Titus Chapter 1

Paul’s Greeting to Titus

(2 Corinthians 8:16–24)

1PaulG3972, a servantG1401 of GodG2316 andG1161 an apostleG652 of JesusG2424 ChristG5547 forG2596 the faithG4102 of God’sG2316 electG1588 andG2532 their knowledgeG1922 of the truthG225 thatG3588 leads toG2596 godlinessG2150, 2inG1909 the hopeG1680 of eternalG166 lifeG2222, whichG3739 GodG2316, who cannot lieG893, promisedG1861 beforeG4253 timeG5550 beganG166.1 3In His ownG2398 timeG2540 He has madeG5319G1161 HisG846 word evidentG3056 inG1722 the proclamationG2782 entrustedG4100 to meG3739G1473 byG2596 the commandG2003 of GodG2316 ourG1473 SaviorG4990.

4To TitusG5103, my trueG1103 childG5043 inG2596 our commonG2839 faithG4102:

GraceG5485 andG2532 peaceG1515 fromG575 GodG2316 the FatherG3962 andG2532 ChristG5547 JesusG2424 ourG1473 SaviorG4990.

Appointing Elders on Crete

(1 Timothy 3:1–7; 1 Peter 5:1–4)

5The reasonG5484G3778 I leftG620 youG4771 inG1722 CreteG2914 was thatG2443 you would set in orderG1930 what wasG3588 unfinishedG3007 andG2532 appointG2525 eldersG4245 in everyG2596 townG4172, asG5613 IG1473 directedG1299 youG4771. 6An elder must beG1510 blamelessG410, the husbandG435 of but oneG1520 wifeG1135,2 havingG2192 childrenG5043 who are believersG4103 and who are notG3361 open toG1722 accusationG2724 of indiscretionG810 orG2228 insubordinationG506.

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AsG5613 God’sG2316 stewardG3623, an overseerG1985 mustG1163 beG1510 above reproachG410—notG3361 self-willedG829, notG3361 quick-temperedG3711, notG3361 given to drunkennessG3943, notG3361 violentG4131, notG3361 greedy for moneyG146. 8InsteadG235, he must be hospitableG5382, a lover of goodG5358, self-controlledG4998, uprightG1342, holyG3741, and disciplinedG1468. 9He must hold firmlyG472 to theG3588 faithfulG4103 wordG3056 asG2596 it was taughtG1322, so thatG2443 he canG1510G1415G2532 encourageG3870 others byG1722 soundG5198 teachingG1319 andG2532 refuteG1651 those whoG3588 contradictG483 it.

Correcting False Teachers

(1 Timothy 1:3–11)

10ForG1063 manyG4183 areG1510 rebelliousG506 andG2532 full of empty talkG3151 andG2532 deceptionG5423, especiallyG3122 thoseG3588 ofG1537 theG3588 circumcisionG4061, 11whoG3739 mustG1163 be silencedG1993. For the sake ofG5484 dishonorableG150 gainG2771, they undermineG396 entireG3650 householdsG3624 and teachG1321 thingsG3739 they shouldG1163 notG3361. 12As oneG5100 ofG1537 theirG846 ownG2398 prophetsG4396 has saidG2036, “CretansG2912 are alwaysG104 liarsG5583, evilG2556 beastsG2342, lazyG692 gluttonsG1064.”3

13ThisG3778 testimonyG3141 isG1510 trueG227. ThereforeG1223G3739G156 rebukeG1651 themG846 sternlyG664, so thatG2443 they will be soundG5198 inG1722 theG3588 faithG4102 14and will pay no attentionG3361G4337 to JewishG2451 mythsG3454 or to the commandsG1785 of menG444 who have rejectedG654 theG3588 truthG225.

15To theG3588 pureG2513, all thingsG3956 are pureG2513; butG1161 to theG3588 defiledG3392 andG2532 unbelievingG571, nothingG3762 is pureG2513. IndeedG235, bothG2532 theirG846 mindsG3563 andG2532 their consciencesG4893 are defiledG3392. 16They professG3670 to knowG1492 GodG2316, butG1161 byG3588 their actionsG2041 they denyG720 Him. They areG1510 detestableG947, disobedientG545, andG2532 unfitG96 forG4314 anyG3956 goodG18 deedG2041.