1Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness;⇆ compare2In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;⇆ compare3But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Savior;⇆ compare4To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.⇆ compare5For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:⇆ compare6If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.⇆ compare7For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not self-willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;⇆ compare8But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;⇆ compare9Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.⇆ compare10For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, especially they of the circumcision:⇆ compare11Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.⇆ compare12One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are always liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.⇆ compare13This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;⇆ compare14Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.⇆ compare15Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.⇆ compare16They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.⇆ compare