Titus 1:1–9

*Paul, aa servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of aaGod’s elect, and bthe acknowledging of the truth cwhich is after dgodliness; 2 ||In ehope of eternal life, which God, fthat cannot lie, gpromised hbefore the world began; 3 But hath iin due times kmanifested his word lthrough preaching, mwhich is committed unto me naccording to the commandment of oGod our Saviour; 4 To pTitus, mine qown son after rthe common faith: qGrace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.

5 sFor this cause left I thee in tCrete, that uthou shouldest set in order the things that are ||vwanting, and wordain xelders in every city, as I had yappointed thee: 6 zIf any be ablameless, the husband of one wife, bhaving faithful children not accused of criot or dunruly. 7 For ea bishop must be ablameless, as fthe steward of God; not gselfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre; 8 But a lover of hospitality, ha lover of ||good men, isober, just, holy, temperate; 9 kHolding fast lthe faithful word ||mas he hath been taught, nthat he may be able by osound doctrine both to exhort and to pconvince the gainsayers.