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Titus
English Standard Version → New American Standard Bible

Paul, a servanta of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the sake of the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth, which accords with godliness,

Paul, a bond-servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the faith of those chosen of God and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,

in hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages beganb

in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised long ages ago,

and at the proper time manifested in his wordc through the preaching with which I have been entrusted by the command of God our Savior;

but at the proper time manifested, even His word, in the proclamation with which I was entrusted according to the commandment of God our Savior,

To Titus, my true child in a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.

This is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order, and appoint elders in every town as I directed you —

For this reason I left you in Crete, that you would set in order what remains and appoint elders in every city as I directed you,

if anyone is above reproach, the husband of one wife,d and his children are believerse and not open to the charge of debauchery or insubordination.

namely, if any man is above reproach, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, not accused of dissipation or rebellion.

For an overseer,f as God’s steward, must be above reproach. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent or greedy for gain,

For the overseer must be above reproach as God’s steward, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not addicted to wine, not pugnacious, not fond of sordid gain,

but hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.

but hospitable, loving what is good, sensible, just, devout, self-controlled,

He must hold firm to the trustworthy word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in soundg doctrine and also to rebuke those who contradict it.

holding fast the faithful word which is in accordance with the teaching, so that he will be able both to exhort in sound doctrine and to refute those who contradict.

For there are many who are insubordinate, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision party.h

For there are many rebellious men, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,

They must be silenced, since they are upsetting whole families by teaching for shameful gain what they ought not to teach.

who must be silenced because they are upsetting whole families, teaching things they should not teach for the sake of sordid gain.

One of the Cretans,i a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”j

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

This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,

This testimony is true. For this reason reprove them severely so that they may be sound in the faith,

not devoting themselves to Jewish myths and the commands of people who turn away from the truth.

not paying attention to Jewish myths and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.

To the pure, all things are pure, but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their minds and their consciences are defiled.

To the pure, all things are pure; but to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure, but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.

They profess to know God, but they deny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, unfit for any good work.

They profess to know God, but by their deeds they deny Him, being detestable and disobedient and worthless for any good deed.

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