Titus 1
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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, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness;
2in the hope of eternal life that God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.2In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world 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: 3But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour;
4To Titus, my true son in our common faith. Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior. 4To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.
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: 5For 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:
6one who is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of wildness or rebellion. 6If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.
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, 7For 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;
8but hospitable, loving what is good, sensible, righteous, holy, self-controlled, 8But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;
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. 9Holding 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.
10For there are also many rebellious people, full of empty talk and deception, especially those from Judaism.10For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they 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. 11Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.
12One of their very own prophets said, Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons. 12One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.
13This testimony is true. So, rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith13This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;
14and may not pay attention to Jewish myths and the commands of men who reject the truth. 14Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from 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. 15Unto 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.
16They profess to know God, but they deny Him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, and disqualified for any good work. 16They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.
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