Titus 1
1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of the elect of God and the acknowledging of the truth, which is according to godliness:
Paul, a slave of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ according to the faith of God's elect and a real knowledge of the Truth that accords with godliness,
2 Unto the hope of life everlasting, which God, who lieth not, hath promised before the times of the world: (aiōnios g166)
in hope of eternal life—which life God, who cannot lie, promised before the ages of time (aiōnios g166)
3 But hath in due times manifested his word in preaching, which is committed to me according to the commandment of God our Saviour:
but has manifested by a proclamation of His Word at chosen times, which word was entrusted to me by the command of our Savior God;
4 To Titus my beloved son, according to the common faith, grace and peace from God the Father, and from Christ Jesus our Saviour.
to Titus, a true son in a common faith: Grace, mercy, peace, from Father God and Sovereign Jesus Christ, our Savior.
5 For this cause I left thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and shouldest ordain priests in every city, as I also appointed thee:
I left you in Crete for this reason, that you should set in order the things that were lacking and appoint elders in every town as I directed you
6 If any be without crime, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not accused of riot, or unruly.
—if a man is blameless, a one-woman man, having children who believe and who are not open to the charge of being wild or disobedient.
7 For a bishop must be without crime, as the steward of God: not proud, not subject to anger, not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre:
Because as an administrator under God the overseer must be blameless; not self-willed, not hotheaded, not given to wine, not a bully, not avaricious;
8 But given to hospitality, gentle, sober, just, holy, continent:
but rather hospitable, a lover of what is good, prudent, just, holy, disciplined;
9 Embracing that faithful word which is according to doctrine, that he may be able to exhort in sound doctrine, and to convince the gainsayers.
holding fast the trustworthy Word as taught, so that he may be competent both to exhort with the sound doctrine and to correct those who oppose it.
10 For there are also many disobedient, vain talkers, and seducers: especially they who are of the circumcision:
Because there really are lots of rebels, loudmouths and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision group,
11 Who must be reproved, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake.
who must be silenced—they are ruining whole households, teaching things that they ought not, and for dishonest gain!
12 One of them a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are always liars, evil beasts, slothful bellies.
One of them, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”
13 This testimony is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;
This testimony is true. Therefore correct them rigorously, that they may be sound in the faith,
14 Not giving heed to Jewish fables and commandments of men, who turn themselves away from the truth.
not paying attention to Jewish fables or to commands of men who are rejecting the truth.
15 All things are clean to the clean: but to them that are defiled, and to unbelievers, nothing is clean: but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.
To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; in fact, both their minds and their consciences are defiled.
16 They profess that they know God: but in their works they deny him; being abominable, and incredulous, and to every good work reprobate.
They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him, being detestable, disobedient and disqualified for any good work.
