--- title: "Titus 1 - Study King James Bible with commentary critical and explanatory on the whole bible" description: "Read Titus 1 with commentary critical and explanatory on the whole bible commentary. 1 Paul, 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 godline" image: "/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg" url: "https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/commentary-critical-and-explanatory-on-the-whole-bible/titus/1" --- [ Read](/kjv/titus/1)[ Commentary](/study/titus/1)[ Interlinear](/interlinear/titus/1) Audio 1 Paul, 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; 2 In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began; 3 But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour; 4 To Titus, *mine* own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, *and* peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour. 5 For 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: 6 If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly. 7 For 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; 8 But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate; 9 Holding 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. 10 For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision: 11 Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake. 12 One of themselves, *even* a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians *are* alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies. 13 This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith; 14 Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth. 15 Unto 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. 16 They profess that they know God; but in works they deny *him*, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate. [2 Timothy 4](/study/2-timothy/4) [Titus 2](/study/titus/2) ## Commentary To verse 1 **1. servant of God**—not found elsewhere in the same connection. In :- it is "servant of Jesus Christ" ([Galatians 1:10](/kjv/galatians/1/10); [Philippians 1:1](/kjv/philippians/1/1); compare [Acts 16:17](/kjv/acts/16/17); [Revelation 1:1](/kjv/revelation/1/1); [Revelation 15:3](/kjv/revelation/15/3)). In [Romans 1:1](/kjv/romans/1/1), there follows, "called to be an *apostle,*" which corresponds to the general designation of the office first, "*servant of* GOD," here, followed by the special description, "*apostle* of *Jesus Christ.*" The full expression of his apostolic office answers, in both Epistles, to the design, and is a comprehensive index to the contents. The *peculiar* form here would never have proceeded from a forger. **according to the faith**—rather, "for," "with a view to subserve the faith"; this is the object of my apostleship (compare [Titus 1:4](/kjv/titus/1/4); [Titus 1:9](/kjv/titus/1/9); [Romans 1:5](/kjv/romans/1/5)). **the elect**—for whose sake we ought to endure all things ([Romans 1:5](/kjv/romans/1/5)- :). This election has its ground, not in anything belonging to those thus distinguished, but in the purpose and will of God from everlasting ([2 Timothy 1:9](/kjv/2-timothy/1/9); [Romans 8:30-33](/kjv/romans/8/30-33); compare [Luke 18:7](/kjv/luke/18/7); [Ephesians 1:4](/kjv/ephesians/1/4); [Colossians 3:12](/kjv/colossians/3/12)). [Colossians 3:12](/kjv/colossians/3/12)- : shows that all faith on the part of the elect, rests on the divine foreordination: they do not become *elect* by their faith, but receive *faith,* and so become believers, because they are *elect.* **and the acknowledging of the truth**—"and (for promoting) the *full knowledge* of the truth," that is, the Christian truth ([Colossians 3:12](/kjv/colossians/3/12)- :). **after godliness**—that is, which belongs to *piety:* opposed to the knowledge which has not for its object the truth, but error, doctrinal and practical ([Titus 1:11](/kjv/titus/1/11); [Titus 1:16](/kjv/titus/1/16); [1 Timothy 6:3](/kjv/1-timothy/6/3)); or even which has for its object mere earthly truth, not growth in the divine life. "Godliness," or "piety," is a term peculiar to the Pastoral Epistles: a fact explained by the apostle having in them to combat doctrine tending to "ungodliness" ([1 Timothy 6:3](/kjv/1-timothy/6/3)- :; compare [Titus 2:11](/kjv/titus/2/11); [Titus 2:12](/kjv/titus/2/12)). ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#website","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com","name":"Real Bible Believers","description":"RBB","publisher":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#/schema/person/e966585dde703268e7f6ae890ea98509"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/search?q={search_term_string}","query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/commentary-critical-and-explanatory-on-the-whole-bible/titus/1#primaryimage","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg","contentUrl":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg","width":672,"height":448,"caption":"Real Bible Believers"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/commentary-critical-and-explanatory-on-the-whole-bible/titus/1#webpage","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/commentary-critical-and-explanatory-on-the-whole-bible/titus/1","name":"Titus 1 - Study King James Bible with commentary critical and explanatory on the whole bible","isPartOf":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/commentary-critical-and-explanatory-on-the-whole-bible/titus/1#primaryimage"},"author":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#/schema/person/e966585dde703268e7f6ae890ea98509"},"description":"Read Titus 1 with commentary critical and explanatory on the whole bible commentary. 1 Paul, 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 godline","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/commentary-critical-and-explanatory-on-the-whole-bible/titus/1#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/commentary-critical-and-explanatory-on-the-whole-bible/titus/1"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/commentary-critical-and-explanatory-on-the-whole-bible/titus/1#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study","name":"Study Bible"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/commentary-critical-and-explanatory-on-the-whole-bible","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/commentary-critical-and-explanatory-on-the-whole-bible","name":"commentary critical and explanatory on the whole bible"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"item":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/commentary-critical-and-explanatory-on-the-whole-bible/titus","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/commentary-critical-and-explanatory-on-the-whole-bible/titus","name":"Titus"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"item":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/commentary-critical-and-explanatory-on-the-whole-bible/titus/1","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/commentary-critical-and-explanatory-on-the-whole-bible/titus/1","name":"1"}}]},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#/schema/person/e966585dde703268e7f6ae890ea98509","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#personlogo","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/android-chrome-512x512.png","contentUrl":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/android-chrome-512x512.png","width":512,"height":512},"logo":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#personlogo"},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/RBiblebeliever","https://www.facebook.com/RBibleBelievers"]}]} ```