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 bondman of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of the chosen of God, and the knowledge of truth according to piety,

2 in [the] hope of life eternal, which promised who cannot lie God before time eternal. (aiōnios g166)

in hope of eternal life, which the non-lying God promised before times eternal, (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 times he made known his word by preaching, 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, a genuine child according to the common faith: Grace, mercy, 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 thee behind in Crete on account of this: That thou should set in order the things lacking, and appoint elders in every city as I commanded thee,

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

if any man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having believing children, not with an accusation of debauchery or insubordinate.

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 a steward of God, not self-willed, not prone to anger, not a drunkard, not a fighter, not greedy of base gain,

8 but hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, [and] disciplined,

but a lover of strangers, a lover of good, serious minded, just, devout, 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 firm the faithful word according to the teaching, so that he may also be able to exhort by the sound doctrine, and to correct those who contradict.

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

For there are also many insubordinate men, vain talkers and deceivers, especially those from circumcision,

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

who must be muzzled, men who subvert whole houses, teaching things that they ought not, for sake of ugly profit.

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

A certain man of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy bellies.

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, because of which reason, reprove them harshly, so 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 giving heed to Jewish myths, 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.

Truly 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 to know God, but in their works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and worthless for every good work.