1995 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Titus 1

1 For what end Titus was left in Crete. 6 How they that are to be chosen ministers ought to be qualified. 11 The mouths of evil teachers to be stopped: 12 and what manner of men they be.

 1:1 Paul 3972, a bond-servant 1401 of God 2316 and an apostle 652 of Jesus 2424 Christ 5547, for the faith 4102 of those chosen 1588 of God 2316 and the knowledge 1922 of the truth 225 which is according 2596 to godliness 2150,

 1:2 in the hope 1680 of eternal 166 life 2222, which 3739 God 2316, who 893 cannot 893 lie 893, promised 1861 long 5550 ages 5550 ago 4253,

 1:3 but at the proper 2398 time 2540 manifested 5319, [even] His word 3056, in the proclamation 2782 with which 3739 I was entrusted 4100 according 2596 to the commandment 2003 of God 2316 our Savior 4990,

 1:4 ¶ To Titus 5103, my true 1103 child 5043 in a common 2839 faith 4102: Grace 5485 and peace 1515 from God 2316 the Father 3962 and Christ 5547 Jesus 2424 our Savior 4990.

 1:5 ¶ For this 3778 reason 5484 I left 620 you in Crete 2914, that you would set 1930 in order 1930 what remains 3007 and appoint 2525 elders 4245 in every 2596 city 4172 as I directed 1299 you,

 1:6 [namely], if 1487 any 5100 man 5100 is above 410 reproach 410, the husband 435 of one 1520 wife 1135, having 2192 children 5043 who 4103 believe 4103, not accused 2724 of dissipation 810 or 2228 rebellion 506.

 1:7 For the overseer 1985 must 1163 be above 410 reproach 410 as God’s 2316 steward 3623, not self-willed 829, not quick-tempered 3711, not addicted 3943 to wine 3943, not pugnacious 4131, not fond 146 of sordid 146 gain 146,

 1:8 but hospitable 5382, loving 5358 what 5358 is good 5358, sensible 4998, just 1342, devout 3741, self-controlled 1468,

 1:9 holding 472 fast 472 the faithful 4103 word 3056 which is in accordance 2596 with the teaching 1322, so 2443 that he will be able 1415 both 2532 to exhort 3870 in sound 5198 doctrine 1319 and to refute 1651 those 3588 who contradict 483.

 1:10 ¶ For there are many 4183 rebellious 506 men 506, empty 3151 talkers 3151 and deceivers 5423, especially 3122 those 3588 of the circumcision 4061,

 1:11 who 3739 must 1163 be silenced 1993 because 3748 they are upsetting 396 whole 3650 families 3624, teaching 1321 things 3739 they should 1163 not [teach] for the sake 5484 of sordid 150 gain 2771.

 1:12 One 5100 of themselves 846, a prophet 4396 of their own 2398, said 3004, “Cretans 2912 are always 104 liars 5583, evil 2556 beasts 2342, lazy 692 gluttons 1064.”

 1:13 This 3778 testimony 3141 is true 227. For this 3739 reason 156 reprove 1651 them severely 664 so 2443 that they may be sound 5198 in the faith 4102,

 1:14 not paying 4337 attention 4337 to Jewish 2451 myths 3454 and commandments 1785 of men 444 who turn 654 away 654 from the truth 225.

 1:15 To the pure 2513, all 3956 things 3956 are pure 2513; but to those 3588 who are defiled 3392 and unbelieving 571, nothing 3762 is pure 2513, but both 2532 their mind 3563 and their conscience 4893 are defiled 3392.

 1:16 They profess 3670 to know 3609a God 2316, but by [their] deeds 2041 they deny 720 [Him], being 1510 detestable 947 and disobedient 545 and worthless 96b for any 3956 good 18 deed 2041.