1 ¶ Paul, slave of God, and apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness;

Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,

2 f or the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before the times of the ages

in hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before times eternal;

3 a nd has manifested in due times. It is his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour;

but in his own seasons manifested his word in the message, wherewith I was intrusted according to the commandment of God our Saviour;

4 t o Titus, true son in the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus, the Christ, our Saviour.

to Titus, my true child after a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour.

5 ¶ For this cause I left thee in Crete, that thou should correct that which is lacking and set in place elders in every city, as I had commanded thee:

For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that were wanting, and appoint elders in every city, as I gave thee charge;

6 ¶ He who is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children who can not be accused of dissoluteness, nor insubordinate.

if any man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children that believe, who are not accused of riot or unruly.

7 F or the bishop must be blameless, as a steward of God; not arrogant, not quick to anger, not given to wine, not hurtful, not greedy of dishonest gain,

For the bishop must be blameless, as God's steward; not self-willed, not soon angry, no brawler, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre;

8 b ut a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, temperate, just, holy, gentle,

but given to hospitality, as lover of good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled;

9 h olding fast the doctrine according to the faithful word, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.

holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict the gainsayers.

10 F or there are many insubordinate and vain talkers and deceivers of souls, especially those of the circumcision,

For there are many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision,

11 w hose mouths it is expedient to stop, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for dishonest gain.

whose mouths must be stopped; men who overthrow whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.

12 O ne of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are always liars, evil beasts, lazy bellies.

One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, idle gluttons.

13 T his witness is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;

This testimony is true. For which cause reprove them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,

14 n ot giving heed to Jewish fables and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.

not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.

15 F or unto the pure all things are pure, but unto those that are defiled and unfaithful, nothing is pure, but even their soul and conscience is defiled.

To the pure all things are pure: but to them that are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.

16 T hey profess that they know God, but in works they deny him, being abominable and rebellious and reprobate unto every good work.

They profess that they know God; but by their works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.