Titus 1

1 Paul a servant of God an apostle now of Jesus Christ according to [the] faith of [the] elect of God and 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 [the] hope of life eternal, which promised who cannot lie God before time eternal. (aiōnios g166)

in hope of eternal life, which God, who can’t lie, promised before time began; (aiōnios g166)

3 He revealed now [in] seasons [His] own in the word of Him in [the] proclamation with which was entrusted I myself according to [the] commandment of the Savior of us God;

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 [my] true child according to [our] common faith: Grace (and *N(K)O*) peace from God [the] Father and (Lord *K*) Christ Jesus the Savior of us.

to Titus, my true child according to a common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.

5 of this Because (I left *N(k)(o)*) you in Crete, so that the [things] lacking you may set in order and may appoint in every town elders as I myself you directed;

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 anyone is blameless, of one wife [the] husband, children having believing, not under accusation of debauchery or insubordinate.

if anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, who are not accused of loose or unruly behavior.

7 It behooves for the overseer blameless to be as God’s steward, not self-willed, not quick tempered, 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 good, self-controlled, upright, holy, [and] disciplined,

but given to hospitality, a lover of good, sober minded, fair, holy, self-controlled,

9 holding according to the teaching of [the] faithful word, that able he may be both to encourage with teaching sound and those contradicting [it] to convict.

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 There are for many also insubordinate, empty talkers and deceivers especially those of (the *no*) circumcision

For there are also many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,

11 whom it is necessary to silence; who whole households overthrow teaching things that [they] not ought of shameful gain because.

whose mouths must be stopped: men who overthrow whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for dishonest gain’s sake.

12 Said one of them own of them a prophet; Cretans [are] always liars, evil beasts, gluttons lazy.

One of them, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, and idle gluttons.”

13 testimony this is true; for which cause do rebuke them severely, so 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 myths and to [the] commandments of men turning away from the truth.

not paying attention to Jewish fables and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.

15 All things [are] (indeed *k*) pure to the pure; to those however defiled and unbelieving no [thing] [is] pure, Instead have been defiled of them both mind and conscience.

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 God they profess to know, however by [their] works they deny [Him] detestable being and disobedient and for any work good unfit.

They profess that they know God, but by their deeds they deny him, being abominable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.