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 servant of YHWH, and an apostle of Yahushua the Messiah, according to the faith of YHWH 's elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after reverence;

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 Elohim, who does not lie, 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 in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of Elohim our Saviour;

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, mine own son after the common faith: Favour, mercy, and peace, from YHWH the Father and the Master Yahushua the Messiah our Saviour.

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 Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had 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 blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.

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 be blameless, as the steward of YHWH; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;

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

But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, set-apart, 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 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 also many disobedient, vain talkers, and seducers: especially they who are of the circumcision:

For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially 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 mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.

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

One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.

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

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

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

They profess that they know YHWH; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.