Titus 1
1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,
PAUL, a servant of God, and a legate of Jesus the Messiah; according to the faith of the elect of God, and the knowledge of the truth which is in the fear of God,
concerning the hope of eternal life, which the veracious God promised before the times of the world; (aiōnios g166)
3 but in his own seasons manifested his word in the message, wherewith I was intrusted according to the commandment of God our Saviour;
and in due time he hath manifested his word, by means of our announcement, which was confided to me by the command of God our Life-giver;
4 to Titus, my true child after a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour.
to Titus, a real son after the common faith: Grace and peace from God our Father, and from our Lord Jesus the Messiah, our Life-giver.
5 For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that were wanting, and appoint elders in every city, as I gave thee charge;
For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou mightest regulate the things deficient, and establish elders in every city, as I directed thee:
6 if any man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children that believe, who are not accused of riot or unruly.
him who is blameless, who is the husband of one wife, and hath believing children, who are no revellers, nor ungovernable in sensuality.
7 For the bishop must be blameless, as God’s steward; not self-willed, not soon angry, no brawler, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre;
For an elder ought to be blameless, as the steward of God; and not be self-willed, nor irascible, nor excessive in wine, nor with hands swift to strike, nor a lover of base gains.
8 but given to hospitality, a lover of good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled;
But he should be a lover of strangers, and a lover of good deeds, and be sober, upright, kind-hearted, and restraining himself from evil passions;
9 holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able both to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict the gainsayers.
and studious of the doctrine of the word of faith, that he may be able by his wholesome teaching both to console, and to rebuke them that are contentious.
10 For there are many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision,
For many are unsubmissive, and their discourses vain; and they mislead the minds of people, especially such as are of the circumcision.
11 whose mouths must be stopped; men who overthrow whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake.
The mouth of these ought to be stopped: they corrupt many families; and they teach what they ought not, for the sake of base gains.
12 One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, idle gluttons.
One of them, a prophet of their own, said, The Cretans are always mendacious, evil beasts, idle bellies.
13 This testimony is true. For which cause reprove them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,
And this testimony is true. Therefore chide them sharply; that they may be sound in the faith,
14 not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.
and may not throw themselves into Jewish fables, and into the precepts of men who hate the truth.
15 To the pure all things are pure: but to them that are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.
For to the pure, every thing is pure; but to them who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but their understanding is defiled, and their conscience.
16 They profess that they know God; but by their works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.
And they profess that they know God, but in their works they deny him; and they are odious, and disobedient, and to every good work reprobates.
