# Titus 1 ## Titus 1:1 - [KJV] Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness; - [ASV] Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness, - [YLT] Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of the choice ones of God, and an acknowledging of truth that *is* according to piety, ### Notes on Titus 1:1 - ## Titus 1:2 - [KJV] In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began; - [ASV] in hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before times eternal; - [YLT] upon hope of life age-during, which God, who doth not lie, did promise before times of ages, ### Notes on Titus 1:2 - ## Titus 1:3 - [KJV] But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour; - [ASV] but in his own seasons manifested his word in the message, wherewith I was intrusted according to the commandment of God our Saviour; - [YLT] (and He manifested in proper times His word,) in preaching, which I was entrusted with, according to a charge of God our Saviour, ### Notes on Titus 1:3 - ## Titus 1:4 - [KJV] To Titus, *mine* own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, *and* peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour. - [ASV] to Titus, my true child after a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour. - [YLT] to Titus -- true child according to a common faith: Grace, kindness, peace, from God the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour! ### Notes on Titus 1:4 - ## Titus 1:5 - [KJV] For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee: - [ASV] For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that were wanting, and appoint elders in every city, as I gave thee charge; - [YLT] For this cause left I thee in Crete, that the things lacking thou mayest arrange, and mayest set down in every city elders, as I did appoint to thee; ### Notes on Titus 1:5 - ## Titus 1:6 - [KJV] If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly. - [ASV] if any man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children that believe, who are not accused of riot or unruly. - [YLT] if any one is blameless, of one wife a husband, having children stedfast, not under accusation of riotous living or insubordinate -- ### Notes on Titus 1:6 - ## Titus 1:7 - [KJV] For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre; - [ASV] For the bishop must be blameless, as God's steward; not self-willed, not soon angry, no brawler, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; - [YLT] for it behoveth the overseer to be blameless, as God's steward, not self-pleased, nor irascible, not given to wine, not a striker, not given to filthy lucre; ### Notes on Titus 1:7 - ## Titus 1:8 - [KJV] But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate; - [ASV] but given to hospitality, a lover of good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled; - [YLT] but a lover of strangers, a lover of good men, sober-minded, righteous, kind, self-controlled, ### Notes on Titus 1:8 - ## Titus 1:9 - [KJV] Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers. - [ASV] holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able both to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict the gainsayers. - [YLT] holding -- according to the teaching -- to the stedfast word, that he may be able also to exhort in the sound teaching, and the gainsayers to convict; ### Notes on Titus 1:9 - ## Titus 1:10 - [KJV] For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision: - [ASV] For there are many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision, - [YLT] for there are many both insubordinate, vain-talkers, and mind-deceivers -- especially they of the circumcision -- ### Notes on Titus 1:10 - ## Titus 1:11 - [KJV] Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake. - [ASV] whose mouths must be stopped; men who overthrow whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake. - [YLT] whose mouth it behoveth to stop, who whole households do overturn, teaching what things it behoveth not, for filthy lucre's sake. ### Notes on Titus 1:11 - ## Titus 1:12 - [KJV] One of themselves, *even* a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians *are* alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies. - [ASV] One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, idle gluttons. - [YLT] A certain one of them, a prophet of their own, said -- 'Cretans! always liars, evil beasts, lazy bellies!' ### Notes on Titus 1:12 - ## Titus 1:13 - [KJV] This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith; - [ASV] This testimony is true. For which cause reprove them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith, - [YLT] this testimony is true; for which cause convict them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith, ### Notes on Titus 1:13 - ## Titus 1:14 - [KJV] Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth. - [ASV] not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men who turn away from the truth. - [YLT] not giving heed to Jewish fables and commands of men, turning themselves away from the truth; ### Notes on Titus 1:14 - ## Titus 1:15 - [KJV] Unto the pure all things *are* pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving *is* nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled. - [ASV] To the pure all things are pure: but to them that are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled. - [YLT] all things, indeed, *are* pure to the pure, and to the defiled and unstedfast *is* nothing pure, but of them defiled *are* even the mind and the conscience; ### Notes on Titus 1:15 - ## Titus 1:16 - [KJV] They profess that they know God; but in works they deny *him*, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate. - [ASV] They profess that they know God; but by their works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate. - [YLT] God they profess to know, and in the works they deny *Him*, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work disapproved. ### Notes on Titus 1:16 -