1. Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,
2. in hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before times eternal;
3. but in his own seasons manifested his word in the message, wherewith I was intrusted according to the commandment of God our Saviour;
4. to Titus, my true child after a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour.
5. For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that were wanting, and appoint elders in every city, as I gave thee charge;
6. if any man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children that believe, who are not accused of riot or unruly.
7. For the bishop must be blameless, as God's steward; not selfwilled, not soon angry, no brawler, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre;
8. but given to hospitality, a lover of good, soberminded, just, holy, temperate;
9. holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able both to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict the gainsayers.
10. For there are many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision,