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, appointed to further the faith of God's chosen ones and the knowledge of the truth that is in accordance with godliness,
2 in hope of everlasting life, which God, who cannot lie, promised from the most ancient times, (aiōnios g166)
in the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not 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:
in his own time he revealed his word through the preaching with which I was entrusted by the command 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 in our common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and the Lord 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;
The reason I left yoʋ in Crete was for yoʋ to put in order what remained to be done and to appoint elders in every town, as I directed yoʋ.
6 if any one is without reproach, the husband of one wife, having believing children, that are not accused of dissoluteness, or unruly.
An elder must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, with faithful children who are not rebellious and cannot be accused of debauchery.
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 an overseer, as God's steward, must be above reproach, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for sordid gain,
8 but hospitable, a lover of what is good, discreet, just, holy, temperate,
but hospitable, a lover of goodness, sensible, just, holy, and self-controlled,
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 firmly to the trustworthy message as it has been taught, so that he can encourage others with sound doctrine and refute those who contradict it.
10 For there are many unruly vain talkers and deceivers, especially they of the circumcision;
For there are many rebellious people, full of meaningless talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision faction.
11 whose mouths must be stopped, since they overturn whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for the sake of base gain.
They must be silenced, because they are ruining entire households by teaching what they ought not to teach, for the sake of sordid gain.
12 One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said: “The Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, slothful gluttons.”
One of their very own prophets said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, and 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 rebuke them sharply, so that they may become sound in the faith,
14 not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.
not paying any attention to Jewish myths or the commandments of men who turn away from 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 do not believe, 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 works they deny him. They are detestable, disobedient, and have proven themselves to be unqualified for any good work.
