| Holman Christian Standard Bible | Berean Study Bible |
| 1Paul, a slave of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to build up the faith of God's elect and their knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness, | 1Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ for the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness, |
| 2in the hope of eternal life that God, who cannot lie, promised before time began. | 2in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began. |
| 3In His own time He has revealed His message in the proclamation that I was entrusted with by the command of God our Savior: | 3In His own time He has made His word evident in the proclamation entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior. |
| 4To Titus, my true son in our common faith. Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior. | 4To Titus, my true child in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior. |
| 5The reason I left you in Crete was to set right what was left undone and, as I directed you, to appoint elders in every town: | 5The reason I left you in Crete was that you would set in order what was unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you. |
| 6one who is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of wildness or rebellion. | 6An elder must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, having children who are believers and who are not open to accusation of indiscretion or insubordination. |
| 7For an overseer, as God's administrator, must be blameless, not arrogant, not hot-tempered, not addicted to wine, not a bully, not greedy for money, | 7As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach—not self-absorbed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money. |
| 8but hospitable, loving what is good, sensible, righteous, holy, self-controlled, | 8Instead, he must be hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined. |
| 9holding to the faithful message as taught, so that he will be able both to encourage with sound teaching and to refute those who contradict it. | 9He must hold firmly to the faithful word as it was taught, so that he can encourage others by sound teaching and refute those who contradict it. |
| 10For there are also many rebellious people, full of empty talk and deception, especially those from Judaism. | 10For many are rebellious and full of empty talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision, |
| 11It is necessary to silence them; they overthrow whole households by teaching what they shouldn't in order to get money dishonestly. | 11who must be silenced. For the sake of dishonorable gain, they undermine entire households and teach things they should not. |
| 12One of their very own prophets said, Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons. | 12As one of their own prophets has said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.” |
| 13This testimony is true. So, rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith | 13This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sternly, so that they will be sound in the faith |
| 14and may not pay attention to Jewish myths and the commands of men who reject the truth. | 14and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the commands of men who have rejected the truth. |
| 15To the pure, everything is pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; in fact, both their mind and conscience are defiled. | 15To the pure, all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure. Indeed, both their minds and their consciences are defiled. |
| 16They profess to know God, but they deny Him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, and disqualified for any good work. | 16They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed. |
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