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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Titus 1 ISV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/titus/1.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/titus/1-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">ISV</a> > Titus 1</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../2_timothy/4.htm" title="2 Timothy 4">◄</a> Titus 1 <a href="../titus/2.htm" title="Titus 2">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">International Standard Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/isv/esv/titus/1.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="heading">Greetings</p><p class="reg marginbot"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/titus/1-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>From:<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="1:1 The Gk. lacks From">a</a></span> Paul, a servant of God, and also an apostle of Jesus the Messiah,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="1:1 Or Christ">b</a></span> to bring the faith to those chosen by God, along with full knowledge of the truth that leads to<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="1:1 Lit. that is according to">c</a></span> godliness, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/titus/1-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>which is based on the hope of eternal life that God, who cannot lie, promised before the world<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="1:2 Or the ages">d</a></span> began. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/titus/1-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>At the right time he revealed his message through the proclamation that was entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/titus/1-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>To: Titus, a genuine child in the faith that we share.</p> <p class="reg">May grace and peace<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="1:4 Other mss. read grace, mercy, and peace">e</a></span> from God the Father and the Messiah,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="1:4 Or Christ">f</a></span> Jesus our Savior, be yours!</p> <p class="heading">Qualifications for Leaders in the Church</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/titus/1-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>The reason I left you in Crete was to complete what still needed to be done and to appoint elders in every city, as I myself commanded you. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/titus/1-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>An elder must be<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="1:6 Lit. If anyone is">g</a></span> blameless. He must be the husband of one wife<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="1:6 Or devoted to his wife; lit. a man of one woman">h</a></span> and have children who are believers and who are not accused of having wild lifestyles or of being rebellious. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/titus/1-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Because an overseer is God’s servant manager, he must be blameless. He must not be arrogant or irritable. He must not drink too much, be a violent person, or make money in shameful ways. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/titus/1-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Instead, he must be hospitable to strangers, must appreciate what is good, and be sensible, honest, moral, and self-controlled. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/titus/1-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>He must be devoted to the trustworthy message that agrees with what we teach, so that he may be able to encourage others with healthy doctrine and refute those who oppose it.</p> <p class="heading">Guard What is True</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/titus/1-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>For there are many people who are rebellious, especially those who are converts from Judaism.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="1:10 Lit. those of the circumcision">i</a></span> They speak utter nonsense and deceive people. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/titus/1-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>They must be silenced, because they are the kind of people who ruin whole families by teaching what they should not teach in order to make money in a shameful way. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/titus/1-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>One of their very own prophets said,</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop">“Liars ever, men of Crete,</p> <p class="poetry2 marginbot">savage brutes that live to eat.”<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="1:12 Epimenides (6 to 5 century BC)">j</a></span> </p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/titus/1-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>That statement is true. For this reason, refute them sharply so that they may become healthy in the faith <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/titus/1-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>and not pay attention to Jewish myths or commands given by people who reject the truth. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/titus/1-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Everything is clean to those who are clean, but nothing is clean to those who are corrupt and unbelieving. Indeed, their very way of thinking and their consciences have been corrupted. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/titus/1-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>They claim to know God, but they deny him by their actions. They are detestable, disobedient, and disqualified to do anything good.</p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="ftn"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn1"><span class="fnb">a</span> 1:1 The Gk. lacks <i>From</i><br /><span class="fnb">b</span> 1:1 Or <i>Christ</i><br /><span class="fnb">c</span> 1:1 Lit. <i>that is according to</i><br /><span class="fnb">d</span> 1:2 Or <i>the ages</i><br /><span class="fnb">e</span> 1:4 Other mss. read <i>grace, mercy, and peace</i><br /><span class="fnb">f</span> 1:4 Or <i>Christ</i><br /><span class="fnb">g</span> 1:6 Lit. <i>If anyone is</i><br /><span class="fnb">h</span> 1:6 Or <i>devoted to his wife</i>; lit. <i>a man of one woman</i><br /><span class="fnb">i</span> 1:10 Lit. <i>those of the circumcision</i><br /><span class="fnb">j</span> 1:12 Epimenides (6 to 5 century BC)<br /></span><br><br><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><div align="center"><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1<br />Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation<br />ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../2_timothy/4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Timothy 4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Timothy 4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../titus/2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Titus 2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Titus 2" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpc/titus/1-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="../sidemenu.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="bot"><div align="center" style="background-color:#F2FAFF"><br /><br /><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div></td></tr></table><br /><br /><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div></td></tr></table></div><br /><br /> </div><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/botmenubhnm2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span></div></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>