Titus 1
1 Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s chosen ones and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,
Paul, a slave of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ according to the faith of God's elect and a real knowledge of the Truth that accords with godliness,
in hope of eternal life—which life God, who cannot lie, promised before the ages of time (aiōnios g166)
3 but in his own time revealed his word in the message with which I was entrusted according to the commandment of God our Savior,
but has manifested by a proclamation of His Word at chosen times, which word was entrusted to me by the command of our Savior God;
4 to Titus, my true child according to a common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.
to Titus, a true son in a common faith: Grace, mercy, peace, from Father God and Sovereign Jesus Christ, our Savior.
5 I left you in Crete for this reason, that you would set in order the things that were lacking and appoint elders in every city, as I directed you—
I left you in Crete for this reason, that you should set in order the things that were lacking and appoint elders in every town as I directed you
6 if anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, who are not accused of loose or unruly behavior.
—if a man is blameless, a one-woman man, having children who believe and who are not open to the charge of being wild or disobedient.
7 For the overseer must be blameless, as God’s steward, not self-pleasing, not easily angered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for dishonest gain;
Because as an administrator under God the overseer must be blameless; not self-willed, not hotheaded, not given to wine, not a bully, not avaricious;
8 but given to hospitality, a lover of good, sober minded, fair, holy, self-controlled,
but rather hospitable, a lover of what is good, prudent, just, holy, disciplined;
9 holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict those who contradict him.
holding fast the trustworthy Word as taught, so that he may be competent both to exhort with the sound doctrine and to correct those who oppose it.
10 For there are also many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,
Because there really are lots of rebels, loudmouths and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision group,
11 whose mouths must be stopped: men who overthrow whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for dishonest gain’s sake.
who must be silenced—they are ruining whole households, teaching things that they ought not, and for dishonest gain!
12 One of them, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, and idle gluttons.”
One of them, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”
13 This testimony is true. For this cause, reprove them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,
This testimony is true. Therefore correct them rigorously, that they may be sound in the faith,
14 not paying attention to Jewish fables and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.
not paying attention to Jewish fables or to commands of men who are rejecting the truth.
15 To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.
To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; in fact, both their minds and their consciences are defiled.
16 They profess that they know God, but by their deeds they deny him, being abominable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.
They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him, being detestable, disobedient and disqualified for any good work.
