Titus 1  Legacy Standard Bible

Greetings and Grace

1 Paul, ^(A)a slave of God and an ^(B)apostle of Jesus Christ, ^[a]for the faith of God’s ^(C)elect and ^(D)the full knowledge of the truth which is ^(E)according to godliness, ² in ^(F)the hope of eternal life, which the God ^(G)who cannot lie ^(H)promised ^[b](I)from all eternity, ³ but ^(J)at the proper time manifested His word in ^(K)preaching, ^(L)with which I was entrusted ^(M)according to the commandment of ^(N)God our Savior,

⁴ To ^(O)Titus, ^(P)my genuine child according to our ^(Q)common faith: ^(R)Grace and peace from God the Father and ^(S)Christ Jesus our Savior.

Qualifications of Elders

⁵ For this reason I left you in ^(T)Crete, that you would set in order what remains and ^(U)appoint ^(V)elders in every city as I directed you, ⁶ namely, ^(W)if any man is beyond reproach, the ^(X)husband of one wife, having faithful children, who are not accused of ^(Y)dissipation, or ^(Z)rebellious. ⁷ For the ^[c](AA)overseer must be beyond reproach as ^(AB)God’s steward, not ^(AC)self-willed, not quick-tempered, not ^(AD)addicted to wine, not pugnacious, ^(AE)not fond of dishonest gain, ⁸ but ^(AF)hospitable, ^(AG)loving what is good, sensible, righteous, holy, self-controlled, ^9 (AH)holding fast the faithful word which is in accordance with the teaching, so that he will be able both to exhort in ^(AI)sound doctrine and to reprove those who contradict.

^10 (AJ)For there are many ^(AK)rebellious men, ^(AL)empty talkers and deceivers, especially ^(AM)those of the circumcision, ¹¹ who must be silenced because they are upsetting ^(AN)whole families, teaching ^(AO)things they should not teach ^(AP)for the sake of dishonest gain. ¹² One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, “^(AQ)Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.” ¹³ This testimony is true. For this reason ^(AR)reprove them ^(AS)severely so that they may be ^(AT)sound in the faith, ¹⁴ not paying attention to Jewish ^(AU)myths and ^(AV)commandments of men who ^(AW)turn away from the truth. ^15 (AX)To the pure, all things are pure, but ^(AY)to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure, but both their ^(AZ)mind and their conscience are defiled. ^16 (BA)They profess to know God, but by their works they ^(BB)deny Him, being ^(BC)detestable and ^(BD)disobedient and ^(BE)unfit ^(BF)for any good work.