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 servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness;
2 with the certain hope of everlasting life that God, who does not lie, promised before all the ages of time. (aiōnios g166)
In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, 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 in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour;
4 To Titus, a true son in our common faith. Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our savior.
To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.
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 Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had 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 blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.
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 be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;
8 Instead, he should be hospitable and a friend of what is good. He must be sensible, righteous, godly, and self-controlled.
But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, 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 the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.
10 For there are many rebellious people, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision.
For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially 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 mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake.
12 One of their own prophets has said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”
One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.
13 This statement is true. Therefore, correct them severely, so that they may be sound in the faith,
This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;
14 not paying any attention to Jewish myths or to the commands of people who turn away from the truth.
Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.
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.
Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is 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 profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.
