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¹ Paul, a servant of God - an apostle moreover of Jesus Christ, - according to the faith of the chosen ones of God, and the personal knowledge of the truth that is according to godliness, - ² In hope of life age-abiding; which God, who cannot lie, promised before age-during times,³ but hath manifested in its fitting seasons, even his word, in the proclamation with which entrusted am I - by injunction of our Saviour God:⁴ Unto Titus, my true child according to a common faith, - favour and peace, from God our Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour.

⁵ For this cause left I thee in Crete, that, the things remaining undone, thou mightest completely set in order, and mightest establish, in every city, elders, as, I, with thee arranged: -

⁶ If anyone is unaccusable, a husband of, one wife, having children that believe, who are not charged with riotous excess, nor insubordinate;⁷ For it is needful that the overseer be - unaccusable, as God's steward, not self-willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, not ready to wound, not seeking gain by base means,⁸ But hospitable, a lover of what is good, sober-minded, just, kind, possessing self-control,⁹ Holding fast, in the matter of his teaching, the faithful word, that he may be able both to encourage with his healthful instruction, and, the gainsayers, to refute.¹⁰ For there are many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, especially they of the circumcision, - ¹¹ Whose mouths must needs be stopped, men who are upsetting whole houses, teaching the things which ought not to be taught - for the sake of base gain.¹² Said one from among them, a prophet, of their own! - Cretans! always false, mischievous wild-beasts, idle gluttons:¹³ This witness, is true, - for which cause, be reproving them sharply, that they may be healthy in their faith,¹⁴ Not giving heed to Judaical stories and commandments of men who are turning away from the truth:¹⁵ All things, are pure, unto the pure, but, unto the polluted and faithless, nothing, is pure, but polluted are both their mind and conscience;¹⁶ God, they confess that they know, but, by their works, they deny him, being, abominable, and obdurate, and, as to any good work, found, worthless.