Titus 2:14

2:14 He ¹  gave himself for us to set us free from every kind of lawlessness and to purify for himself a people who are truly his, ²  who are eager to do good. ³ 

Titus 3:11

3:11 You know ⁴  that such a person is twisted by sin ⁵  and is conscious of it himself. ⁶ 

Titus 1:7-8

1:7 For the overseer ⁷  must be blameless as one entrusted with God’s work, ⁸  not arrogant, not prone to anger, not a drunkard, not violent, not greedy for gain. 1:8 Instead he must be hospitable, devoted to what is good, sensible, upright, devout, and self-controlled.

¹ tn Grk “who” (as a continuation of the previous clause).

² tn Or “a people who are his very own.”

³ tn Grk “for good works.”

⁴ tn Grk “knowing” (as a continuation of the previous clause).

⁵ tn Grk “is perverted and is sinning.”

⁶ tn Grk “is sinning, being self-condemned.”

⁷ sn The overseer is another term for the same official position of leadership as the “elder.” This is seen in the interchange of the two terms in this passage and in Acts 20:17, 28, as well as in the parallels between these verses and 1 Tim 3:1-7.

⁸ tn Grk “as God’s steward.”