Titus 1:1-7

1 Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ to further the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness—
2 in the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time,
3 and which now at his appointed season he has brought to light through the preaching entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior,
4 To Titus, my true son in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.

Appointing Elders Who Love What Is Good

5 The reason I left you in Crete was that you might put in order what was left unfinished and appoint[a] elders in every town, as I directed you.
6 An elder must be blameless, faithful to his wife, a man whose children believe[b] and are not open to the charge of being wild and disobedient.
7 Since an overseer manages God’s household, he must be blameless—not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain.

Cross References 21

  • 1. Romans 1:1; James 1:1
  • 2. S 1 Corinthians 1:1
  • 3. S 1 Timothy 2:4
  • 4. S 1 Timothy 2:2
  • 5. Titus 3:7; 2 Timothy 1:1
  • 6. Numbers 23:19; Hebrews 6:18
  • 7. 2 Timothy 1:9
  • 8. 1 Timothy 2:6; 1 Timothy 6:15
  • 9. 2 Timothy 1:10
  • 10. S 1 Timothy 1:11
  • 11. S 2 Corinthians 1:1; 1 Timothy 1:1
  • 12. S Luke 1:47
  • 13. S 2 Corinthians 2:13
  • 14. S 1 Timothy 1:2
  • 15. S Romans 1:7
  • 16. Acts 27:7
  • 17. S Acts 11:30
  • 18. S 1 Thessalonians 3:13; 1 Timothy 3:2
  • 19. S 1 Timothy 3:1
  • 20. 1 Corinthians 4:1
  • 21. S 1 Timothy 3:3,8

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