Titus 1

Greeting

^{Tools
1} Paul,^(A) a slave of God^(B) and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to build up^(a) the faith of God’s elect^(C) and their knowledge of the truth^(D) that leads^(b) to godliness,^(E) ^{Tools
2} in the hope of eternal life^(F) that God, who cannot lie,^(G) promised before time began.^(H) ^{Tools
3} In His own time He has revealed^(I) His message^(J) in the proclamation that I was entrusted^(K) with by the command^(L) of God our Savior:^(M)

^{Tools
4} To Titus,^(N) my true son^(O) in our common faith.

Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.^(P)

Titus’s Ministry in Crete

^{Tools
5} The reason I left you in Crete^(Q) was to set right what was left undone and, as I directed you, to appoint elders^(R) in every town: ^{Tools
6} one^(S) who is blameless,^(T) the husband of one wife, having faithful^(c) children not accused of wildness or rebellion. ^{Tools
7} For an overseer,^(U) as God’s administrator, must be blameless, not arrogant, not hot-tempered, not addicted to wine, not a bully, not greedy for money, ^{Tools
8} but hospitable, loving what is good, sensible, righteous, holy, self-controlled, ^{Tools
9} holding to the faithful message as taught,^(V) so that he will be able both to encourage with sound teaching^(W) and to refute those who contradict it.

^{Tools
10} For there are also many rebellious people, full of empty talk and deception, especially those from Judaism.^(d) ^{Tools
11} It is necessary to silence them; they overthrow whole households by teaching what they shouldn’t in order to get money dishonestly. ^{Tools
12} One of their very own prophets said,

Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.^(e)

^{Tools
13} This testimony is true.^(X) So, rebuke them sharply,^(Y) that they may be sound in the faith ^{Tools
14} and may not pay attention to Jewish myths^(Z) and the commands of men who reject the truth.^(AA)

^{Tools
15} To the pure, everything is pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; in fact, both their mind and conscience^(AB) are defiled. ^{Tools
16} They profess to know God,^(AC) but they deny Him by their works.^(AD) They are detestable, disobedient, and disqualified for any good work.^(AE)

Footnotes:

a. Titus 1:1: Or according to

b. Titus 1:1: Or corresponds

c. Titus 1:6: Or believing

d. Titus 1:10: Lit the circumcision

e. Titus 1:12: This saying is from the Cretan poet Epimenides (6th century b.c.).

Cross references:

A. Titus 1:1: Acts 13:9

B. Titus 1:1: Acts 16:17; Romans 1:1; Ephesians 6:6; 1 Peter 2:16

C. Titus 1:1: Matthew 22:14; Matthew 24:22; Luke 18:7; Romans 8:33; Colossians 3:12; 1 Corinthians 1:27-28; 1 Thessalonians 1:4

D. Titus 1:1: 1 Timothy 2:4; 2 Timothy 3:7

E. Titus 1:1: 1 Timothy 6:3

F. Titus 1:2: 1 Corinthians 15:19; Hebrews 9:15

G. Titus 1:2: Numbers 23:19; Hebrews 6:18

H. Titus 1:2: Romans 1:2

I. Titus 1:3: John 21:1; 2 Corinthians 4:11; 1 Peter 5:4; 1 John 1:2

J. Titus 1:3: John 1:1; John 2:22; Hebrews 4:12

K. Titus 1:3: 1 Timothy 1:11; 1 Timothy 6:20; 2 Timothy 1:12; 2 Timothy 1:14

L. Titus 1:3: 1 Timothy 1:1

M. Titus 1:3: 1 Timothy 1:1; 1 Timothy 2:3; Titus 2:10; Titus 3:4; Jude 1:25

N. Titus 1:4: 2 Corinthians 2:13; 2 Corinthians 7:6; 2 Corinthians 7:13-14; 2 Corinthians 8:6; 2 Corinthians 8:16; 2 Corinthians 8:23; 2 Corinthians 12:18; 2 Corinthians 12:3

O. Titus 1:4: 1 Timothy 1:2

P. Titus 1:4: Romans 1:7; 1 Corinthians 1:3

Q. Titus 1:5: Acts 27:7; Acts 27:12-13

R. Titus 1:5: 1 Timothy 3:1-7; 1 Timothy 5:17

S. Titus 1:6: 1 Timothy 3:2-4

T. Titus 1:6: Colossians 1:22

U. Titus 1:7: Acts 20:28; Philippians 1:1; 1 Peter 2:25

V. Titus 1:9: Acts 2:42

W. Titus 1:9: 1 Timothy 1:10; 1 Timothy 6:3; 2 Timothy 1:13; Titus 2:1

X. Titus 1:13: John 8:14

Y. Titus 1:13: 2 Corinthians 13:10

Z. Titus 1:14: 2 Peter 1:16

AA. Titus 1:14: 2 Timothy 4:4

AB. Titus 1:15: Hebrews 13:18

AC. Titus 1:16: John 7:28

AD. Titus 1:16: Mark 14:6; 2 Corinthians 9:8

AE. Titus 1:16: 2 Corinthians 9:8