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Opening/Greeting

Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the sake of the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth, which accords with godliness,

Problem of False Teachers

For there are many who are insubordinate, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision party.

Problem: False Teachers

They must be silenced, since they are upsetting whole families by teaching for shameful gain what they ought not to teach.

Problem: False Teachers

One of the Cretans, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”

Problem: False Teachers

This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,

Problem: False Teachers

not devoting themselves to Jewish myths and the commands of people who turn away from the truth.

Problem: False Teachers

To the pure, all things are pure, but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their minds and their consciences are defiled.

Problem: False Teachers

They profess to know God, but they deny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, unfit for any good work.

Opening/Greeting

in hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began

Opening/Greeting

and at the proper time manifested in his word through the preaching with which I have been entrusted by the command of God our Savior;

Opening/Greeting

To Titus, my true child in a common faith: grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.

Proper Leadership

This is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order, and appoint elders in every town as I directed you—

Proper Leadership

if anyone is above reproach, the husband of one wife, and his children are believers and not open to the charge of debauchery or insubordination.

Proper Leadership

For an overseer, as God's steward, must be above reproach. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent or greedy for gain,

Proper Leadership

but hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.

Proper Leadership

He must hold firm to the trustworthy word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in sound doctrine and also to rebuke those who contradict it.

Proper Living

But as for you, teach what accords with sound doctrine.

Proper Living

not pilfering, but showing all good faith, so that in everything they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior.

Gospel Basis

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people,

Gospel Basis

training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age,

Gospel Basis

waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,

Gospel Basis

who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.

Gospel Basis

Declare these things; exhort and rebuke with all authority. Let no one disregard you.

Proper Living

Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness.

Proper Living

Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good,

Proper Living

and so train the young women to love their husbands and children,

Proper Living

to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled.

Proper Living

Likewise, urge the younger men to be self-controlled.

Proper Living

Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works, and in your teaching show integrity, dignity,

Proper Living

and sound speech that cannot be condemned, so that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say about us.

Proper Living

Bondservants are to be submissive to their own masters in everything; they are to be well-pleasing, not argumentative,

Proper living with outsiders

Remind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work,

Be Ready for Good Works

As for a person who stirs up division, after warning him once and then twice, have nothing more to do with him,

Be Ready for Good Works

knowing that such a person is warped and sinful; he is self-condemned.

Final Instructions

When I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there.

Final Instructions

Do your best to speed Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their way; see that they lack nothing.

Final Instructions

And let our people learn to devote themselves to good works, so as to help cases of urgent need, and not be unfruitful.

Final Instructions

All who are with me send greetings to you. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with you all.

Proper Living with outsiders

to speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all people.

Be Ready for Good Works

For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another.

Be Ready for Good Works

But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared,

Be Ready for Good Works

he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit,

Be Ready for Good Works

whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior,

Be Ready for Good Works

so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

Be Ready for Good Works

The saying is trustworthy, and I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful to devote themselves to good works. These things are excellent and profitable for people.

Be Ready for Good Works

But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, dissensions, and quarrels about the law, for they are unprofitable and worthless.