1Paul, God’s hype man, and an apostle of Jesus, vibing with the faith of the chosen ones and keeping it real with the truth that’s all about godliness;

2Holding onto the hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised way before the universe was a thing;

3But in the right time, He flexed His word through preaching, which I’m all about, just like God our Savior told me to;

4To Titus, my dude who’s got that common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and our homie Jesus Christ, our Savior.

5That’s why I left you in Crete, to get everything on point and set up some elders in every city, like I told you to do;

6If anyone’s blameless, a one-woman man, with kids who are chill and not wilding out;

7A bishop gotta be blameless, like God’s steward; no selfish vibes, not quick to anger, no wine chugging, and definitely not about that money grind;

8But he should be all about hospitality, good peeps, sober, just, holy, and keeping it balanced;

9Holding onto the faithful word like he was taught, so he can hype up the truth and convince the haters;

10There are mad unruly and empty talkers and deceivers, especially from the circumcision crew;

11Gotta shut their mouths, they’re flipping whole households upside down, teaching stuff they shouldn’t, just for that cash flow;

12One of them, a prophet from their squad, said, "The Cretans are always lying, wild beasts, and lazy."

13This tea is real. So, call them out hard, so they can get right with the faith;

14Don’t listen to Jewish myths and man-made rules that stray from the truth.

15For the pure, everything’s pure; but for those who are defiled and don’t believe, nothing’s pure; even their minds and conscience are sus.

16They act like they know God; but their actions say otherwise, being savage, disobedient, and totally not about good works.

1Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness;

2In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;

3But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour;

4To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.

5For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:

6If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.

7For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;

8But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;

9Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.

10For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:

11Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake.

12One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.

13This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;

14Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.

15Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.

16They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.