Titus 1
1 Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, appointed to further the faith of God's chosen ones and the knowledge of the truth that is in accordance with godliness,
Paul a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for promoting the faith of God's chosen people, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness:
2 in the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before time began; (aiōnios g166)
in hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before all ages; (aiōnios g166)
3 in his own time he revealed his word through the preaching with which I was entrusted by the command of God our Savior;
and hath in his own times manifested his word, by the preaching, with which I was intrusted according to the commandment of God our Saviour:
4 to Titus, my true child in our common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.
to Titus my son in the common faith, grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.
5 The reason I left yoʋ in Crete was for yoʋ to put in order what remained to be done and to appoint elders in every town, as I directed yoʋ.
For this cause I left thee in Crete, that thou mightest set in order what remained, and ordain elders in every city as I directed thee:
6 An elder must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, with faithful children who are not rebellious and cannot be accused of debauchery.
to wit, if any one be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not accused of debauchery, or unruly.
7 For an overseer, as God's steward, must be above reproach, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for sordid gain,
For a bishop must be blameless as the steward of God, not self-willed, not passionate, not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of sordid gain:
8 but hospitable, a lover of goodness, sensible, just, holy, and self-controlled,
but hospitable, benevolent, sober, just, holy, temperate;
9 holding firmly to the trustworthy message as it has been taught, so that he can encourage others with sound doctrine and refute those who contradict it.
holding fast the faithful word, according as he hath been taught, that he may be able both to instruct in sound doctrine, and to convince gainsayers.
10 For there are many rebellious people, full of meaningless talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision faction.
For there are many disorderly persons, vain-talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision; whose mouths must be stopped:
11 They must be silenced, because they are ruining entire households by teaching what they ought not to teach, for the sake of sordid gain.
who subvert whole families, teaching what they ought not, for shameful gain:
12 One of their very own prophets said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, and lazy gluttons.”
as said one of themselves, a prophet of their own, "The Cretans are always liars, mischievous beasts, sluggish gluttons."
13 This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, so that they may become sound in the faith,
This testimony is true: for which cause rebuke them sharply, that they may be found in the faith;
14 not paying any attention to Jewish myths or the commandments of men who turn away from the truth.
not attending to Jewish fables, and the precepts of men who turn away from the truth.
15 To the pure, all things are pure; but to those who are defiled and do not believe, nothing is pure. In fact, both their minds and their consciences are defiled.
To the pure indeed all things are pure; but to the polluted and unbelieving nothing is pure; even their mind and conscience is polluted.
16 They profess to know God, but by their works they deny him. They are detestable, disobedient, and have proven themselves to be unqualified for any good work.
They profess to know God, but in works deny Him, being abominable and disobedient, and to every thing that is good void of understanding.
