Titus 1

1 Paul a seruaunt of God, and an Apostle of Iesus Christ, according to the faith of Gods elect, and the acknowledging of the trueth, which is according vnto godlines,

From Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, on behalf of the faith of God’s chosen people, and their knowledge of that truth which makes for godliness

2 Vnto the hope of eternall life, which God that cannot lie, hath promised before the world began: (aiōnios g166)

– and is based on the hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began, (aiōnios g166)

3 But hath made his worde manifest in due time through the preaching, which is committed vnto me, according to the commandement of God our Sauiour:

and has revealed at his own time in his message, with the preaching of which I was entrusted by the command of God our Savior.

4 To Titus my naturall sonne according to the common faith, Grace, mercie and peace from God the Father, and from the Lord Iesus Christ our Sauiour.

To Titus, my true child in our shared faith: May God, the Father, and Christ Jesus, our Savior, bless you and give you peace.

5 For this cause left I thee in Creta, that thou shouldest continue to redresse the thinges that remaine, and shouldest ordeine Elders in euery citie, as I appointed thee,

My reason for leaving you in Crete was that you might put in order what had been left unfinished, and appoint church elders in the various towns, as I myself directed you.

6 If any be vnreproueable, the husband of one wife, hauing faithfull children, which are not slandered of riot, neither are disobedient.

They are to be of irreproachable character, faithful to their partners, whose children are believers in Christ and have never been open to the charge of being wild or unruly.

7 For a Bishop must bee vnreproueable, as Gods steward, not froward, not angrie, not giuen to wine, no striker, not giuen to filthie lucre,

For a supervisor, as God’s steward, ought to be of blameless character – not arrogant or quick-tempered, not given to drunkeness, violence or shady money-making.

8 But harberous, one that loueth goodnesse, wise, righteous, holy, temperate,

Instead, they should be hospitable, love what is good, self-controlled, upright, people of holy life and disciplined,

9 Holding fast that faithfull worde according to doctrine, that he also may bee able to exhort with wholesome doctrine, and conuince them that say against it.

holding firmly to the trustworthy message as it has been taught – so that they may be able to encourage others by sound teaching, as well as to refute those who contradict it.

10 For there are many disobedient and vaine talkers and deceiuers of mindes, chiefly they of the Circumcision,

For there are many undisciplined persons who lead others astray with their nonsense, especially those of the group advocating the necessity of circumcision.

11 Whose mouthes must bee stopped, which subuert whole houses, teaching things, which they ought not, for filthie lucres sake.

They need to be kept quiet as they disrupt whole households by teaching what they ought not to teach, simply to make shameful financial gain.

12 One of themselues, euen one of their owne prophets said, The Cretians are alwaies liars, euill beastes, slowe bellies.

It was a Cretan – one of their own prophets – who said: ‘Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, and lazy gluttons.’ This statement is true.

13 This witnesse is true: wherefore conuince them sharply, that they may be sound in ye faith,

Therefore rebuke them sharply, so that they may be sound in the faith,

14 And not taking heede to Iewish fables and commandements of men, that turne away from the trueth.

and may pay no attention to Jewish legends, or to the directions of those who turn their backs on the truth.

15 Vnto the pure are all things pure, but vnto them that are defiled, and vnbeleeuing, is nothing pure, but euen their mindes and consciences are defiled.

To those whose minds are pure, all things are ritually pure, but to those whose minds are tainted and unbelieving nothing is pure, as their minds and consciences are alike polluted.

16 They professe that they know God, but by works they deny him, and are abominable and disobedient, and vnto euery good worke reprobate.

They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him. They are detestable and disobedient and useless for any good work.