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, for the faith of God's chosen people and the knowledge of the truth that agrees with godliness,
2 Unto the hope of life everlasting, which God, who lieth not, hath promised before the times of the world: (aiōnios g166)
with the certain hope of everlasting life that God, who does not lie, promised before all 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:
At the right time, he revealed his word by the message that he trusted me to deliver. I was to do this 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, a true son in our common faith. Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus 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:
For this purpose I left you in Crete, that you might set in order things not yet complete and ordain elders in every city as I directed you.
6 If any be without crime, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not accused of riot, or unruly.
An elder must be without blame, the husband of one wife, with faithful children who do not have the reputation of being reckless or undisciplined.
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:
It is necessary for the overseer, as God's household manager, to be blameless. He must not be arrogant, not be easily angered, not addicted to wine, not a brawler, and not a greedy man.
8 But given to hospitality, gentle, sober, just, holy, continent:
Instead, he should be hospitable and a friend of what is good. He must be sensible, righteous, godly, 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.
He should hold tightly to the trustworthy message that was taught, so that he may be able to encourage others with good teaching and correct those who oppose him.
10 For there are also many disobedient, vain talkers, and seducers: especially they who are of the circumcision:
For there are many rebellious people, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision.
11 Who must be reproved, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake.
It is necessary to stop them. They are upsetting whole families by teaching for shameful profit what they should not teach.
12 One of them a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are always liars, evil beasts, slothful bellies.
One of their own prophets has 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 statement is true. Therefore, correct them severely, so 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 any attention to Jewish myths or to the commands of people 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 those who are pure, all things are pure. But to those who are corrupt and unbelieving, nothing is pure, but both their minds and their consciences have been corrupted.
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 they deny him by their actions. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for doing any good work.
