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,
Footnotes
- 1 2:1 Or healthy; also verses 2, 8
Teaching That Accords with Sound Doctrine — Part One
Titus 2:4–10 Sermon • Includes Transcript • 40:22 • ID: 2874
“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
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