4To Titus, my true child in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour.
5I did not take you with me when I went away from Crete, so that you might do what was necessary to put things in order there, placing men in authority over the churches in every town, as I said to you;
6Men having a good record, husbands of one wife, whose children are of the faith, children of whom it may not be said that they are given to loose living or are uncontrolled.
7For it is necessary for a Bishop to be a man of virtue, as God's servant; not pushing himself forward, not quickly moved to wrath or blows, not desiring profit for himself;
8But opening his house freely to guests; a lover of what is good, serious-minded, upright, holy, self-controlled;
9Keeping to the true word of the teaching, so that he may be able to give comfort by right teaching and overcome the arguments of the doubters.
10For there are men who are not ruled by law; foolish talkers, false teachers, specially those of the circumcision,
