1 Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ for the faith of Gods elect and the knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness--
1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of Gods elect, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,
2 a faith and knowledge resting on the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time,
2 in hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before times eternal;
3 and at his appointed season he brought his word to light through the preaching entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior,
3 but in his own seasons manifested his word in the message, wherewith I was intrusted according to the commandment of God our Saviour;
4 To Titus, my true son in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
4 to Titus, my true child after a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour.
5 The reason I left you in Crete was that you might straighten out what was left unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.
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;
6 An elder must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, a man whose children believe and are not open to the charge of being wild and disobedient.
6 if any man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children that believe, who are not accused of riot or unruly.
7 Since an overseer is entrusted with Gods work, he must be blameless--not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain.
7 For the bishop must be blameless, as Gods steward; not self-willed, not soon angry, no brawler, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre;
8 Rather he must be hospitable, one who loves what is good, who is self-controlled, upright, holy and disciplined.
8 but given to hospitality, as lover of good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled;
9 He must hold firmly to the trustworthy message as it has been taught, so that he can encourage others by sound doctrine and refute those who oppose it.
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 the gainsayers.
10 For there are many rebellious people, mere talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision group.
10 For there are many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision,
11 They must be silenced, because they are ruining whole households by teaching things they ought not to teach--and that for the sake of dishonest gain.
11 whose mouths must be stopped; men who overthrow whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucres sake.
12 Even one of their own prophets has said, "Cretans are always liars, evil brutes, lazy gluttons."
12 One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, idle gluttons.
13 This testimony is true. Therefore, rebuke them sharply, so that they will be sound in the faith
13 This testimony is true. For which cause reprove them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,
14 and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the commands of those who reject the truth.
14 not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.
15 To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are corrupted and do not believe, nothing is pure. In fact, both their minds and consciences are corrupted.
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.
16 They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him. They are detestable, disobedient and unfit for doing anything good.
16 They profess that they know God; but by their works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.