Titus 1

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
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,	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 in the hope of the eternal life that God, who does not lie, promised before the ages of time,	2 in the hope of eternal life that God, who does not lie, promised before time began,
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;	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, 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 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)	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 such a man is without offense, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not accused of self-indulgence, nor of insubordination.	6 on condition that a man be blameless, married only once, with believing children who are not accused of licentiousness or rebellious.
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,	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 instead: hospitable, kind, sober, just, holy, chaste,	8 but hospitable, a lover of goodness, temperate, just, holy, and self-controlled,
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.	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, indeed, many who are disobedient, who speak empty words, and who deceive, especially those who are of the circumcision.	10 For there are also many rebels, idle talkers and deceivers, especially the Jewish Christians.
11 These must be reproved, for they subvert entire houses, teaching things which should not be taught, for the favor of shameful gain.	11 It is imperative to silence them, as they are upsetting whole families by teaching for sordid gain what they should not.
12 A certain one of these, a prophet of their own kind, said: “The Cretans are ever liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”	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. Because of this, rebuke them sharply, so 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 paying attention to Jewish fables, nor to the rules of men who have turned 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 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.	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 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.	16 They claim to know God, but by their deeds they deny him. They are vile and disobedient and unqualified for any good deed.