< 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
2 in [the] hope of life eternal, which promised who cannot lie God before time eternal. (aiōnios )
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;
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.
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;
6 if anyone is blameless, of one wife [the] husband, children having believing, not under 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,
8 but hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, [and] disciplined,
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.
10 There are for many also insubordinate, empty talkers and deceivers especially those of (the *no*) circumcision
11 whom it is necessary to silence; who whole households overthrow teaching things that [they] not ought of shameful gain because.
12 Said one of them own of them a prophet; Cretans [are] always liars, evil beasts, gluttons lazy.
13 testimony this is true; for which cause do rebuke them severely, 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.
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.
16 God they profess to know, however by [their] works they deny [Him] detestable being and disobedient and for any work good unfit.
