# Titus 1.6
**Book:** [Titus](/codex/titus/) · NASB95
## Immediate context (±2 verses)
**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 4. to Titus, my true child after a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour. 5. For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that were wanting, and appoint elders in every city, as I gave thee charge;
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> **6. if any man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children that believe, who are not accused of riot or unruly.**
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> 7. For the bishop must be blameless, as God's steward; not self-willed, not soon angry, no brawler, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; 8. but given to hospitality, a lover of good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled; (Titus 1:4-8, ASV)
**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 4. to Titus, my true child according to a common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior. 5. I left you in Crete for this reason, that you would set in order the things that were lacking, and appoint elders in every city, as I directed you;
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> **6. if anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, who are not accused of loose or unruly behavior.**
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> 7. For the overseer must be blameless, as God’s steward; not self-pleasing, not easily angered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for dishonest gain; 8. but given to hospitality, a lover of good, sober minded, fair, holy, self-controlled; (Titus 1:4-8, WEB)
**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 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: wanting: or, left undone
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> **6. If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.**
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> 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; men: or, things (Titus 1:4-8, KJV)
**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 4. to Titus, true child according to a common faith: Grace, kindness, peace, from God the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour! 5. For this cause left I thee in Crete, that the things lacking thou mayest arrange, and mayest set down in every city elders, as I did appoint to thee;
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> **6. if any one is blameless, of one wife a husband, having children stedfast, not under accusation of riotous living or insubordinate**
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> 7. for it behoveth the overseer to be blameless, as God's steward, not self-pleased, nor irascible, not given to wine, not a striker, not given to filthy lucre; 8. but a lover of strangers, a lover of good men, sober-minded, righteous, kind, self-controlled, (Titus 1:4-8, YLT)
## Setting
- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
- **Location:** _TBD_
- **Time period:** _TBD_
## Theological reading
_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._
## Key words
_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._
- _TBD_
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## Quoted in
**Arguments and defeaters:**
- [Islamic Sex Slavery Objection Defeater](/codex/islamic-sex-slavery-objection-defeater/)
- [OT Polygamy Objection Defeater](/codex/ot-polygamy-objection-defeater/)
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## Why these four translations
ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.
The four:
- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.
See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.