Titus 1:1

AMP: Paul, a bond-servant of God and an apostle (special messenger, personally chosen representative) of Jesus Christ, for the faith of God’s chosen ones and [to lead and encourage them to recognize and pursue] the knowledge of the truth which leads to 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,

BSB: Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ for the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness,

DARBY: Paul, bondman of God, and apostle of Jesus Christ according to [the] faith of God's elect, and knowledge of [the] truth which [is] according to piety;

DRA: Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of the elect of God and the acknowledging of the truth, which is according to godliness:

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;

Titus 1:2

AMP: based on the hope and divine guarantee of eternal life, [the life] which God, who is ever truthful and without deceit, promised before the ages of time began,

ASV: in hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before times eternal;

BSB: in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.

DARBY: in [the] hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before the ages of time,

DRA: Unto the hope of life everlasting, which God, who lieth not, hath promised before the times of the world:

KJV: In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;

Titus 1:3

AMP: and at the appointed time has made known His word and revealed it as His message, through preaching, which was entrusted to me according to the command of God our Savior—

ASV: but in his own seasons manifested his word in the message, wherewith I was intrusted according to the commandment of God our Saviour;

BSB: In His own time He has made His word evident in the proclamation entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior.

DARBY: but has manifested in its own due season his word, in [the] proclamation with which *I* have been entrusted, according to [the] commandment of our Saviour God;

DRA: But hath in due times manifested his word in preaching, which is committed to me according to the commandment of God our Savior:

KJV: But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour;

Titus 1:4

AMP: To Titus, my true child in a common faith: Grace and peace [inner calm and spiritual well-being] from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.

ASV: to Titus, my true child after a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour.

BSB: To Titus, my true child in our common faith:Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.

DARBY: to Titus, my own child according to [the] faith common [to us]: Grace and peace from God [the] Father, and Christ Jesus our Saviour.

DRA: To Titus my beloved son, according to the common faith, grace and peace from God the Father, and from Christ Jesus our Savior.

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.

Titus 1:5

AMP: For this reason I left you behind in Crete, so that you would set right what remains unfinished, and appoint elders in every city as I directed you,

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;

BSB: The reason I left you in Crete was that you would set in order what was unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.

DARBY: For this cause I left thee in Crete, that thou mightest go on to set right what remained [unordered], and establish elders in each city, as *I* had ordered thee:

DRA: For this cause I left thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and shouldest ordain priests in every city, as I also appointed thee:

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:

Titus 1:6

AMP: namely, a man of unquestionable integrity, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, not accused of being immoral or rebellious.

ASV: if any man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children that believe, who are not accused of riot or unruly.

BSB: An elder must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, having children who are believers and who are not open to accusation of indiscretion or insubordination.

DARBY: if any one be free from all charge [against him], husband of one wife, having believing children not accused of excess or unruly.

DRA: If any be without crime, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not accused of riot, or unruly.

KJV: If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.

Titus 1:7

AMP: For the overseer, as God’s steward, must be blameless, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not addicted to wine, not violent, not greedy for dishonest gain [but financially ethical].

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;

BSB: As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach — not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money.

DARBY: For the overseer must be free from all charge [against him] as God's steward; not headstrong, not passionate, not disorderly through wine, not a striker, not seeking gain by base means;

DRA: For a bishop must be without crime, as the steward of God: not proud, not subject to anger, not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre:

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;

Titus 1:8

AMP: And he must be hospitable [to believers, as well as strangers], a lover of what is good, sensible (upright), fair, devout, self-disciplined [above reproach—whether in public or in private].

ASV: but given to hospitality, as lover of good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled;

BSB: Instead, he must be hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.

DARBY: but hospitable, a lover of goodness, discreet, just, pious, temperate,

DRA: But given to hospitality, gentle, sober, just, holy, continent:

KJV: But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;

Titus 1:9

AMP: He must hold firmly to the trustworthy word [of God] as it was taught to him, so that he will be able both to give accurate instruction in sound [reliable, error-free] doctrine and to refute those who contradict [it by explaining their error].

ASV: holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict the gainsayers.

BSB: He must hold firmly to the faithful word as it was taught, so that he can encourage others by sound teaching and refute those who contradict it.

DARBY: clinging to the faithful word according to the doctrine taught, that he may be able both to encourage with sound teaching and refute gainsayers.

DRA: Embracing that faithful word which is according to doctrine, that he may be able to exhort in sound doctrine, and to convince the gainsayers.

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.

Titus 1:10

AMP: For there are many rebellious men who are empty talkers [just windbags] and deceivers; especially those of the circumcision [those Jews who insist that Gentile believers must be circumcised and keep the Law in order to be saved].

ASV: For there are many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision,

BSB: For many are rebellious and full of empty talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision,

DARBY: For there are many and disorderly vain speakers and deceivers of people's minds, specially those of [the] circumcision,

DRA: For there are also many disobedient, vain talkers, and seducers: especially they who are of the circumcision:

KJV: For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:

Titus 1:11

AMP: They must be silenced, because they are upsetting whole families by teaching things they should not teach for the purpose of dishonest financial gain.

ASV: whose mouths must be stopped; men who overthrow whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre`s sake.

BSB: who must be silenced. For the sake of dishonorable gain, they undermine entire households and teach things they should not.

DARBY: who must have their mouths stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which ought not [to be taught] for the sake of base gain.

DRA: Who must be reproved, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.

KJV: Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake.

Titus 1:12

AMP: One of them [Epimenides, a Cretan], a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”

ASV: One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, idle gluttons.

BSB: As one of their own prophets has said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”

DARBY: One of themselves, a prophet of their own, has said, Cretans are always liars, evil wild beasts, lazy gluttons.

DRA: One of them a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are always liars, evil beasts, slothful bellies.

KJV: One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.

Titus 1:13

AMP: This description is true. So rebuke them sharply so that they will be sound in the faith and free from doctrinal error,

ASV: This testimony is true. For which cause reprove them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,

BSB: This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sternly, so that they will be sound in the faith

DARBY: This testimony is true; for which cause rebuke them severely, that they may be sound in the faith,

DRA: This testimony is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;

KJV: This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;

Titus 1:14

AMP: not paying attention to Jewish myths and the commandments and rules of men who turn their backs on the truth.

ASV: not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.

BSB: and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the commands of men who have rejected the truth.

DARBY: not turning [their] minds to Jewish fables and commandments of men turning away from the truth.

DRA: Not giving heed to Jewish fables and commandments of men, who turn themselves away from the truth.

KJV: Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.

Titus 1:15

AMP: To the pure, all things are pure; but to the corrupt and unbelieving, nothing is pure; both their mind and their conscience are corrupted.

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.

BSB: To the pure, all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure. Indeed, both their minds and their consciences are defiled.

DARBY: All things [are] pure to the pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving nothing [is] pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.

DRA: All things are clean to the clean: but to them that are defiled, and to unbelievers, nothing is clean: but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.

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.

Titus 1:16

AMP: They profess to know God [to recognize and be acquainted with Him], but by their actions they deny and disown Him. They are detestable and disobedient and worthless for good work of any kind.

ASV: They profess that they know God; but by their works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.

BSB: They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.

DARBY: They profess to know God, but in works deny [him], being abominable, and disobedient, and found worthless as to every good work.

DRA: They profess that they know God: but in their works they deny him; being abominable, and incredulous, and to every good work reprobate.

KJV: They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.

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