| New King James Version | English Standard Version |
| 1Paul, a bondservant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect and the acknowledgment of the truth which accords with godliness, | 1Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the sake of the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth, which accords with godliness, |
| 2in hope of eternal life which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began, | 2in hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began |
| 3but has in due time manifested His word through preaching, which was committed to me according to the commandment of God our Savior; | 3and at the proper time manifested in his word through the preaching with which I have been entrusted by the command of God our Savior; |
| 4To Titus, a true son in our common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior. | 4To Titus, my true child in a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior. |
| 5For this reason I left you in Crete, that you should set in order the things that are lacking, and appoint elders in every city as I commanded you— | 5This is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order, and appoint elders in every town as I directed you— |
| 6if a man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of dissipation or insubordination. | 6if anyone is above reproach, the husband of one wife, and his children are believers and not open to the charge of debauchery or insubordination. |
| 7For a bishop must be blameless, as a steward of God, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money, | 7For an overseer, as God’s steward, must be above reproach. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent or greedy for gain, |
| 8but hospitable, a lover of what is good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled, | 8but hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined. |
| 9holding fast the faithful word as he has been taught, that he may be able, by sound doctrine, both to exhort and convict those who contradict. | 9He must hold firm to the trustworthy word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in sound doctrine and also to rebuke those who contradict it. |
| 10For there are many insubordinate, both idle talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision, | 10For there are many who are insubordinate, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision party. |
| 11whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole households, teaching things which they ought not, for the sake of dishonest gain. | 11They must be silenced, since they are upsetting whole families by teaching for shameful gain what they ought not to teach. |
| 12One of them, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.” | 12One of the Cretans, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.” |
| 13This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith, | 13This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith, |
| 14not giving heed to Jewish fables and commandments of men who turn from the truth. | 14not devoting themselves to Jewish myths and the commands of people who turn away from the truth. |
| 15To the pure all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but even their mind and conscience are defiled. | 15To the pure, all things are pure, but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their minds and their consciences are defiled. |
| 16They profess to know God, but in works they deny Him, being abominable, disobedient, and disqualified for every good work. | 16They profess to know God, but they deny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, unfit for any good work. |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | ESV Text Edition: 2016. The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®) copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. The ESV® text has been reproduced in cooperation with and by permission of Good News Publishers. Unauthorized reproduction of this publication is prohibited. All rights reserved. |
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