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Greeting
1Paul,1:1 Ac 13:9 a servant of God1:1 Ac 16:17; Rm 1:1; Eph 6:6; Jms 1:1; 1Pt 2:16; Rv 1:1 and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for1:1 Or according to the faith of God’s elect1:1 Mt 22:14; 24:22; Lk 18:7; Rm 8:33; Col 3:12; 1Co 1:27–28; 1Th 1:4; Jms 2:5 and their knowledge of the truth1:1 1Tm 2:4; 2Tm 3:7 that leads1:1 Or corresponds to godliness,1:1 1Tm 6:3
2in the hope of eternal life1:2 1Co 15:19; Ti 3:7; Heb 9:15 that God, who cannot lie,1:2 Nm 23:19; Heb 6:18 promised before time began.1:2 Rm 1:2; 2Tm 1:9
3In his own time he has revealed1:3 Jn 21:1; 2Co 4:11; 1Pt 5:4; 1Jn 1:2 his word1:3 Jn 1:1; 2:22; 2Tm 2:15; Heb 4:12 in the preaching with which I was entrusted1:3 1Tm 1:11; 6:20; 2Tm 1:12,14 by the command1:3 1Tm 1:1 of God our Savior:1:3 1Tm 1:1; 2:3; Ti 2:10; 3:4; Jd 25
4To Titus,1:4 2Co 2:13; 7:6,13–14; 8:6,16,23; 12:18; Gl 2:1,3; 2Tm 4:10 my true son1:4 1Tm 1:2 in our common faith.
Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.1:4 Rm 1:7; 1Co 1:3
Titus’s Ministry in Crete
5The reason I left you in Crete1:5 Ac 27:7,12–13 was to set right what was left undone and, as I directed you, to appoint elders1:5 1Tm 3:1–7; 5:17 in every town.
6An elder1:6–8 1Tm 3:2–4 must be blameless,1:6 Col 1:22 the husband of one wife, with faithful1:6 Or believing children who are not accused of wildness or rebellion.
7As an overseer1:7 Ac 20:28; Php 1:1; 1Pt 2:25 of God’s household, he must be blameless, not arrogant, not hot-tempered, not an excessive drinker, not a bully, not greedy for money,
8but hospitable, loving what is good, sensible, righteous, holy, self-controlled,
9holding to the faithful message as taught,1:9 Ac 2:42 so that he will be able both to encourage with sound teaching1:9 1Tm 1:10; 6:3; 2Tm 1:13; Ti 2:1 and to refute those who contradict it.
10For there are many rebellious people, full of empty talk and deception, especially those from the circumcision party.
11It is necessary to silence them; they are ruining entire households by teaching what they shouldn’t in order to get money dishonestly.
12One of their very own prophets said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”
13This testimony is true.1:13 Jn 8:14 For this reason, rebuke them sharply,1:13 2Co 13:10 so that they may be sound in the faith
14and may not pay attention to Jewish myths1:14 1Tm 1:4; 4:7; 2Tm 4:4; 2Pt 1:16 and the commands of people who reject the truth.1:14 2Tm 4:4
15To the pure, everything is pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; in fact, both their mind and conscience1:15 Heb 13:18 are defiled.
16They claim to know God,1:16 Jn 7:28 but they deny him by their works.1:16 Mk 14:6; 2Co 9:8; Gl 3:10; Jms 2:14–26 They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.1:16 2Co 9:8

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