Titus 1 – Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Greetings and Grace

1 Paul ^G3972, a slave ^G1401 of God ^G2316 and an apostle ^G652 of Jesus ^G2424 Christ ^G5547, [fn]for the faith ^G4102 of God’s ^G2316 elect ^G1588 and the full ^G1922 knowledge ^G1922 of the truth ^G225 which is according ^G2596 to godliness ^G2150,

2 in the hope ^G1680 of eternal ^G166 life ^G2222, which ^G3739 the God ^G2316 who ^G893 cannot ^G893 lie ^G893 promised ^G1861 [fn]from ^G4523 all ^G5550 eternity ^G5550, 3 but at the proper ^G2398 time ^G2540 manifested ^G5319 His word ^G3056 in preaching ^G2782, with which ^G3739 I was entrusted ^G4100 according ^G2596 to the commandment ^G2003 of God ^G2316 our Savior ^G4990,

4 To Titus ^G5103, my genuine ^G1103 child ^G5043 according to our common ^G2839 faith ^G4102: Grace ^G5485 and peace ^G1515 from God ^G2316 the Father ^G3962 and Christ ^G5547 Jesus ^G2424 our Savior ^G4990.

Qualifications of Elders

5 For this ^G3778 reason ^G5484 I left ^G620 you in Crete ^G2914, that you would set ^G1930 in ^G1930 order ^G1930 what remains ^G3007 and appoint ^G2525 elders ^G4245 in ^G2596 every ^G2596 city ^G4172 as I directed ^G1299 you,

6 namely, if ^G1487 any ^G5100 man ^G5100 is beyond ^G410 reproach ^G410, the husband ^G435 of one ^G1520 wife ^G1135, having ^G2192 faithful ^G4103 children ^G5043, who are not accused ^G2724 of dissipation ^G810, or ^G2228 rebellious ^G506. 7 For the [fn]overseer ^G1985 must ^G1163 be beyond ^G410 reproach ^G410 as God’s ^G2316 steward ^G3623, not self-willed ^G829, not quick-tempered ^G3711, not addicted ^G3943 to wine ^G3943, not pugnacious ^G4131, not fond ^G146 of ^G146 dishonest ^G146 gain ^G146, 8 but hospitable ^G5382, loving ^G5358 what ^G5358 is ^G5358 good ^G5358, sensible ^G4998, righteous ^G1342, holy ^G3741, self-controlled ^G1468, 9 holding ^G472 fast ^G472 the faithful ^G4103 word ^G3056 which is in ^G2596 accordance ^G2596 with ^G2596 the teaching ^G1322, so ^G2443 that he will be able ^G1415 both ^G2532 to exhort ^G3870 in sound ^G5198 doctrine ^G1319 and to reprove ^G1651 those ^G3588 who contradict ^G483.

10 For there are many ^G4183 rebellious ^G506 men ^G506, empty ^G3151 talkers ^G3151 and deceivers ^G5423, especially ^G3122 those ^G3588 of the circumcision ^G4061, 11 who ^G3739 must ^G1163 be silenced ^G1993 because ^G3748 they are upsetting ^G396 whole ^G3650 families ^G3624, teaching ^G1321 things ^G3739 they should ^G1163 not teach for the sake ^G5484 of dishonest ^G150 gain ^G2771. 12 One ^G5100 of themselves ^G846, a prophet ^G4396 of their own ^G2398, said ^G3004, “Cretans ^G2912 are always ^G104 liars ^G5583, evil ^G2556 beasts ^G2342, lazy ^G692 gluttons ^G1064.” 13 This ^G3778 testimony ^G3141 is true ^G227. For this ^G3739 reason ^G156 reprove ^G1651 them severely ^G664 so ^G2443 that they may be sound ^G5198 in the faith ^G4102, 14 not paying ^G4337 attention ^G4337 to Jewish ^G2451 myths ^G3454 and commandments ^G1785 of men ^G444 who turn ^G654 away ^G654 from the truth ^G225. 15 To the pure ^G2513, all ^G3956 things ^G3956 are pure ^G2513, but to those ^G3588 who are defiled ^G3392 and unbelieving ^G571, nothing ^G3762 is pure ^G2513, but both ^G2532 their mind ^G3563 and their conscience ^G4893 are defiled ^G3392. 16 They profess ^G3670 to know ^G6063 God ^G2316, but by their works ^G2041 they deny ^G720 Him, being ^G1510 detestable ^G947 and disobedient ^G545 and unfit ^G96 for any ^G3956 good ^G18 work ^G2041.