Titus 1

DOUAI-RHEIMS	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
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 slave of God and apostle of Jesus Christ for the sake of the faith of God's chosen ones and the recognition of religious truth,
2 Unto the hope of life everlasting, which God, who lieth not, hath promised before the times of the world:	2 in the hope of eternal life that God, who does not lie, promised before time began,
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 who indeed at the proper time revealed his word in the proclamation with which I was entrusted by the command of God 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 to Titus, my true child in our common faith: grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our savior.
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 For this reason I left you in Crete so that you might set right what remains to be done and appoint presbyters 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 on condition that a man be blameless, married only once, with believing children who are not accused of licentiousness or rebellious.
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, not arrogant, not irritable, not a drunkard, not aggressive, not greedy for sordid gain,
8 But given to hospitality, gentle, sober, just, holy, continent:	8 but hospitable, a lover of goodness, temperate, just, 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 holding fast to the true message as taught so that he will be able both to exhort with sound doctrine and to refute opponents.
10 For there are also many disobedient, vain talkers, and seducers: especially they who are of the circumcision:	10 For there are also many rebels, idle talkers and deceivers, especially the Jewish Christians.
11 Who must be reproved, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.	11 It is imperative to silence them, as they are upsetting whole families by teaching for sordid gain what they should not.
12 One of them a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are always liars, evil beasts, slothful bellies.	12 One of them, a prophet of their own, once said, "Cretans have always been liars, vicious beasts, and lazy gluttons."
13 This testimony is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;	13 That testimony is true. Therefore, admonish them sharply, so 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 paying attention to Jewish myths and regulations of people who have repudiated 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 clean all things are clean, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is clean; in fact, both their minds and their consciences are tainted.
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 claim to know God, but by their deeds they deny him. They are vile and disobedient and unqualified for any good deed.