1 Paul, a slave of God and apostle of Jesus Christ in-relation-to^[a] the faith of the chosen ones of God and the knowledge of the truth which is in-accordance-with^[b] godliness, ² on-the-basis-of the hope of eternal life which the non-lying God promised before eternal times— ³ but He revealed His word in His^[c] own times, in the proclamation which I was entrusted-with according-to the command of our Savior God; ⁴ to Titus, genuine child according-to^[d] a common^[e] faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.

Set Things Straight And Appoint Qualified Elders In Each City On Crete

⁵ For this reason I left you behind in Crete: in order that you might set-straight^[f] the things lacking^[g], and appoint^[h] elders in each city as I directed you— ⁶ if one is blameless^[i], a man of one woman^[j], having believing children who are not under an accusation^[k] of wild-living or rebellious ones. ⁷ For the overseer must be blameless as God’s steward^[l], not self-willed^[m], not quick-tempered, not a drunken one, not a brawler, not fond-of-shameful^[n]-gain, ⁸ but hospitable, a lover-of-good, sound-minded^[o], just^[p], holy, self-controlled, ⁹ holding-on-to^[q] the faithful word in accordance with the teaching, so that he may be able both to exhort with^[r] healthy teaching and refute^[s] the ones contradicting^[t].

For There Are Many Deceivers Teaching Falsehood For Personal Gain

¹⁰ For there are indeed many rebellious ones, worthless-talkers^[u], and deceivers— especially the ones from the circumcision— ¹¹ whom it-is-necessary to silence, who are overturning whole households, teaching things which they ought not to teach for the sake of shameful gain. ¹² One of them, their own prophet^[v], said “Cretans are always liars^[w], evil beasts, lazy gluttons”. ¹³ This testimony is true. For which reason, be rebuking them severely in order that they may be healthy in the faith, ¹⁴ not paying-attention-to Jewish myths and commandments of people turning-away-from the truth. ¹⁵ All things are clean^[x] to the clean. But to the ones having been defiled^[y] and who are unbelieving, nothing is clean, but both their mind and conscience have been defiled. ¹⁶ They are confessing to know God, but by their works they are denying Him, being detestable and disobedient and disapproved^[z] for every good work.