Titus 1

1 Paul, a servant of God—an apostle moreover of Jesus Christ, —according to the faith of the chosen ones of God, and the personal knowledge of the truth that is according to godliness, —

Paul a servant of God an apostle now of Jesus Christ according to [the] faith of [the] elect of God and knowledge of [the] truth which [is] according to godliness

2 In hope of life age-abiding; which God, who cannot lie, promised before age-during times, (aiōnios g166)

in [the] hope of life eternal, which promised who cannot lie God before time eternal. (aiōnios g166)

3 but hath manifested in its fitting seasons, even his word, in the proclamation with which entrusted am I—by injunction of our Saviour God:

He revealed now [in] seasons [His] own in the word of Him in [the] proclamation with which was entrusted I myself according to [the] commandment of the Savior of us God;

4 Unto Titus, my true child according to a common faith, —favour and peace, from God [our] Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour.

To Titus [my] true child according to [our] common faith: Grace (and *N+KO) peace from God [the] Father and (Lord *K) Christ Jesus the Savior of us.

5 For this cause left I thee in Crete, that, the things remaining undone, thou mightest completely set in order, and mightest establish, in every city, elders, as, I, with thee arranged: —

of this Because (I left *N+k+o) you in Crete, so that the [things] lacking you may set in order and may appoint in every town elders as I myself you directed;

6 If anyone is unaccusable, a husband of, one wife, having children that believe, who are not charged with riotous excess, nor insubordinate;

if anyone is blameless, of one wife [the] husband, children having believing, not under accusation of debauchery or insubordinate.

7 For it is needful that the overseer be—unaccusable, as God’s steward, not self-willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, not ready to wound, not seeking gain by base means,

It behooves for the overseer blameless to be as God’s steward, not self-willed, not quick tempered, not given to wine, not a striker, not greedy of base gain,

8 But hospitable, a lover of what is good, sober-minded, just, kind, possessing self-control,

but hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, [and] disciplined,

9 Holding fast, in the matter of his teaching, the faithful word, that he may be able both to encourage with his healthful instruction, and, the gainsayers, to refute.

holding according to the teaching of [the] faithful word, that able he may be both to encourage with teaching sound and those contradicting [it] to convict.

10 For there are many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, especially they of the circumcision, —

There are for many also insubordinate, empty talkers and deceivers especially those of (the *no) circumcision

11 Whose mouths must needs be stopped, men who are upsetting whole houses, teaching the things which ought not [to be taught] —for the sake of base gain.

whom it is necessary to silence; who whole households overthrow teaching things that [they] not ought of shameful gain because.

12 Said one from among them, a prophet, of their own!—Cretans! always false, mischievous wild-beasts, idle gluttons:

Said one of them own of them a prophet; Cretans [are] always liars, evil beasts, gluttons lazy.

13 This witness, is true, —for which cause, be reproving them sharply, that they may be healthy in their faith,

testimony this is true; for which cause do rebuke them severely, so that they may be sound in the faith,

14 Not giving heed to Judaical stories and commandments of men who are turning away from the truth:

not giving heed to Jewish myths and to [the] commandments of men turning away from the truth.

15 All things, are pure, unto the pure, but, unto the polluted and faithless, nothing, is pure, but polluted are both their mind and conscience;

All things [are] (indeed *k) pure to the pure; to those however defiled and unbelieving no [thing] [is] pure, Instead have been defiled of them both mind and conscience.

16 God, they confess that they know, but, by their works, they deny him, being, abominable, and obdurate, and, as to any good work, found, worthless.

God they profess to know, however by [their] works they deny [Him] detestable being and disobedient and for any work good unfit.