Titus 1:1-10

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.

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.

10ForG1063 manyG4183 areG1510 rebelliousG506 andG2532 full of empty talkG3151 andG2532 deceptionG5423, especiallyG3122 thoseG3588 ofG1537 theG3588 circumcisionG4061,