Titus 1:4 - Forerunner Commentary

Titus 1:4

2 in hope of eternal life which God, who ^acannot lie, promised before time began,

3 but has in due time manifested His word through preaching, which was committed to me according to the commandment of God our Savior;

4 To ^aTitus, a true son in our common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and¹ the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.

Qualified Elders

5 For this reason I left you in Crete, that you should ^aset in order the things that are lacking, and appoint elders in every city as I commanded you—

6 if a man is blameless, the husband of one wife, ^ahaving faithful children not accused of¹ dissipation or insubordination.

7 For a¹ bishop must be blameless, as a steward of God, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, ^anot given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money,

8 but hospitable, a lover of what is good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled,

9 holding fast the faithful word as he has been taught, that he may be able, by sound doctrine, both to exhort and convict those who contradict.

The Elders’ Task

10 For there are many insubordinate, both idle ^atalkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,

11 whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole households, teaching things which they ought not, ^afor the sake of dishonest gain.

Verse Comparison: Titus 1:4

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American Standard Version
to Titus, my true child after a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour.

Amplified® Bible
To Titus, my true child according to a common (general) faith: Grace (favor and spiritual blessing) and [heart] peace from God the Father and {the Lord} Christ Jesus our Savior.

Contemporary English Version
Titus, because of our faith, you are like a son to me. I pray that God our Father and Christ Jesus our Savior will be kind to you and will bless you with peace!

Darby English Version
to Titus, my own child according to [the] faith common [to us]: Grace and peace from God [the] Father, and Christ Jesus our Saviour.

Good News Bible
I write to Titus, my true son in the faith that we have in common. May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior give you grace and peace.

International Standard Version
To Titus, a genuine child in the faith we share. May grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior be yours!

King James Version
To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.

New American Standard Bible
To Titus, my true child in a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.

New International Version
To Titus, my true son in our common faith:
Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.

New King James Version
To Titus, a true son in our common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
To Titus, my true child in a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.

Young's Literal Translation
to Titus -- true child according to a common faith: Grace, kindness, peace, from God the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour!

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