is according vnto godlines,
2 in hope of everlasting life, which God, who cannot lie, promised from the most ancient times, (aiōnios g166)
Vnto the hope of eternall life, which God that cannot lie, hath promised before the world began: (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 hath made his worde manifest in due time through the preaching, which is committed vnto me, according to the commandement of God our Sauiour:
4 to Titus, true child after the common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour.
To Titus my naturall sonne according to the common faith, Grace, mercie and peace from God the Father, and from the Lord Iesus Christ our Sauiour.
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;
For this cause left I thee in Creta, that thou shouldest continue to redresse the thinges that remaine, and shouldest ordeine Elders in euery citie, as I appointed thee,
6 if any one is without reproach, the husband of one wife, having believing children, that are not accused of dissoluteness, or unruly.
If any be vnreproueable, the husband of one wife, hauing faithfull children, which are not slandered of riot, neither are 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,
For a Bishop must bee vnreproueable, as Gods steward, not froward, not angrie, not giuen to wine, no striker, not giuen to filthie lucre,
8 but hospitable, a lover of what is good, discreet, just, holy, temperate,
But harberous, one that loueth goodnesse, wise, righteous, holy, temperate,
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 that faithfull worde according to doctrine, that he also may bee able to exhort with wholesome doctrine, and conuince them that say against it.
10 For there are many unruly vain talkers and deceivers, especially they of the circumcision;
For there are many disobedient and vaine talkers and deceiuers of mindes, chiefly they of the Circumcision,
11 whose mouths must be stopped, since they overturn whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for the sake of base gain.
Whose mouthes must bee stopped, which subuert whole houses, teaching things, which they ought not, for filthie lucres sake.
12 One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said: “The Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, slothful gluttons.”
One of themselues, euen one of their owne prophets said, The Cretians are alwaies liars, euill beastes, slowe bellies.
13 This testimony is true; for which cause rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,
This witnesse is true: wherefore conuince them sharply, that they may be sound in ye faith,
14 not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.
And not taking heede to Iewish fables and commandements of men, that turne away from the trueth.
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.
Vnto the pure are all things pure, but vnto them that are defiled, and vnbeleeuing, is nothing pure, but euen their mindes and 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 professe that they know God, but by works they deny him, and are abominable and disobedient, and vnto euery good worke reprobate.
