Titus 1

1 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,

Paul, a servant of God, and an emissary of Yeshua the Messiah, according to the faith of God's chosen ones, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,

2 concerning the hope of eternal life, which the veracious God promised before the times of the world; (aiōnios g166)

in hope of everlasting life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began; (aiōnios g166)

3 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;

but in his own time revealed his word in the message with which I was entrusted according to the commandment of God our Savior;

4 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.

to Titus, my true child according to a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Messiah Yeshua our Savior.

5 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:

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;

6 him who is blameless, who is the husband of one wife, and hath believing children, who are no revellers, nor ungovernable in sensuality.

if anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, who are not accused of loose or unruly behavior.

7 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.

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;

8 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;

but given to hospitality, as a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined;

9 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.

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.

10 For many are unsubmissive, and their discourses vain; and they mislead the minds of people, especially such as are of the circumcision.

For there are many rebellious people, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,

11 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.

whose mouths must be silenced; who are upsetting whole families, teaching things which they should not, for the sake of dishonest gain.

12 One of them, a prophet of their own, said, The Cretans are always mendacious, evil beasts, idle bellies.

One of them, a prophet of their own, said, "Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, and idle gluttons."

13 And this testimony is true. Therefore chide them sharply; that they may be sound in the faith,

This testimony is true. For this cause, reprove them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,

14 and may not throw themselves into Jewish fables, and into the precepts of men who hate the truth.

not paying attention to Jewish myths and commandments of people who reject the truth.

15 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.

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.

16 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.

They profess that they know God, but by their works they deny him, being abominable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.