Titus 1 - Lighthouse Bible 2006

¹ Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, in agreement with the faith of God’s elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is in harmony with godliness;

² In hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before the world began;

³ But has at the right time made his word known through preaching, which is committed to me according to the commandment of God our Savior;

⁴ To Titus, my own son in the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.

⁵ For this reason I left you in Crete, that you should set in order the things that are lacking, and ordain elders in every city, as I had directed you:

⁶ If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of uproar or unruly.

⁷ For a leader must be blameless, as the steward of God; not domineering, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to unjust gain;

⁸ But a lover of hospitality, a lover of those who are good, sober, just, holy, temperate;

⁹ Holding fast the faithful word as he has been taught, that he may be able by sound teaching both to exhort and to convince the opposers.

¹⁰ For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision:

¹¹ Whose mouths must be stopped, who corrupt whole households, teaching things which they ought not, for unjust gain’s sake.

¹² One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.

¹³ This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;

¹⁴ Not giving heed to Jewish fables and commandments of men that turn from the truth.

¹⁵ To the pure all things are pure: but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.

¹⁶ They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and worthless for every good work.