1 Paul, a bondservant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of Gods elect and full true knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,2 in hope of eternal life which God, who is without lie, promised before the beginning of time,3 but has in due time proclaimed His Word through preaching, which was committed to me according to the commandment of God our Savior;4 to Titus, a true son in our common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.5 For this reason I left you in Crete, that you should set in order the things that are lacking, and appoint elders in every city as I assigned you:6 If a man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of loose behavior or disobedience.7 For an overseer must be blameless, as a steward of God, not self-willed, not prone to anger, not given to wine, not quarrelsome, not greedy for money,8 but hospitable, a lover of what is good, of a sound mind, just, holy, self-controlled,9 holding fast the faithful Word according to the teaching, that he may be able, by sound doctrine, both to exhort and convict those who contradict.10 For there are many insubordinate, idle talkers and seducers, especially those of the circumcision,11 whose mouths must be stopped, who overturn whole households, teaching things which they ought not, for the sake of dishonest gain.12 One of them, a prophet of their own, said, Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.13 This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,14 not giving heed to Jewish myths and commandments of men that turn away from the truth.15 To the pure all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but even their mind and conscience are defiled.16 They profess to know God, but in works they deny Him, being abominable, disobedient, and reprobate with regard to every good work.
1 Poul, the seruaunt of God, and apostle of Jhesu Crist, bi the feith of the chosun of God, and bi the knowing of the treuthe,2 whiche is aftir pitee, in to the hope of euerlastinge lijf, which lijf God that lieth not, bihiyte bifore tymes of the world;3 but he hath schewid in hise tymes his word in preching, that is bitakun to me bi the comaundement of `God oure sauyour,4 to Tite, most dereworthe sone bi the comyn feith, grace and pees of God the fadir, and of Crist Jhesu, oure sauyour.5 For cause of this thing Y lefte thee at Crete, that thou amende tho thingis that failen, and ordeyne preestis bi citees, as also Y disposide to thee.6 If ony man is withoute cryme, an hosebonde of o wijf, and hath feithful sones, not in accusacioun of letcherie, or not suget.7 For it bihoueth a bischop to be without cryme, a dispendour of God, not proud, not wrathful, not drunkelew, not smytere, not coueytouse of foul wynnyng;8 but holdinge hospitalite, benygne, prudent, sobre, iust,9 hooli, contynent, takinge that trewe word, that is aftir doctryn; that he be miyti to amoneste in hoolsum techyng, and to repreue hem that ayenseien.10 For ther ben many vnobedient, and veyn spekeris, and disseyueris, moost thei that ben of circumcisyoun,11 whiche it bihoueth to be repreued; whiche subuerten alle housis, techinge whiche thingis it bihoueth not, for the loue of foul wynnyng.12 And oon of hem, her propre profete, seide, Men of Crete ben euere more lyeris, yuele beestis, of slowe wombe.13 This witnessyng is trewe. For what cause blame hem sore, that thei be hool in feith,14 not yyuynge tent to fablis of Jewis, and to maundementis of men, that turnen awei hem fro treuthe.15 And alle thingis ben clene to clene men; but to vnclene men and to vnfeithful no thing is clene, for the soule and conscience of hem ben maad vnclene.16 Thei knoulechen that thei knowen God, but bi dedis thei denyen; whanne thei ben abhominable, and vnbileueful, and repreuable to al good werk.