Titus 1

DOUAI-RHEIMS	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
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, in accord with the faith of God’s elect and in acknowledgment of the truth which is accompanied by piety,
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 the eternal life that God, who does not lie, promised before the ages of time,
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 which, at the proper time, he has manifested by his Word, in the preaching that has been entrusted to me 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, beloved son according to the common faith. Grace and peace, from God the Father and from 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 behind in Crete: so that those things which are lacking, you would correct, and so that you would ordain, throughout the communities, priests, (just as I also ordained you)
6 If any be without crime, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not accused of riot, or unruly.	6 if such a man is without offense, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not accused of self-indulgence, nor of insubordination.
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 And a bishop, as a steward of God, must be without offense: not arrogant, not short-tempered, not a drunkard, not violent, not desiring tainted profit,
8 But given to hospitality, gentle, sober, just, holy, continent:	8 but instead: hospitable, kind, sober, just, holy, chaste,
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 embracing faithful speech which is in agreement with doctrine, so that he may be able to exhort in sound doctrine and to argue against those who contradict.
10 For there are also many disobedient, vain talkers, and seducers: especially they who are of the circumcision:	10 For there are, indeed, many who are disobedient, who speak empty words, and who deceive, especially those who are of the circumcision.
11 Who must be reproved, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.	11 These must be reproved, for they subvert entire houses, teaching things which should not be taught, for the favor of shameful gain.
12 One of them a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are always liars, evil beasts, slothful bellies.	12 A certain one of these, a prophet of their own kind, said: “The Cretans are ever 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. Because of this, rebuke 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 not paying attention to Jewish fables, nor to the rules of men who have turned themselves away from 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 All things are clean to those who are clean. But to those who are defiled, and to unbelievers, nothing is clean; for both their mind and their conscience have been polluted.
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 that they know God. But, by their own works, they deny him, since they are abominable, and unbelieving, and reprobate, toward every good work.