Greeting
1Paul, a servant1 of God and aan apostle of Jesus Christ, for the sake of the faith of God's elect and btheir knowledge of the truth, cwhich accords with godliness, 2din hope of eternal life, which God, ewho never lies, fpromised gbefore the ages began2 3and hat the proper time manifested in his word3 ithrough the preaching jwith which I have been entrusted kby the command of God our Savior;
4To Titus, lmy true child in ma common faith:
nGrace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
Qualifications for Elders
5oThis is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order, and pappoint elders in every town as I directed you— 6qif anyone is above reproach, the husband of one wife,4 and his children are believers5 and not open to the charge of rdebauchery or insubordination. 7For an overseer,6 sas God's steward, must be above reproach. He must not tbe arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent uor greedy for gain, 8but hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, vand disciplined. 9He must whold firm to the trustworthy word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in xsound7 doctrine and also to rebuke those who contradict it.
10For there are many who are insubordinate, yempty talkers and deceivers, especially those of zthe circumcision party.8 11They must be silenced, since athey are upsetting whole families by teaching bfor shameful gain what they ought not to teach. 12cOne of the Cretans,9 a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”10 13This testimony is true. Therefore drebuke them esharply, that they fmay be sound in the faith, 14gnot devoting themselves to Jewish myths and hthe commands of people iwho turn away from the truth. 15jTo the pure, all things are pure, but to the defiled and kunbelieving, nothing is pure; but both ltheir minds and their consciences are defiled. 16mThey profess to know God, but they ndeny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, ounfit for any good work.
Footnotes
- 1 1:1 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface
- 2 1:2 Greek before times eternal
- 3 1:3 Or manifested his word
- 4 1:6 Or a man of one woman
- 5 1:6 Or are faithful
- 6 1:7 Or bishop; Greek episkopos
- 7 1:9 Or healthy; also verse 13
- 8 1:10 Or especially those of the circumcision
- 9 1:12 Greek One of them
- 10 1:12 Probably from Epimenides of Crete
Truth Tightly Packed — Part One
Titus 1:1–4 Sermon • Includes Transcript • 37:58 • ID: 2867
Truth Tightly Packed — Part Two
Titus 1:1–4 Sermon • Includes Transcript • 33:57 • ID: 2868
Teach Sound Doctrine
1But as for you, teach what accords with psound1 doctrine. 2Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, psound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness. 3qOlder women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, rnot slanderers sor slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, 4and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, 5to be self-controlled, tpure, uworking at home, kind, and vsubmissive to their own husbands, wthat the word of God may not be reviled. 6Likewise, urge xthe younger men to be self-controlled. 7Show yourself in all respects to be ya model of good works, and in your teaching zshow integrity, adignity, 8and bsound speech that cannot be condemned, cso that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say about us. 9dBondservants2 are to be submissive to their own masters ein everything; they are to be well-pleasing, not argumentative, 10not pilfering, fbut showing all good faith, gso that in everything they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior.
11For hthe grace of God ihas appeared, bringing salvation jfor all people, 12training us to renounce ungodliness and kworldly passions, and lto live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in mthe present age, 13nwaiting for our blessed ohope, the pappearing of the glory of our great qGod and Savior Jesus Christ, 14rwho gave himself for us to sredeem us from all lawlessness and tto purify for himself ta people for his own possession who are uzealous for good works.
15Declare these things; exhort and vrebuke with all authority. wLet no one disregard you.
Teaching That Accords with Sound Doctrine — Part One
Titus 2:4–10 Sermon • Includes Transcript • 40:22 • ID: 2874
Teaching That Accords with Sound Doctrine — Part Two
Titus 2:11–15 Sermon • Includes Transcript • 23:25 • ID: 2878
“As for You, Titus…”
Titus 2:1, Titus 2:7–8, Titus 2:15 Sermon • Includes Transcript • 33:21 • ID: 2873
The High Calling of Wives and Mothers
Titus 2:4–5 Sermon • Includes Transcript • 42:32 • ID: 2724
Displaying Your Design
1 Peter 3:1–6, Titus 2:3–5 Sermon • Includes Transcript • 36:43 • ID: 2293
A Study in Titus, Volume 2
Sound Doctrine, Sound Living Titus 2:1–15 Series • ID: 15604
Be Ready for Every Good Work
1Remind them xto be submissive to rulers and authorities, yto be obedient, to be ready for every good work, 2zto speak evil of no one, ato avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and bto show perfect courtesy toward all people. 3For cwe ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another. 4But when dthe goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, 5he saved us, enot because of works done by us in righteousness, but faccording to his own mercy, by gthe washing of regeneration and hrenewal of the Holy Spirit, 6whom he ipoured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7so that jbeing justified by his grace we might become kheirs laccording to the hope of eternal life. 8The saying is mtrustworthy, and I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful nto devote themselves to good works. These things are excellent and profitable for people. 9But oavoid foolish pcontroversies, qgenealogies, dissensions, and quarrels about the law, for rthey are unprofitable and worthless. 10As for a person who stirs up division, safter warning him once and then twice, thave nothing more to do with him, 11knowing that such a person is warped and sinful; he is self-condemned.
Final Instructions and Greetings
12When I send Artemas or uTychicus to you, do your best to come to me vat Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there. 13Do your best to speed Zenas the lawyer and wApollos on their way; see that they lack nothing. 14And let our people learn xto devote themselves to good works, so as to help cases of urgent need, and not ybe unfruitful.
15All who are with me send greetings to you. Greet those who love us in the faith.
zGrace be with you all.
Ordinary People and Everyday Events
Titus 3:12–15 Sermon • Includes Transcript • 33:24 • ID: 2887
A Study in Titus, Volume 3
The Beauty of Good Works Titus 3:1–15 Series • ID: 15606
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