Paul, 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;

Paul, 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,

In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;

in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.

But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour;

In His own time He has made His word evident in the proclamation entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior.

To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.

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

For 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:

The 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.

If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.

An 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.

For 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;

As 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.

But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;

Instead, he must be hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.

Holding 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.

He 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.

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

For many are rebellious and full of empty talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision,

Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake.

who must be silenced. For the sake of dishonorable gain, they undermine entire households and teach things they should not.

One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.

As one of their own prophets has said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”

This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;

This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sternly, so that they will be sound in the faith

Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.

and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the commands of men who have rejected the truth.

Unto 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.

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

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

They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.