Titus 1

1 Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ for the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness,

2 in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.

3 In His own time He has made His word evident in the proclamation entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior.

4 To Titus, my true child in our common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.

5 The reason I left you in Crete was that you would set in order what was unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.

6 An elder must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, having children who are believers and who are not open to accusation of indiscretion or insubordination.

7 As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach—not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money.

8 Instead, he must be hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.

9 He must hold firmly to the faithful word as it was taught, so that he can encourage others by sound teaching and refute those who contradict it.

10 For many are rebellious and full of empty talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision,

11 who must be silenced. For the sake of dishonorable gain, they undermine entire households and teach things they should not.

12 As one of their own prophets has said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”

13 This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sternly, so that they will be sound in the faith

14 and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the commands of men who have rejected the truth.

15 To the pure, all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure. Indeed, both their minds and their consciences are defiled.

16 They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.

1 ¶ Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness;

2 In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;

3 But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour;

4 To Titus, [mine] own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, [and] peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.

5 ¶ For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:

6 ¶ If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.

7 For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;

8 But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;

9 Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.

10 For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:

11 Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.

12 One of themselves, [even] a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians [are] alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.

13 This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;

14 Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.

15 Unto the pure all things [are] pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving [is] nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.

16 They profess that they know God; but in works they deny [him], being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.

1 Paul, a servant of GOD, but an apostle of JEsu Christ according to the faith of the elect of GOD and the knowledge of the truth unto godliness,

2 In hope of eternal life, which he that lieth not, GOD, promised before the times of the world,

3 But hath in his time revealed his word by the preaching which is committed unto me, according to the commandment of God our Saviour:

4 Titus, my righteous son, according to the faith of both of us: Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.

5 For this cause I left thee in Crete, that thou shouldest make a full end of it, as I left it, and fill the cities to and fro with the elders, as I commanded thee;

6 If any man be blameless, the husband of a wife, having faithful children, not reproached for their revelry and disobedience.

7 For a bishop shall be blameless, as a steward of God, not self-willed, not angry, not a winebibber, not thumping, not dealing dishonestly,

8 but hospitable, kind, chaste, just, holy, chaste.

9 Holding fast the word that is sure and able to teach, that he may be mighty to exhort by sound doctrine, and to punish them that speak evil.

10 For there are many impudent and vain babblers and seducers, especially of the circumcision,

11 Whom it is necessary to shut up, who pervert whole houses, and teach that which is not good, for shameful gain.

12 One of them hath said, their own prophet, The Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, and foul bellies.

13 This testimony is true. For this cause punish them severely, that they may be sound in the faith.

14 and pay no attention to the Jewish fables and commandments of men, which turn away from the truth.

15 All things are clean unto the pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing clean, but both their mind and conscience are defiled.

16 They say that they know God, but by their works they deny it, because they are those in whom God is abominable, and do not obey, and are unfit for any good work.