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Greeting

1 Paul, a bondservant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect and athe acknowledgment of the truth bwhich accords with godliness,  
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.  
12 aOne of them, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”  
13 This testimony is true. aTherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,  
14 not giving heed to Jewish fables and acommandments of men who turn from the truth.  
15 aTo the pure all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but even their mind and conscience are defiled.  
16 They profess to aknow God, but bin works they deny Him, being abominable, disobedient, cand disqualified for every good work. 
Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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Titus 1:1

ADDRESS: FOR WHAT END TITUS WAS LEFT IN CRETE. QUALIFICATIONS FOR ELDERS: GAINSAYERS IN CRETE NEEDING REPROOF. (Tit. 1:1-16)

servant of God—not found elsewhere in the same connection. In Romans 1:1 it is "servant of Jesus Christ" (Galatians 1:10; Philippians 1:1; compare Acts 16:17; Revelation 1:1; Revelation 15:3). In Romans 1:1, there follows, "called to be an apostle," which corresponds to the general designation of the office first, "servant of GOD," here, followed by the special description, "apostle of Jesus Christ." The full expression of his apostolic office answers, in both Epistles, to the design, and is a comprehensive index to the contents. The peculiar form here would never have proceeded from a forger.

according to the faith—rather, "for," "with a view to subserve the faith"; this is the object of my apostleship (compare Titus 1:4, Titus 1:9; Romans 1:5).

the elect—for whose sake we ought to endure all things (II Timothy 2:10). This election has its ground, not in anything belonging to those thus distinguished, but in the purpose and will of God from everlasting (II Timothy 1:9; Romans 8:30-33; compare Luke 18:7; Ephesians 1:4; Colossians 3:12). Acts 13:48 shows that all faith on the part of the elect, rests on the divine foreordination: they do not become elect by their faith, but receive faith, and so become believers, because they are elect.

and the acknowledging of the truth—"and (for promoting) the full knowledge of the truth," that is, the Christian truth (Ephesians 1:13).

after godliness—that is, which belongs to piety: opposed to the knowledge which has not for its object the truth, but error, doctrinal and practical (Titus 1:11, Titus 1:16; I Timothy 6:3); or even which has for its object mere earthly truth, not growth in the divine life. "Godliness," or "piety," is a term peculiar to the Pastoral Epistles: a fact explained by the apostle having in them to combat doctrine tending to "ungodliness" (II Timothy 2:16; compare Titus 2:11-12).




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