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:

To Titus, my true son in a common faith, from Paul, a slave of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and to the knowledge of the truth which goes with piety;

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

I write in hope of life eternal which God who never lies, promised before times eternal, (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 manifested in his own time; that word of his in proclaiming which I have been entrusted by command of God 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.

Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus 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:

I left you in Crete for this reason, that you might set right the things left unfinished, and appoint presbyters in every city as I had instructed you;

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

men who are blameless, the husband of one wife, with believing children who are not accused of riot or insubordination.

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 indeed a presiding officer, as God’s steward, ought to be blameless, not self-willed or quick-tempered, not a drunkard or violent, or greedy of filthy lucre;

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

but he must be hospitable, a lover of the good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled.

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.

He must hold to the faithful word according to the teaching, so that he may be able both to encourage by sound teaching, and to confute our opponents.

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

For there are many individuals who are unruly, empty talkers and deceivers, particularly those of the circumcision, whose mouths must be stopped;

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

for they upset whole households and, for filthy lucre’s sake, teach what they ought not to teach.

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

By one of their own number, by a prophet of their own, it has been said, "Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, idle gluttons."

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

This testimony is true. So rebuke them sharply,

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

so as to make them sound in the faith, not giving heed to Jewish myths and commandments of men who turn away 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.

All things are pure to the pure; but to the contaminated and the faithless nothing is pure, nay, their very minds and consciences are tainted.

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 deeds they disown him; in that they are detestable, disobedient, and reprobate for good work of any sort.