Titus 1

1 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 according to godliness;

Paul, a servant of God—an apostle moreover of Jesus Christ, —according to the faith of the chosen ones of God, and the personal knowledge of the truth that is according to godliness, —

2 In hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before the world began; (aiōnios g166)

In hope of life age-abiding; which God, who cannot lie, promised before age-during times, (aiōnios g166)

3 But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed to me according to the commandment of God our Savior;

but hath manifested in its fitting seasons, even his word, in the proclamation with which entrusted am I—by injunction of our Saviour God:

4 To Titus, [my] own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, [and] peace, from God the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.

Unto Titus, my true child according to a common faith, —favour and peace, from God [our] Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour.

5 For this cause I left thee in Crete, that thou shouldst set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:

For this cause left I thee in Crete, that, the things remaining undone, thou mightest completely set in order, and mightest establish, in every city, elders, as, I, with thee arranged: —

6 If any is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not accused of riot, or disorderly.

If anyone is unaccusable, a husband of, one wife, having children that believe, who are not charged with riotous excess, nor insubordinate;

7 For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not self-willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;

For it is needful that the overseer be—unaccusable, as God’s steward, not self-willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, not ready to wound, not seeking gain by base means,

8 But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;

But hospitable, a lover of what is good, sober-minded, just, kind, possessing self-control,

9 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.

Holding fast, in the matter of his teaching, the faithful word, that he may be able both to encourage with his healthful instruction, and, the gainsayers, to refute.

10 For there are many disorderly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:

For there are many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, especially they of the circumcision, —

11 Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for the sake of sordid gain.

Whose mouths must needs be stopped, men who are upsetting whole houses, teaching the things which ought not [to be taught] —for the sake of base gain.

12 One of themselves, [even] a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians [are] always liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.

Said one from among them, a prophet, of their own!—Cretans! always false, mischievous wild-beasts, idle gluttons:

13 This testimony is true: wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;

This witness, is true, —for which cause, be reproving them sharply, that they may be healthy in their faith,

14 Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men that turn from the truth.

Not giving heed to Judaical stories and commandments of men who are turning away from the truth:

15 To the pure all things [are] pure: but to them that are defiled and unbelieving [is] nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.

All things, are pure, unto the pure, but, unto the polluted and faithless, nothing, is pure, but polluted are both their mind and conscience;

16 They profess that they know God; but in works they deny [him], being abominable, and disobedient, and to every good work reprobate.

God, they confess that they know, but, by their works, they deny him, being, abominable, and obdurate, and, as to any good work, found, worthless.