| Holman Christian Standard Bible | NET 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, | 1From Paul, a slave of God and apostle of Jesus Christ, to further the faith of God's chosen ones and the knowledge of the truth that is in keeping with godliness, |
| 2in the hope of eternal life that God, who cannot lie, promised before time began. | 2in hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the ages 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 now in his own time he has made his message evident through the preaching I was entrusted with according to 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 genuine son in a 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 to set in order the remaining matters and to 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 one wife, with faithful children who cannot be charged with dissipation or rebellion. |
| 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 the overseer must be blameless as one entrusted with God's work, not arrogant, not prone to anger, not a drunkard, not violent, not greedy for gain. |
| 8but hospitable, loving what is good, sensible, righteous, holy, self-controlled, | 8Instead he must be hospitable, devoted to what is good, sensible, upright, devout, and self-controlled. |
| 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 message as it has been taught, so that he will be able to give exhortation in such healthy teaching and correct those who speak against it. |
| 10For there are also many rebellious people, full of empty talk and deception, especially those from Judaism. | 10For there are many rebellious people, idle talkers, and deceivers, especially those with Jewish connections, |
| 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 because they mislead whole families by teaching for dishonest gain what ought not to be taught. |
| 12One of their very own prophets said, Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons. | 12A certain one of them, in fact, one of their own prophets, 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 | 13Such testimony is true. For this reason rebuke them sharply that they may be healthy in the faith |
| 14and may not pay attention to Jewish myths and the commands of men who reject the truth. | 14and not pay attention to Jewish myths and commands of people who reject 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. | 15All is pure to those who are pure. But to those who are corrupt and unbelieving, nothing is pure, but both their minds and consciences are corrupted. |
| 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 with their deeds they deny him, since they are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed. |
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