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Salutation
Paul, a bond-servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the faith of those chosen of God and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,
Paul, a bond-servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the faith of those chosen of God and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,
Paul's Greeting to Titus
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;
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;
in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised long ages ago,
In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;
but at the proper time manifested, even His word, in the proclamation with which I was entrusted according to the commandment of God our Savior,
But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God 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, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.
Qualifications of Elders
For this reason I left you in Crete, that you would set in order what remains and appoint elders in every city as I directed you,
Appointment of Elders on Crete
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:
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:
namely, if any man is above reproach, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, not accused of dissipation or rebellion.
If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.
For the overseer must be above reproach as God’s steward, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not addicted to wine, not pugnacious, not fond of sordid gain,
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;
but hospitable, loving what is good, sensible, just, devout, self-controlled,
But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;
holding fast the faithful word which is in accordance with the teaching, so that he will be able both to exhort in sound doctrine and to refute those who contradict.
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.
For there are many rebellious men, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,
Correcting False Teachers
For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:
For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:
who must be silenced because they are upsetting whole families, teaching things they should not teach for the sake of sordid gain.
Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.
One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”
One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.
This testimony is true. For this reason reprove them severely so that they may be sound in the faith,
This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;
not paying attention to Jewish myths and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.
Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.
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.
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.