Thematic Bible

Titus 1:1

Paul, a slave of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to build up the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness,

Titus 1:2

in the hope of eternal life that God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.

Titus 1:3

In His own time He has revealed His message in the proclamation that I was entrusted with by the command of God our Savior:

Titus 1:4

To Titus, my true son in our common faith.

Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.

Titus 1:5

The reason I left you in Crete was to set right what was left undone and, as I directed you, to appoint elders in every town:

Titus 1:6

one who is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of wildness or rebellion.

Titus 1:7

For an overseer, as God’s administrator, must be blameless, not arrogant, not hot-tempered, not addicted to wine, not a bully, not greedy for money,

Titus 1:8

but hospitable, loving what is good, sensible, righteous, holy, self-controlled,

Titus 1:9

holding to the faithful message as taught, so that he will be able both to encourage with sound teaching and to refute those who contradict it.

Titus 1:10

For there are also many rebellious people, full of empty talk and deception, especially those from Judaism.

Titus 1:11

It is necessary to silence them; they overthrow whole households by teaching what they shouldn’t in order to get money dishonestly.

Titus 1:12

One of their very own prophets said,

Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.

Titus 1:13

This testimony is true. So, rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith

Titus 1:14

and may not pay attention to Jewish myths and the commands of men who reject the truth.

Titus 1:15

To the pure, everything is pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; in fact, both their mind and conscience are defiled.

Titus 1:16

They profess to know God, but they deny Him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, and disqualified for any good work.