1 Paul, a bondman of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of the chosen of God, and the knowledge of truth according to piety,
2 in hope of eternal life, which the non-lying God promised before times eternal,
3 but in his own times he made known his word by preaching, which I was entrusted according to the commandment of God our Savior,
4 to Titus, a genuine child according to the common faith: Grace, mercy, peace from God the Father and Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.
5 I left thee behind in Crete on account of this: That thou should set in order the things lacking, and appoint elders in every city as I commanded thee,
6 if any man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having believing children, not with an accusation of debauchery or insubordinate.
7 For the overseer must be blameless as a steward of God, not self-willed, not prone to angry, not a drunkard, not a fighter, not greedy of base gain,
8 but a lover of strangers, a lover of good, serious minded, just, devout, self-controlled,
9 holding firm the faithful word according to the teaching, so that he may also be able to exhort by the sound doctrine, and to correct those who contradict.
10 For there are also many insubordinate men, vain talkers and deceivers, especially those from circumcision,
11 who must be muzzled, men who subvert whole houses, teaching things that they ought not, for sake of ugly profit.
12 A certain man of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy bellies.
13 This testimony is true, because of which reason, reprove them harshly, so that they may be sound in the faith,
14 not giving heed to Jewish myths, and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.
15 Truly 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.
16 They profess to know God, but in their works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and worthless for every good work.
1 Paul the seruaunt of God and an Apostle of Iesu Christ to preache the fayth of goddis electe and ye knowledge of that trueth which is after godlynes
2 vpon the hope of eternall lyfe which lyfe God that cannot lye hath promised before the worlde begane:
3 but hath opened his worde at ye tyme apoynted thorow preachynge which preachynge is committed vnto me by the commaundement of god oure saveoure.
4 To Titus his naturall sonne in the commen fayth.Grace mercie and peace from God the father and from the lord Iesu Christ oure saveoure.
5 For this cause left I ye in Creta that thou shuldest performe that which was lackynge and shuldest ordeyne elders in every citie as I apoynted the.
6 Yf eny be fautelesse the husbande of one wyfe havynge faythfull childre which are not selandred of royote nether are disobediet.
7 For a bisshoppe must be fautelesse as it be commeth the minister of God: not stubborne not angrye no dronkarde no fyghter not geven to filthy lucre:
8 but herberous one that loveth goodnes sobre mynded righteous holy temperat
9 and suche as cleveth vnto the true worde of doctryne that he maye be able to exhorte with wholsom learnynge and to improve them that saye agaynst it.
10 For ther are many disobedient and talkers of vanite and disceavers of myndes namely they of the circumcisio
11 whose mouthes must be stopped which pervert whole houses teachinge thinges which they ought not because of filthy lucre.
12 One beynge of the selves which was a poyet of their awne sayde: The Cretayns are all wayes lyars evyll beastes and slowe belies.
13 This witnes is true wherfore rebuke them sharply that they maye be sounde in the fayth
14 and not takynge hede to Iewes fables and commaudmentes of men that turne from the trueth.
15 Vnto the pure are all thynges pure: but vnto them that are defiled and vnbelevynge is nothynge pure: but even the very myndes and consciences of them are defiled.
16 They confesse that they knowe god: but with the dedes they denye hym and are abhominable and disobedient and vnto all good workes discommendable.