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1 Paul, servant of God, and sent of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of the chosen of God, and the acknowledgment of the truth according to devotion; Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the sake of the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth, which accords with godliness, Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ to further the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness—
2 In hope of eternal life, (which God, not false, promised before eternal times; in hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began in the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time,
3 And manifested his word in his own times, in the proclamation, which I was entrusted with according to the command of the Saviour our God;) and at the proper time manifested in his word through the preaching with which I have been entrusted by the command of God our Savior; and which now at his appointed season he has brought to light through the preaching entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior,
4 To Titus, genuine child according to the common faith: Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour. To Titus, my true child in a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior. To Titus, my true son in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
5 For this I left thee in Crete, that thou shouldest rectify things left behind, and set elders in the city, as I directed thee: This is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order, and appoint elders in every town as I directed you— The reason I left you in Crete was that you might put in order what was left unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.
6 If any be irreproachable, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not in accusation of licentiousness, or disorderly. if anyone is above reproach, the husband of one wife, and his children are believers and not open to the charge of debauchery or insubordination. An elder must be blameless, faithful to his wife, a man whose children believe and are not open to the charge of being wild and disobedient.
7 For a bishop must be irreproachable, as steward of God; not self-sufficient, not prone to anger, not intemperate, not a striker, not occupied in sordid gain. For an overseer, as God’s steward, must be above reproach. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent or greedy for gain, Since an overseer manages God’s household, he must be blameless—not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain.
8 But hospitable, a lover of good, of sound mind, just, holy, holding firm; but hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined. Rather, he must be hospitable, one who loves what is good, who is self-controlled, upright, holy and disciplined.
9 Holding firmly the faithful word according to instruction, that he may be able also to beseech in sound doctrine, and to refute those opposing. He must hold firm to the trustworthy word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in sound doctrine and also to rebuke those who contradict it. 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.
10 For many also are disorderly, vain talkers and infatuates, especially they of the circumcision: For there are many who are insubordinate, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision party. For there are many rebellious people, full of meaningless talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision group.
11 Who must be restrained, who subvert whole houses, teaching what they ought not, for the sake of sordid gain. They must be silenced, since they are upsetting whole families by teaching for shameful gain what they ought not to teach. They must be silenced, because they are disrupting whole households by teaching things they ought not to teach—and that for the sake of dishonest gain.
12 A certain of them said, their own prophet, The Cretians always liars, evil beasts, lazy bellies. One of the Cretans, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.” One of Crete’s own prophets has said it: “Cretans are always liars, evil brutes, lazy gluttons.”
13 This testimony is true. For this cause reprove them severely, that they may be sound in the faith; This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith, This saying is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, so that they will be sound in the faith
14 Not holding to Jewish fictions, and commands of men, having turned away from the truth. not devoting themselves to Jewish myths and the commands of people who turn away from the truth. and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the merely human commands of those who reject the truth.
15 All things truly pure to the pure: and to the defiled and unbelieving nothing pure; but also their mind and consciousness are defiled. To the pure, all things are pure, but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their minds and their consciences are defiled. 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.
16 They confess to know God; and in works they deny, being abominable, and disobedient, and to every good work not tried. They profess to know God, but they deny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, unfit for any good work. They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him. They are detestable, disobedient and unfit for doing anything good.
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