Titus 1:5-2:1

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

Titus in Crete

⁵ I left you behind in Crete for this reason, so that you should put in order what remained to be done and should appoint elders in every town, as I directed you:^{(A) 6} someone who is blameless, married only once,^[a] whose children are believers, not accused of debauchery and not rebellious.^{(B) 7} For a bishop,^[b] as God’s steward, must be blameless; he must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or addicted to wine or violent or greedy for gain,^{(C) 8} but he must be hospitable,^[c] a lover of goodness, self-controlled, upright, devout, and restrained, ⁹ holding tightly to the trustworthy word of the teaching, so that he may be able both to exhort with sound instruction and to refute those who contradict it.

¹⁰ There are also many rebellious people, idle talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision;^{(D) 11} they must be silenced, since they are upsetting whole families by teaching for sordid gain what it is not right to teach.^{(E) 12} It was one of them, their very own prophet, who said,

¹³ That testimony is true. For this reason rebuke them sharply, so that they may become sound in the faith,^{(F) 14} not paying attention to Jewish myths or to commandments of those who reject the truth.^{(G) 15} To the pure all things are pure, but to the corrupt and unbelieving nothing is pure; their very minds and consciences are corrupted.^{(H) 16} They profess to know God, but they deny him by their actions; they are detestable, disobedient, unfit for any good work.^(I)

Teach Sound Doctrine

2 But as for you, teach what is consistent with sound instruction.