1. Paul, slave of God, and apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness;
2. for the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before the times of the ages
3. and has manifested in due times. It is his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour;
4. to Titus, true son in the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus, the Christ, our Saviour.
5. For this cause I left thee in Crete, that thou should correct that which is lacking and set in place elders in every city, as I had commanded thee: