Titus 1

¹Paul, a servant of God and an Apostle of Jesus Christ, in accord with the faith of God’s elect and in acknowledgment of the truth which is accompanied by piety,

²in the hope of the eternal life that God, who does not lie, promised before the ages of time,

³which, at the proper time, he has manifested by his Word, in the preaching that has been entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior;

⁴to Titus, beloved son according to the common faith. Grace and peace, from God the Father and from Christ Jesus our Savior.

⁵For this reason, I left you behind in Crete: so that those things which are lacking, you would correct, and so that you would ordain, throughout the communities, priests, (just as I also ordained you)

⁶if such a man is without offense, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not accused of self-indulgence, nor of insubordination.

⁷And a bishop, as a steward of God, must be without offense: not arrogant, not short-tempered, not a drunkard, not violent, not desiring tainted profit,

⁸but instead: hospitable, kind, sober, just, holy, chaste,

⁹embracing faithful speech which is in agreement with doctrine, so that he may be able to exhort in sound doctrine and to argue against those who contradict.

¹⁰For there are, indeed, many who are disobedient, who speak empty words, and who deceive, especially those who are of the circumcision.

¹¹These must be reproved, for they subvert entire houses, teaching things which should not be taught, for the favor of shameful gain.

¹²A certain one of these, a prophet of their own kind, said: “The Cretans are ever liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”

¹³This testimony is true. Because of this, rebuke them sharply, so that they may be sound in the faith,

¹⁴not paying attention to Jewish fables, nor to the rules of men who have turned themselves away from the truth.

¹⁵All things are clean to those who are clean. But to those who are defiled, and to unbelievers, nothing is clean; for both their mind and their conscience have been polluted.

¹⁶They claim that they know God. But, by their own works, they deny him, since they are abominable, and unbelieving, and reprobate, toward every good work.

Titus 1

¹Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of the elect of God and the acknowledging of the truth, which is according to godliness:

²Unto the hope of life everlasting, which God, who lieth not, hath promised before the times of the world:

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

⁴To Titus, my beloved son according to the common faith, grace and peace, from God the Father and from Christ Jesus our Saviour.

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

⁶If any be without crime, the husband of one wife. having faithful children, not accused of riot or unruly.

⁷For a bishop must be without crime, as the steward of God: not proud, not subject to anger, nor given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre:

⁸But given to hospitality, gentle, sober, just, holy, continent:

⁹Embracing that faithful word which is according to doctrine, that he may be able to exhort in sound doctrine and to convince the gainsayers.

¹⁰For there are also many disobedient, vain talkers and seducers: especially they who are of the circumcision.

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

¹²One of them a prophet of their own, said: The Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, slothful bellies.

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

¹⁴Not giving heed to Jewish fables and commandments of men who turn themselves away from the truth.

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

¹⁶They profess that they know God: but in their works they deny him: being abominable and incredulous and to every good work reprobate.