Titus 1:3-11

New International Version

³ and which now at his appointed season^(A) he has brought to light^(B) through the preaching entrusted to me^(C) by the command of God^(D) our Savior,^(E)

⁴ To Titus,^(F) my true son^(G) in our common faith:

Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.^(H)

Appointing Elders Who Love What Is Good^(I)

⁵ The reason I left you in Crete^(J) was that you might put in order what was left unfinished and appoint^[a] elders^(K) in every town, as I directed you. ⁶ An elder must be blameless,^(L) 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^(M) manages God’s household,^(N) he must be blameless—not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain.^{(O) 8} Rather, he must be hospitable,^(P) one who loves what is good,^(Q) who is self-controlled,^(R) upright, holy and disciplined. ⁹ He must hold firmly^(S) to the trustworthy message as it has been taught, so that he can encourage others by sound doctrine^(T) and refute those who oppose it.

Rebuking Those Who Fail to Do Good

¹⁰ For there are many rebellious people, full of meaningless talk^(U) and deception, especially those of the circumcision group.^{(V) 11} They must be silenced, because they are disrupting whole households^(W) by teaching things they ought not to teach—and that for the sake of dishonest gain.