(KJV) Titus 1¹

⥃Paul’s Greeting to Titus ^{[ 2 Corinthians 8:16–24 ]}

[1] Paul, a servant² of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith³ of God’s elect, and the acknowledging⁴ of the truth which is after⁵ godliness; [2] In⁶ hope⁷ of eternal⁸ life, which God⁹, that cannot lie, promised¹⁰ before¹¹ the world began; [3] But hath in¹² due times manifested¹³ his word through preaching, which¹⁴ is committed unto me according to the commandment of God¹⁵ our Saviour; [4] To Titus¹⁶, [mine¹⁷] own son after the common¹⁸ faith: Grace¹⁹, mercy, [and] peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our²⁰ Saviour.

⥃Appointing Elders on Crete ^{[ 1 Timothy 3:1–7 † 1 Peter 5:1–4 ]}

[5] For this cause left I thee in Crete²¹, that thou shouldest set²² in order the things that are wanting²³, and²⁴ ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:²⁵ [6] If any²⁶ be blameless, the husband²⁷ of one wife, having²⁸ faithful children not²⁹ accused of riot or³⁰ unruly. [7] For a bishop³¹ must be blameless, as³² the steward of God; not selfwilled³³, not soon³⁴ angry, no³⁵t given to wine³⁶, no striker, not given to filthy³⁷ lucre; [8] But a lover of hospitality³⁸, a lover of good³⁹ men⁴⁰, sober⁴¹, just, holy, temperate; [9] Holding⁴² fast⁴³ the faithful word as he hath been taught⁴⁴, that he may be able by sound⁴⁵ doctrine both to exhort and to convince⁴⁶ the gainsayers.

⥃Correcting False Teachers ^{[ 1 Timothy 1:3–11 ]}

[10] For there⁴⁷ are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially⁴⁸ they of the circumcision: [11] Whose mouths⁴⁹ must be stopped, who subvert⁵⁰ whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy⁵¹ lucre’s sake. [12] One of⁵² themselves, [even] a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians [are] alway liars⁵³, evil beasts, slow bellies. [13] This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke⁵⁴ them sharply, that⁵⁵ they may be sound in the faith; [14] Not giving heed to Jewish⁵⁶ fables, and commandments⁵⁷ of men, that turn⁵⁸ from the truth. [15] Unto the pure⁵⁹ all things [are] pure: but⁶⁰ unto them that are defiled and unbelieving [is] nothing pure; but even their⁶¹ mind and conscience is defiled. [16] They profess⁶² that they know God; but in works they deny [him], being⁶³ abominable, and disobedient⁶⁴, and unto⁶⁵ every good work reprobate⁶⁶.