^1:1 Paul, a bondservant of God and apostle of Jesus Christ, according-to the faith of God’s chosen and the full knowledge of the truth which is according-to devoutness, ^1:2 upon the hope of everlasting life, which God, who is incapable of lying, promised before times everlasting. ^1:3 But in his own times, he manifested his word in the preaching in which I was entrusted, according-to the commandment of God our Savior.

             ^1:4 To Titus, my genuine child according-to our common faith: grace, mercy, peace from God the Father and Lord Jesus Christ, our Savior.

             ^1:5 Because of this, I left you in Crete in-order-that you yourself might amend the things which are deficient and should designate elders in every city, as I commanded you. ^1:6 These are: if anyone is irreproachable, husband of one wife, has believing children, who is not in an accusation of riotousness or rebellious. ^1:7 For^* it is essential for the overseer to be irreproachable as God’s steward; not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not a drunkard, not a bully, not covetous; ^1:8 but hospitable, who loves good, sensible, just, holy, self-controlled; ^1:9 holding to the faithful word which is according-to the teaching, in-order-that he may be able also to encourage in the sound^* teaching and to convict the ones contradicting it.

             ^1:10 For^* there are many even rebellious men, empty-talkers and deceivers, especially the ones out-of the circumcision, ^1:11 whom it is essential to gag, who are perverting whole houses, teaching things which it is not essential to teach, because of shameful gain. ^1:12 Someone from them, a prophet of their own, said, Cretans habitually are liars, evil beasts, and idle gluttons. ^1:13 This testimony is true^*. Because of which case, reprove them sharply, in-order-that they may be sound^* in the faith, ^1:14 not taking-heed to Jewish fables and commandments of men who are turning away from the truth. ^1:15 Indeed, all things are clean to the clean, but nothing is clean to the ones who have been defiled and are unbelieving, but both their mind and their conscience have been defiled. ^1:16 They profess to know God, but they are denying him in their works, being detestable and disobedient and unapproved toward every good work.