| Titus 1 | WEB Titus 1 |
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| 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; | 1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's chosen ones, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness, |
| 2 In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began; | 2 in hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot'that lie, promised before time 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; | 3 but hath in his own times revealed his word in the message with which I was entrusted according to the commandment of God our Savior; |
| 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. | 4 to Titus, my true child according to a common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior. |
| 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: | 5 I left you in Crete for this reason, that you would set in order the things that were lacking, and appointed elders in every city, as I directed you; |
| 6 If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children who believe, who are not accused of riot or unruly behavior. | 6 if anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children who believe, who are not accused of loose or unruly behavior. |
| 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; | 7 For the overseer must be blameless, as God's steward; not self-pleasing, not easily angered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for dishonest gain; |
| 8 But a lover of hospitality, as a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate; | 8 but given to hospitality, as a lover of good men, sober minded, fair, holy, self-controlled; |
| 9 Holding fast the faithful word ias he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convincet those who contradict him. the gainsayers. | 9 holding to the faithful word which ais according to the teaching, that he may be able to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convincet those who contradict him. |
| 10 For there are also many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, especially they of the circumcision: | 10 For there are also many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision, |
| 11 Whose mouths must be stopped, ; men who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake. | 11 whose mouths must be stopped; men who overthrow whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for dishonest gain's sake. |
| 12 One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies. | 12 One of them, a prophet of their own, said, " , The Cretians are always liars, evil beasts, and idle gluttons." |
| 13 This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith; | 13 This testimony is true. For this cause, reprove them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith, |
| 14 Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn away from the truth. | 14 not paying attention to Jewish fables and commandments of men who turn away 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 their conscience is defiled. | 15 UnTo the pure, all things are pure; but unto those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled. |
| 16 They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate. | 16 They profess that they know God, but by their works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unfit for any good work reprobate. |