Titus Chapter 1 (ESV)
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Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the sake of the faith of God's elect and their knowledge of the truth, which accords with godliness,
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in hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began
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and at the proper time manifested in his word through the preaching with which I have been entrusted by the command of God our Savior;
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To Titus, my true child in a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
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This is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order, and appoint elders in every town as I directed you —
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if anyone is above reproach, the husband of one wife, and his children are believers and not open to the charge of debauchery or insubordination.
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For an overseer, as God's steward, must be above reproach. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent or greedy for gain,
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but hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.
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He must hold firm to the trustworthy word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in sound doctrine and also to rebuke those who contradict it.
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For there are many who are insubordinate, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision party.
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They must be silenced, since they are upsetting whole families by teaching for shameful gain what they ought not to teach.
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One of the Cretans, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”
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This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,
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not devoting themselves to Jewish myths and the commands of people who turn away from the truth.
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To the pure, all things are pure, but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their minds and their consciences are defiled.
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They profess to know God, but they deny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, unfit for any good work.
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