Paul , a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ for (the) faith of God’s elect and (their) knowledge of (the) tRuth - that leads to godliness ,
in (the) hope of eternal life , which - God , who cannot lie , promised before time began.
(In His) own time He has made ... - His word {evident} in (the) proclamation entrusted vvv to me by (the) command of God our - Savior.
To Titus - , (my) true child in (our) common faith : Grace and peace from God (the) Father and Christ Jesus our - Savior.
The reason ... I left you in Crete (was) that you would set in order what was unfinished and appoint elders in every town , as I directed you.
(An elder must) ... be blameless , (the) husband of but one wife , having children who are believers (and who are) not open to accusation of indiscretion or insubordination.
- As God’s steward , - an overseer must be above reproach — not self-absorbed , not quick-tempered , not given to drunkenness , not violent , not greedy for money.
Instead , (he must be) hospitable , a lover of good , self-controlled , upright , holy , (and) disciplined.
He must hold firmly to the faithful word as - it was taught , so that he can ... ... encourage (others) by - sound - teaching and refute those who contradict (it).
For many are rebellious and full of empty talk and deception , especially those of the circumcision ,
who must be silenced. For (the) sake of dishonorable gain , (they) undermine entire households (and) teach things they should not.
(As) one of - their own prophets has said , “ Cretans (are) always liars , evil beasts , lazy gluttons.”
This - testimony is true. vvv vvv Therefore rebuke them sternly , so that they will be sound in the faith
vvv (and) will pay no attention to Jewish myths (or) (to the) commands of men who have rejected the tRuth -.
To the pure , all things (are) pure ; but to the defiled and unbelieving , nothing (is) pure. Indeed , both their - minds and (their) consciences are defiled.
They profess to know God , but by (their) actions they deny (Him). They are detestable , - disobedient , and unfit for any good deed.