Paul’s Greeting to Titus
1Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,+ 2in hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before times eternal;+ 3but in his own seasons manifested his word in the message, wherewith I was intrusted according to the commandment of God our Saviour;+ 4to Titus, my true child after a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour.+Appointing Elders on Crete
1 Timothy 3:1–7; 1 Peter 5:1–4
5For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that were wanting, and appoint elders in every city, as I gave thee charge;+ 6if any man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children that believe, who are not accused of riot or unruly.+ 7For the bishop must be blameless, as God’s steward; not self-willed, not soon angry, no brawler, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre;+ 8but given to hospitality, a lover of good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled;+ 9holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able both to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict the gainsayers.+