ABP - Titus

Chapter 1

1:1  Paul, a bondman of God, and apostle of Jesus Christ, for belief of the chosen of God, and full knowledge of truth, of the one according to piety;

1:2  unto the hope of life eternal, which [4promised 1the 3incapable of falsehood 2God] before times eternal,

1:3  but manifested [2times 1in his own] -- his word by proclamation, which I was entrusted with according to command [2our deliverer 1of God].

1:4  To Titus genuine child according to our common belief. Favor, mercy, peace from God the father, and of the Lord Jesus Christ our deliverer.

1:5  For this favor I left you in Crete, that the things missing you should correct, and should place in every city elders, as I set in order for you to do.

1:6  If anyone is without reproach, [2of one 3wife 1husband], [3children 1having 2trustworthy], not with a charge of carnality, or unsubmissiveness.

1:7  For it is necessary the overseer to be without reproach, as God's manager; not self-willed, not prone to anger, not intemperate in the use of wine, not a brawler, not profiting through vice;

1:8  but hospitable, friend of good men, discreet, just, sacred, self-controlled,

1:9  holding to [3according to 4the 5teaching 1the trustworthy 2word], that he might be able both to encourage in the [2teaching 1sound], and [2the ones 3disputing 1to reprove].

1:10  For there are many unsubmissive and vain talkers and mind-deceivers, especially the ones of the circumcision,

1:11  whom it is necessary to muzzle, who [2entire 3houses 1upset], teaching what they must not, [2of shameful 3gain 1for favor].

1:12  There said a certain one of them, [2of their own 1a prophet], Cretans continually are liars, evil wild beasts, [2bellies 1idle].

1:13  This testimony is true; for which reason reprove them severely! that they should be sound in the belief,

1:14  not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, turning away from the truth.

1:15  All things indeed are pure to the pure; but to the ones being defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but [5are defiled 1even their 2mind 3and 4conscience].

1:16  God they acknowledge to know, but in the works they deny, being abominable and resisting persuasion, and [2to 3every 5work 4good 1rejected].

Chapter 2

2:1  But you speak what is becoming for sound instruction.

2:2  Old men are to be sober, serious, discreet, being sound in the belief, in the love, in the endurance.

2:3  Old women likewise with [2character 1a consecrated], not slanderers, not [3wine 2to much 1being enslaved], teachers of virtue.

2:4  That [3are to be of a sound mind 1the 2young women], to be ones loving their husbands, ones fond of children,

2:5  discreet, pure, housekeepers, good, ones being submitted to their own husbands, that [5not 1the 2word 3of God 4should] be blasphemed.

2:6  The younger men likewise enjoin to be of a sound mind.

2:7  In all things [2yourself 1making] a model of good works, in teaching, integrity, seriousness, incorruptibility,

2:8  [2word 1sound], not open to condemnation, that the one at opposite should be ashamed, [2nothing 1having 5concerning 6us 4to say 3heedless].

2:9  Bondmen [2to their own 3masters 1are to be submitted], in everything to be well-pleasing, not disputing,

2:10  not pilfering, but [4belief 2all 1demonstrating 3good], that the teaching [2our deliverer 1of God] should be adorned in all things.

2:11  [5appeared 1For 2the 3favor 4of God] -- the deliverance to all men,

2:12  correcting us, that denying impiety and the worldly desires, sanely and righteously and piously we should live in the present eon,

2:13  awaiting the blessed hope and grandeur of the glory of the great God and our deliverer Jesus Christ;

2:14  who gave himself for us, that he should ransom us from all lawlessness, and should cleanse to himself [2people 1a prized], zealous of good works.

2:15  These things speak, and encourage, and reprove with all command! [2no one 4you 1Let 3speculate about]!

Chapter 3

3:1  Remind them! [2to sovereignties 3and 4authorities 1to submit], to yield obedience, [2for 3every 5work 4good 1to be prepared],

3:2  [2no one 1to 3blaspheme], to not be quarrelsome, but lenient, [2all 1demonstrating] gentleness to all men.

3:3  For we were at some time or other also ourselves unthinking, resisting persuasion, erring, being a slave to desires and [2satisfactions 1various], [2in 3evil 4and 5envy 1leading], odious, detesting one another.

3:4  And when the graciousness and the humane treatment appeared [2our deliverer 1of God],

3:5  not from works in righteousness which we did, but according to his mercy he delivered us, through the bath of regeneration and renewal [2spirit 1of holy],

3:6  which he poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our deliverer;

3:7  that having been justified by that favor, [2heirs 1we should be] according to a hope of life eternal.

3:8  Trustworthy is the word; and concerning these things I want you to positively assert, that [4should be thoughtful 6good 7works 5to be set over 1the ones 2trusting 3in God]. These are the good and beneficial things to men.

3:9  But moronish inquiries, and genealogies, and strifes, and [2battles 1legal] stand off from! for they are unprofitable and vain.

3:10  A heretical man, after one and a second admonition, refuse;

3:11  knowing that [2is distorted 1such a one] and sins, being self-condemned.

3:12  Whenever I should send forth Artemas to you, or Tychicus, hurry to come to me in Nicopolis! for there I have decided to pass the winter.

3:13  Zenas the legal expert and Apollos diligently send forward! that nothing to them should be missing.

3:14  [2let 6learn 1But 3also 4the ones of 5ours 8good 9works 7to be set over] for the important needs! that they should not be unfruitful.

3:15  [5greet 6you 2the ones 3with 4me 1All]. You greet the ones being fond of us in belief! Favor be with you all. Amen.