Bible Reading Plan

Titus 1

Chapter 1

Greeting

¹ Paul,^(a) a slave of God^(b) and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to build up^[a] the faith of God's elect^(c) and their knowledge of the truth^(d) that leads^[b] to godliness,^{(e) 2} in the hope of eternal life^(f) that God, who cannot lie,^(g) promised before time began.^{(h) 3} In His own time He has revealed⁽ⁱ⁾ His message^(j) in the proclamation that I was entrusted^(k) with by the command^(l) of God our Savior:^(m)

⁴ To Titus,⁽ⁿ⁾ my true son^(o) in our common faith.

Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.^(p)

Titus's Ministry in Crete

⁵ The reason I left you in Crete^(q) was to set right what was left undone and, as I directed you, to appoint elders^(r) in every town: ⁶ one^(s) who is blameless,^(t) the husband of one wife, having faithful^[c] children not accused of wildness or rebellion. ⁷ For an overseer,^(u) as God's administrator, must be blameless, not arrogant, not hot-tempered, not addicted to wine, not a bully, not greedy for money, ⁸ but hospitable, loving what is good, sensible, righteous, holy, self-controlled, ⁹ holding to the faithful message as taught,^(v) so that he will be able both to encourage with sound teaching^(w) and to refute those who contradict it.

¹⁰ For there are also many rebellious people, full of empty talk and deception, especially those from Judaism.^{[d] 11} It is necessary to silence them; they overthrow whole households by teaching what they shouldn't in order to get money dishonestly. ¹² One of their very own prophets said,

¹³ This testimony is true.^(x) So, rebuke them sharply,^(y) that they may be sound in the faith ¹⁴ and may not pay attention to Jewish myths^(z) and the commands of men who reject the truth.^(aa)

¹⁵ To the pure, everything is pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; in fact, both their mind and conscience^(ab) are defiled. ¹⁶ They profess to know God,^(ac) but they deny Him by their works.^(ad) They are detestable, disobedient, and disqualified for any good work.^(ae)