1:1 Paul, a bond-servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, ①for the faith of those chosen of God and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,
▷ ①Or according to
1:2 in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised ①long ages ago,
▷ ①Lit before eternal times
1:3 but at the proper time revealed His word in the proclamation with which I was entrusted according to the commandment of God our Savior;
1:4 To Titus, my true ①son ②in a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
▷ ①Or child ②Lit according to
1:5 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,
1:6 namely, if any man is beyond reproach, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, not accused of indecent behavior or rebellion.
1:7 For the ①overseer must be beyond reproach as God’s steward, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not overindulging in wine, not ②a bully, not greedy for money,
▷ ①Or bishop ②Or combative
1:8 but hospitable, loving what is good, self-controlled, righteous, holy, disciplined,
1:9 holding firmly the faithful word which is in accordance with the teaching, so that he will be able both to ①exhort in sound doctrine and to refute those who contradict it.
▷ ①Or encourage
1:10 For there are many rebellious people, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,
1:11 who must be silenced because they are upsetting whole families, teaching things they should not teach for the sake of ①dishonest gain.
▷ ①Or disgraceful
1:12 One of them, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”
1:13 This testimony is true. For this reason reprimand them severely so that they may be sound in the faith,
1:14 not paying attention to Jewish myths and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.
1:15 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.
1:16 They profess to know God, but by their deeds they deny Him, being detestable and disobedient and worthless for any good deed.
▷ ①Or according to
1:2 in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised ①long ages ago,
▷ ①Lit before eternal times
1:3 but at the proper time revealed His word in the proclamation with which I was entrusted according to the commandment of God our Savior;
1:4 To Titus, my true ①son ②in a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
▷ ①Or child ②Lit according to
1:5 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,
1:6 namely, if any man is beyond reproach, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, not accused of indecent behavior or rebellion.
1:7 For the ①overseer must be beyond reproach as God’s steward, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not overindulging in wine, not ②a bully, not greedy for money,
▷ ①Or bishop ②Or combative
1:8 but hospitable, loving what is good, self-controlled, righteous, holy, disciplined,
1:9 holding firmly the faithful word which is in accordance with the teaching, so that he will be able both to ①exhort in sound doctrine and to refute those who contradict it.
▷ ①Or encourage
1:10 For there are many rebellious people, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,
1:11 who must be silenced because they are upsetting whole families, teaching things they should not teach for the sake of ①dishonest gain.
▷ ①Or disgraceful
1:12 One of them, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”
1:13 This testimony is true. For this reason reprimand them severely so that they may be sound in the faith,
1:14 not paying attention to Jewish myths and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.
1:15 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.
1:16 They profess to know God, but by their deeds they deny Him, being detestable and disobedient and worthless for any good deed.