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 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 Unto the hope of life everlasting, which God, who lieth not, hath promised before the times of the world: (aiōnios g166)

Vnto the hope of eternall life, which God that cannot lie, hath promised before the world began: (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 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 my beloved son, according to the common faith, grace and peace from God the Father, and from Christ Jesus our Saviour.

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 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:

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 If any be without crime, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not accused of riot, or unruly.

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

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 But given to hospitality, gentle, sober, just, holy, continent:

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

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 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 also many disobedient, vain talkers, and seducers: especially they who are of the circumcision:

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

11 Who must be reproved, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake.

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

12 One of them a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are always liars, evil beasts, slothful bellies.

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

13 This testimony is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, 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 giving heed to Jewish fables and commandments of men, who turn themselves away from the truth.

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

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.

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 that they know God: but in their works they deny him; being abominable, and incredulous, and to every good work reprobate.

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