Titus 1

1 Paul slave God apostle then Jesus Christ according to faith select God and knowledge truth the/this/who according to piety

Paul, a bondservant of God and an Apostle of Jesus Christ for building up the faith of God's own people and spreading a full knowledge of the truths of religion,

2 upon/to/against hope life eternal which to profess the/this/who not a liar God before time eternal (aiōnios g166)

in hope of the Life of the Ages which God, who is never false to His word, promised before the commencement of the Ages. (aiōnios g166)

3 to reveal then time/right time one's own/private the/this/who word it/s/he in/on/among preaching which to trust (in) I/we according to command the/this/who savior me God

And at the appointed time He clearly made known His Message in the preaching with which I was entrusted by the command of God our Saviour:

4 Titus genuine child according to common: shared faith grace (and *N(K)O*) peace away from God father and (lord: God *K*) Christ Jesus the/this/who savior me

To Titus my own true child in our common faith. May grace and peace be granted to you from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour.

5 this/he/she/it because of (to leave *N(k)(o)*) you in/on/among Crete in order that/to the/this/who to lack to straighten out and to appoint/conduct according to city elder: Elder as/when I/we you to direct

I have left you behind in Crete in order that you may set right the things which still require attention, and appoint Elders in every town, as I directed you to do;

6 if which? to be irreproachable one woman: wife man: husband child to have/be faithful not in/on/among accusation debauchery or insubordinate

wherever there is a man of blameless life, true to his one wife, having children who are themselves believers and are free from every reproach of profligacy or of stubborn self-will.

7 be necessary for the/this/who overseer irreproachable to exist as/when God manager not self-willed not quick-tempered not drunken not bully not greedy

For, as God's steward, a minister must be of blameless life, not over-fond of having his own way, not a man of a passionate temper nor a hard drinker, not given to blows nor greedy of gain,

8 but hospitable lover of good self-controlled just sacred self-controlled

but hospitable to strangers, a lover of goodness, sober-minded, upright, saintly, self-controlled;

9 to cling to the/this/who according to the/this/who teaching faithful word in order that/to able to be and to plead/comfort in/on/among the/this/who teaching the/this/who be healthy and the/this/who to dispute to rebuke

holding fast to the faithful Message which he has received, so that he may be well qualified both to encourage others with sound teaching and to reply successfully to opponents.

10 to be for much and insubordinate babbler and deceiver especially the/this/who out from (the/this/who *no*) circumcision

For there are many that spurn authority--idle, talkative and deceitful persons, who, for the most part, are adherents of the Circumcision.

11 which be necessary to silence who/which all house: household to overturn to teach which not be necessary shameful gain because of

You must stop the mouths of such men, for they overthrow the faith of whole families, teaching what they ought not, just for the sake of making money.

12 to say one out from it/s/he one's own/private it/s/he prophet Cretan always liar evil/harm: evil wild animal belly idle

One of their own number--a Prophet who is a countryman of theirs--has said, "Cretans are always liars, dangerous animals, idle gluttons."

13 the/this/who testimony this/he/she/it to be true through/because of which cause/charge to rebuke it/s/he severely in order that/to be healthy in/on/among the/this/who faith

This testimony is true. Therefore sternly denounce them, that they may be robust in their faith,

14 not to watch out Jewish myth and commandment a human to turn away the/this/who truth

and not give attention to Jewish legends and the maxims of men who turn their backs on the truth.

15 all (on the other hand *k*) clean the/this/who clean the/this/who then to stain and unbelieving none clean but to stain it/s/he and the/this/who mind and the/this/who conscience

To the pure everything is pure; but to the polluted and unbelieving nothing is pure, but on the contrary their very minds and consciences are polluted.

16 God to confess/profess to know the/this/who then work to deny abominable to be and disobedient and to/with all work good failing

They profess to know God; but in their actions they disown Him, and are detestable and disobedient men, and for any good work are utterly useless.