Titus 1

DOUAI-RHEIMS	Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of the elect of God and the acknowledging of the truth, which is according to godliness:	1 Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to further the faith of God's elect and their knowledge of the truth which accords with godliness,
2 Unto the hope of life everlasting, which God, who lieth not, hath promised before the times of the world:	2 in hope of eternal life which God, who never lies, promised ages ago
3 But hath in due times manifested his word in preaching, which is committed to me according to the commandment of God our Savior:	3 and at the proper time manifested in his word through the preaching with which I have been entrusted by command 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.
4 To Titus my beloved son, according to the common faith, grace and peace from God the Father, and from Christ Jesus our Savior.	4 .
5 For this cause I left thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and shouldest ordain priests in every city, as I also appointed thee:	5 This is why I left you in Crete, that you might amend what was defective, and appoint elders in every town as I directed you,
6 If any be without crime, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not accused of riot, or unruly.	6 if any man is blameless, the husband of one wife, and his children are believers and not open to the charge of being profligate or insubordinate.
7 For a bishop must be without crime, as the steward of God: not proud, not subject to anger, not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre:	7 For a bishop, as God's steward, must be blameless; he must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent or greedy for gain,
8 But given to hospitality, gentle, sober, just, holy, continent:	8 but hospitable, a lover of goodness, master of himself, upright, holy, and self-controlled;
9 Embracing that faithful word which is according to doctrine, that he may be able to exhort in sound doctrine, and to convince the gainsayers.	9 he must hold firm to the sure word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in sound doctrine and also to confute those who contradict it.
10 For there are also many disobedient, vain talkers, and seducers: especially they who are of the circumcision:	10 For there are many insubordinate men, empty talkers and deceivers, especially the circumcision party;
11 Who must be reproved, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.	11 they must be silenced, since they are upsetting whole families by teaching for base gain what they have no right to teach.
12 One of them a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are always liars, evil beasts, slothful bellies.	12 One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, "Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons."
13 This testimony is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;	13 This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,
14 Not giving heed to Jewish fables and commandments of men, who turn themselves away from the truth.	14 instead of giving heed to Jewish myths or to commands of men who reject the truth.
15 All things are clean to the clean: but to them that are defiled, and to unbelievers, nothing is clean: but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.	15 To the pure all things are pure, but to the corrupt and unbelieving nothing is pure; their very minds and consciences are corrupted.
16 They profess that they know God: but in their works they deny him; being abominable, and incredulous, and to every good work reprobate.	16 They profess to know God, but they deny him by their deeds; they are detestable, disobedient, unfit for any good deed.