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 elect, and the acknowledging 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 eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, 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 in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed to me 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] own son after the 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;
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 any one is without reproach, the husband of one wife, having believing children, that are not accused of dissoluteness, or unruly.
If any is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not accused of riot, or disorderly.
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 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 hospitable, a lover of what is good, discreet, just, holy, temperate,
But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, 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 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 unruly vain talkers and deceivers, especially they of the circumcision;
For there are many disorderly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially 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 mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, 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 themselves, [even] a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians [are] always liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.
13 This testimony is true; for which cause rebuke 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 giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men who turn away from 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 the defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure, but both their mind and 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 and disobedient, and for every good work reprobate.
They profess that they know God; but in works they deny [him], being abominable, and disobedient, and to every good work reprobate.
