Thematic Bible
Titus 1:1 (show verse)
Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Christ Jesus, for the faith of Gods elect, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,
Titus 1:2 (show verse)
in hope of everlasting life, which God, who cannot lie, promised from the most ancient times,
Titus 1:3 (show verse)
but in his own seasons manifested his word through the preaching with which I was intrusted by the commandment of God our Saviour:
Titus 1:4 (show verse)
to Titus, true child after the common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour.
Titus 1:5 (show verse)
For this cause I left thee behind in Crete, that thou shouldst set in order the things that are wanting, and appoint elders in every city, as I directed thee;
Titus 1:6 (show verse)
if any one is without reproach, the husband of one wife, having believing children, that are not accused of dissoluteness, or unruly.
Titus 1:7 (show verse)
For a bishop must be without reproach, as Gods steward; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, not a striker, not greedy of base gain,
Titus 1:8 (show verse)
but hospitable, a lover of what is good, discreet, just, holy, temperate,
Titus 1:9 (show verse)
holding fast the sure word according to what he was taught, that he may be able by sound teaching both to exhort, and to refute the gainsayers.
Titus 1:10 (show verse)
For there are many unruly vain talkers and deceivers, especially they of the circumcision;
Titus 1:11 (show verse)
whose mouths must be stopped, since they overturn whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for the sake of base gain.
Titus 1:12 (show verse)
One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said: "The Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, slothful gluttons."
Titus 1:13 (show verse)
This testimony is true; for which cause rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,
Titus 1:14 (show verse)
not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.
Titus 1:15 (show verse)
To the pure all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure, but both their mind and conscience are defiled.
Titus 1:16 (show verse)
They profess that they know God, but by their works they deny him, being abominable and disobedient, and for every good work reprobate.