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 God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, appointed to further the faith of God's chosen ones and the knowledge of the truth that is in accordance 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 the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before time 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:
in his own time he revealed his word through the preaching with which I was entrusted by the command of God our Savior;
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 true child in our common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and the Lord 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:
The reason I left yoʋ in Crete was for yoʋ to put in order what remained to be done and to appoint elders in every town, as I directed yoʋ.
6 If any be without crime, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not accused of riot, or unruly.
An elder must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, with faithful children who are not rebellious and cannot be accused of debauchery.
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 an overseer, as God's steward, must be above reproach, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for sordid gain,
8 But given to hospitality, gentle, sober, just, holy, continent:
but hospitable, a lover of goodness, sensible, just, holy, and 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.
holding firmly to the trustworthy message as it has been taught, so that he can encourage others with sound doctrine and refute those who contradict it.
10 For there are also many disobedient, vain talkers, and seducers: especially they who are of the circumcision:
For there are many rebellious people, full of meaningless talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision faction.
11 Who must be reproved, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake.
They must be silenced, because they are ruining entire households by teaching what they ought not to teach, for the sake of sordid gain.
12 One of them a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are always liars, evil beasts, slothful bellies.
One of their very own prophets said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, and lazy gluttons.”
13 This testimony is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;
This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, so that they may become sound in the faith,
14 Not giving heed to Jewish fables and commandments of men, who turn themselves away from the truth.
not paying any attention to Jewish myths or the 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.
To the pure, all things are pure; but to those who are defiled and do not believe, 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 works they deny him. They are detestable, disobedient, and have proven themselves to be unqualified for any good work.
