Titus 1

1 Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the faith of God's chosen people and the knowledge of the truth that agrees with godliness,

Paul a seruaunt of God, and an Apostle of Iesus Christ, according to the faith of Gods elect, and the acknowledging of the trueth, which is according vnto godlines,

2 with the certain hope of everlasting life that God, who does not lie, promised before all the ages of time. (aiōnios g166)

Vnto the hope of eternall life, which God that cannot lie, hath promised before the world began: (aiōnios g166)

3 At the right time, he revealed his word by the message that he trusted me to deliver. I was to do this by the command of God our savior.

But hath made his worde manifest in due time through the preaching, which is committed vnto me, according to the commandement of God our Sauiour:

4 To Titus, a true son in our common faith. Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our savior.

To Titus my naturall sonne according to the common faith, Grace, mercie and peace from God the Father, and from the Lord Iesus Christ our Sauiour.

5 For this purpose I left you in Crete, that you might set in order things not yet complete and ordain elders in every city as I directed you.

For this cause left I thee in Creta, that thou shouldest continue to redresse the thinges that remaine, and shouldest ordeine Elders in euery citie, as I appointed thee,

6 An elder must be without blame, the husband of one wife, with faithful children who do not have the reputation of being reckless or undisciplined.

If any be vnreproueable, the husband of one wife, hauing faithfull children, which are not slandered of riot, neither are disobedient.

7 It is necessary for the overseer, as God's household manager, to be blameless. He must not be arrogant, not be easily angered, not addicted to wine, not a brawler, and not a greedy man.

For a Bishop must bee vnreproueable, as Gods steward, not froward, not angrie, not giuen to wine, no striker, not giuen to filthie lucre,

8 Instead, he should be hospitable and a friend of what is good. He must be sensible, righteous, godly, and self-controlled.

But harberous, one that loueth goodnesse, wise, righteous, holy, temperate,

9 He should hold tightly to the trustworthy message that was taught, so that he may be able to encourage others with good teaching and correct those who oppose him.

Holding fast that faithfull worde according to doctrine, that he also may bee able to exhort with wholesome doctrine, and conuince them that say against it.

10 For there are many rebellious people, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision.

For there are many disobedient and vaine talkers and deceiuers of mindes, chiefly they of the Circumcision,

11 It is necessary to stop them. They are upsetting whole families by teaching for shameful profit what they should not teach.

Whose mouthes must bee stopped, which subuert whole houses, teaching things, which they ought not, for filthie lucres sake.

12 One of their own prophets has said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”

One of themselues, euen one of their owne prophets said, The Cretians are alwaies liars, euill beastes, slowe bellies.

13 This statement is true. Therefore, correct them severely, so that they may be sound in the faith,

This witnesse is true: wherefore conuince them sharply, that they may be sound in ye faith,

14 not paying any attention to Jewish myths or to the commands of people who turn away from the truth.

And not taking heede to Iewish fables and commandements of men, that turne away from the trueth.

15 To those who are pure, all things are pure. But to those who are corrupt and unbelieving, nothing is pure, but both their minds and their consciences have been corrupted.

Vnto the pure are all things pure, but vnto them that are defiled, and vnbeleeuing, is nothing pure, but euen their mindes and consciences are defiled.

16 They profess to know God, but they deny him by their actions. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for doing any good work.

They professe that they know God, but by works they deny him, and are abominable and disobedient, and vnto euery good worke reprobate.