Titus 1:4-6

New International Version

⁴ To Titus,^(A) my true son^(B) in our common faith:

Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.^(C)

Appointing Elders Who Love What Is Good^(D)

⁵ The reason I left you in Crete^(E) was that you might put in order what was left unfinished and appoint^[a] elders^(F) in every town, as I directed you. ⁶ An elder must be blameless,^(G) faithful to his wife, a man whose children believe^[b] and are not open to the charge of being wild and disobedient.