in hope of life eternal, which God, who cannot lie, hath promised before time had a being;

[It is being sent] to Titus, my true son, [who shares] in a common faith. [May you have] unearned favor and peace [which come] from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.

namely, a man of unquestionable integrity, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, not accused of being immoral or rebellious.

who holds doctrine that can be relied on as being in accordance with the accepted Teaching; so that he may be able to encourage others by sound teaching, as well as to refute our opponents.

One being of themselves, which was a poet of their own said, "The Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, and slow bellies."

They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.

to be'sober-minded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed:

to slander or abuse no one, to be kind and conciliatory and gentle, showing unqualified consideration and courtesy toward everyone.

For we [Christians] were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various kinds of [evil] desires and [sinful] pleasures. [We used to] live in malice and envy, hating people and being hated by them.

That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself.