Titus 1 (English Standard Version)
Greeting
1Paul, a servant[a] of God and(A) an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the sake of the faith of God’s elect and(B) their knowledge of the truth,(C) which accords with godliness, 2(D) in hope of eternal life, which God,(E) who never lies,(F) promised(G) before the ages began[b] 3and(H) at the proper time manifested in his word(I) through the preaching(J) with which I have been entrusted(K) by the command of God our Savior;
4To Titus,(L) my true child in(M) a common faith:
(N) Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
Qualifications for Elders
5(O) This is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order, and(P) appoint elders in every town as I directed you— 6(Q) if anyone is above reproach, the husband of one wife,[c] and his children are believers and not open to the charge of(R) debauchery or insubordination. 7For an overseer,[d](S) as God’s steward, must be above reproach. He must not(T) be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent(U) or greedy for gain, 8but hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy,(V) and disciplined. 9He must(W) hold firm to the trustworthy word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in(X) sound[e] doctrine and also to rebuke those who contradict it.
10For there are many who are insubordinate,(Y) empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of(Z) the circumcision party. 11They must be silenced, since(AA) they are upsetting whole families by teaching(AB) for shameful gain what they ought not to teach. 12(AC) One of the Cretans,[f] a prophet of their own, said, "Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons."[g] 13This testimony is true. Therefore(AD) rebuke them(AE) sharply, that they(AF) may be sound in the faith, 14(AG) not devoting themselves to Jewish myths and(AH) the commands of people(AI) who turn away from the truth. 15(AJ) To the pure, all things are pure, but to the defiled and(AK) unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both(AL) their minds and their consciences are defiled. 16(AM) They profess to know God, but they(AN) deny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient,(AO) unfit for any good work.
Footnotes:
Titus 1:1 Or slave; Greek bondservant
Titus 1:2 Greek before times eternal
Titus 1:6 Or a man of one woman
Titus 1:7 Or bishop; Greek episkopos
Titus 1:9 Or healthy; also verse 13
Titus 1:12 Greek One of them
Titus 1:12 Probably from Epimenides of Crete
Cross references:
Titus 1:1 : 2 Cor 1:1
Titus 1:1 : 1 Tim 2:4
Titus 1:1 : 1 Tim 6:3
Titus 1:2 : 2 Tim 1:1; Heb 9:15; Titus 2:13; 3:7
Titus 1:2 : Num 23:19; 2 Tim 2:13; Heb 6:18
Titus 1:2 : Rom 1:2
Titus 1:2 : 2 Tim 1:9
Titus 1:3 : 1 Tim 2:6
Titus 1:3 : Rom 10:14
Titus 1:3 : 1 Tim 1:11
Titus 1:3 : 1 Tim 1:1
Titus 1:4 : 3 John 4
Titus 1:4 : Jude 3; 2 Pet 1:1
Titus 1:4 : 1 Tim 1:2
Titus 1:5 : 1 Tim 1:3
Titus 1:5 : Acts 14:23; 2 Tim 2:2
Titus 1:6 : For Titus 1:6-8, 1 Tim 3:2-4
Titus 1:6 : Eph 5:18
Titus 1:7 : Luke 12:42; 1 Cor 4:1; 1 Pet 4:10
Titus 1:7 : 2 Pet 2:10
Titus 1:7 : 1 Tim 3:8; 1 Pet 5:2
Titus 1:8 : 1 Cor 9:25
Titus 1:9 : 2 Thess 2:13, 15; 1 Tim 1:15; 2 Tim 1:13
Titus 1:9 : 1 Tim 1:10
Titus 1:10 : 1 Tim 1:6
Titus 1:10 : Acts 11:2
Titus 1:11 : 2 Tim 3:6
Titus 1:11 : 1 Tim 6:5; 2 Pet 2:3
Titus 1:12 : Acts 17:28
Titus 1:13 : Titus 2:15; 1 Tim 5:20
Titus 1:13 : 2 Cor 13:10
Titus 1:13 : Titus 2:1, 2
Titus 1:14 : 1 Tim 1:4
Titus 1:14 : Col 2:22
Titus 1:14 : 1 Tim 6:20
Titus 1:15 : Luke 11:41; 1 Tim 4:3; Acts 10:15
Titus 1:15 : Rom 14:23
Titus 1:15 : 1 Tim 6:5
Titus 1:16 : 1 John 2:4
Titus 1:16 : 1 Tim 5:8
Titus 1:16 : 2 Tim 3:8
