Titus 1

1 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,

Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Christ Jesus, for the faith of God's elect, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,

2 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)

in hope of everlasting life, which God, who cannot lie, promised from the most ancient times, (aiōnios g166)

3 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:

but in his own seasons manifested his word through the preaching with which I was intrusted by the commandment of God our Saviour:

4 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.

to Titus, true child after the common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour.

5 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;

For this cause I left thee behind in Crete, that thou shouldst set in order the things that are wanting, and appoint elders in every city, as I directed thee;

6 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.

if any one is without reproach, the husband of one wife, having believing children, that are not accused of dissoluteness, or unruly.

7 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,

For a bishop must be without reproach, as God's steward; not self-willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, not a striker, not greedy of base gain,

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

but hospitable, a lover of what is good, discreet, just, holy, temperate,

9 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.

holding fast the sure word according to what he was taught, that he may be able by sound teaching both to exhort, and to refute the gainsayers.

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

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

11 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.

whose mouths must be stopped, since they overturn whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for the sake of base gain.

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

One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said: “The Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, slothful gluttons.”

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

This testimony is true; for which cause rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,

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

not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.

15 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.

To the pure all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure, but both their mind and conscience are defiled.

16 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.

They profess that they know God, but by their works they deny him, being abominable and disobedient, and for every good work reprobate.