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 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,
2 in hope of everlasting life, which God, who cannot lie, promised from the most ancient times, (aiōnios g166)
in hope of everlasting life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time 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 in his own time revealed his word in the message with which I was entrusted according to the commandment of God our Savior;
4 to Titus, true child after the common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour.
to Titus, my true child according to a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus 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 would set in order the things that were lacking, and appoint elders in every city, 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 anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, who are not accused of loose or unruly behavior.
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 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;
8 but hospitable, a lover of what is good, discreet, just, holy, temperate,
but given to hospitality, as a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and 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 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.
10 For there are many unruly vain talkers and deceivers, especially they of the circumcision;
For there are many rebellious people, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those 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 mouths must be silenced; who are upsetting whole families, teaching things which they should not, for the sake of 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, and idle gluttons."
13 This testimony is true; for which cause rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,
This testimony is true. For this cause, reprove them sharply, 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 myths and commandments of people who reject 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; but both their mind and their conscience 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 that they know God, but by their works they deny him, being abominable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.
