1 From Paul, a slave of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ. I’m sent to bring about the faith of God’s chosen people and a knowledge of the truth that agrees with godliness.
2 Their faith and this knowledge are based on the hope of eternal life that God, who doesn’t lie, promised before time began.
3 God revealed his message at the appropriate time through preaching, and I was trusted with preaching this message by the command of God our savior.
4 To Titus, my true child in a common faith. Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our savior.
5 The reason I left you behind in Crete was to organize whatever needs to be done and to appoint elders in each city, as I told you.