'Paul,1a servant2of God3and5an apostle4of Jesus6Christ,7for the sake of8the faith9of10God’s11elect10and12theirknowledge13of the truth,14which15accords with16godliness,17 in1hope2of eternal4life,3which5God,9who7never lies,8promised6before10the ages began1112 and2at the proper4time3manifested1inhis7word6through8the preaching9withwhich10I12have been entrusted11by13the command14of God18our17Savior;16 To Titus,1mytrue2child3in4a common5faith:6Grace7and8peace9from10God11the Father12and13Christ14Jesus15our18Savior.17 This1iswhy2I left3you4in5Crete,6so that7you might put10what remained89into order,10and11appoint12elders15in every13town14as16I17directed19you —18 if1anyone2is3above reproach,4the husband7of one5wife,6and hischildren8are9believers10andnot11[open] to12the charge13of debauchery14or15insubordination.16 For2an3overseer,4as7God’s8steward,9must1be6above reproach.5He mustnot10bearrogant11or12quick-tempered13or14a drunkard15or16violent17or18greedy for gain,19 but1hospitable,2a lover of good,3self-controlled,4upright,5holy,6anddisciplined.7 He must hold firm to1the2trustworthy6word7as3taught,5so that8he may be10able9to give instruction12in13sound17doctrine15and also18to rebuke21those19who contradict20it. For2there are1many3who areinsubordinate,5empty talkers6and7deceivers,8especially9those10of11the12circumcision13party. They1must2be silenced,3sincethey4are upsetting7whole5families6by teaching8for14shameful12gain13what9they ought11not10to teach. One2of3[the Cretans],4a prophet7of their6own,5said,1Cretans8arealways9liars,10evil11beasts,12lazy14gluttons.13 This3testimony2is4true.5Therefore678rebuke9them10sharply,11that12they may be sound13in14the15faith,16 not1devoting2themselvesto Jewish3myths4and5the commands6of people7who turn away from8the9truth.10 To the3pure,4all things1arepure,2but6to the5defiled7and8unbelieving,9nothing10ispure;11but12both15their14minds17and18theirconsciences20are defiled.13 They profess2to know3God,1but5they deny7himby [their] works.6They are9detestable,8disobedient,11unfit17for13any14good16work.15