Paul, aa bond-servant
of God
and an bapostle
of Jesus
Christ
, 1for the faith
of those cchosen
of God
and dthe knowledge
of the truth
which is eaccording
to godliness
,
in athe hope of eternal
life
, which
God
, bwho
cannot
lie
, cpromised
1 dlong
ages
ago
,
but aat the proper time
manifested
, even His word
, in bthe proclamation
cwith which
I was entrusted
daccording
to the commandment
of eGod
our Savior
,
To aTitus, bmy true
child
1in a ccommon
faith
: dGrace
and peace
from God
the Father
and eChrist
Jesus
our Savior
.
For this reason
I left
you in aCrete
, that you would set
in order
what remains
and bappoint
celders
in every
city
as I directed
you,
namely, aif any
man
is above
reproach
, the bhusband
of one
wife
, having
children
who
believe
, not accused
of cdissipation
or
drebellion
.
For the 1 aoverseer must
be above
reproach
as bGod's
steward
, not cself-willed
, not quick-tempered
, not daddicted
to wine
, not pugnacious
, enot fond
of sordid
gain
,
but ahospitable, bloving
what
is good
, sensible
, just
, devout
, self-controlled
,
aholding fast
the faithful
word
which is in accordance
with the teaching
, so
that he will be able
both
to exhort
in bsound
doctrine
and to refute
those
who contradict
.
aFor there are many brebellious
men
, cempty
talkers
and deceivers
, especially
dthose
of the circumcision
,
who must
be silenced
because
they are upsetting
awhole
families
, teaching
bthings
they should
not teach cfor the sake
of sordid
gain
.
One of themselves
, a prophet
of their own
, said
, " aCretans
are always
liars
, evil
beasts
, lazy
gluttons
."
This testimony
is true
. For this
reason
areprove
them bseverely
so
that they may be csound
in the faith
,
not paying attention
to Jewish
amyths
and bcommandments
of men
who cturn
away
from the truth
.
aTo the pure, all
things
are pure
; but bto those
who are defiled
and unbelieving
, nothing
is pure
, but both
their cmind
and their conscience
are defiled
.
aThey profess to know
God
, but by their deeds
they bdeny
Him, being
cdetestable
and ddisobedient
and eworthless
ffor any
good
deed
.