1 Paul, a slave of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ for the faith of the chosen of God and the knowledge of the truth that is according to godliness,
2 in the hope of eternal life which God, who does not lie, promised before eternal ages,
3 but at the proper time has disclosed his message in the proclamation with which I was entrusted according to the command of God our Savior,
4 to Titus, my true child according to a common faith. Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
5 On account of this, I left you behind in Crete, in order that what remains may be set in order and you may appoint elders in every town, as I ordered you.