Titus 1:6

1:6 An elder must be blameless, ¹  the husband of one wife, ²  with faithful children ³  who cannot be charged with dissipation or rebellion.

Titus 1:13

1:13 Such testimony is true. For this reason rebuke them sharply that they may be healthy in the faith

Titus 3:9

3:9 But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, ⁴  quarrels, and fights about the law, ⁵  because they are useless and empty.

Titus 3:14

3:14 Here is another way that our people ⁶  can learn ⁷  to engage in good works to meet pressing needs and so not be unfruitful.

[1:6]  ¹ tn Grk “if anyone is blameless…” as a continuation of v. 5b, beginning to describe the elder’s character.

[1:6]  ² tn Or “married only once,” “devoted solely to his wife.” See the note on “wife” in 1 Tim 3:2; also 1 Tim 3:12; 5:9.

[1:6]  ³ tn Or “believing children.” The phrase could be translated “believing children,” but the parallel with 1 Tim 3:4 (“keeping his children in control”) argues for the sense given in the translation.

[3:9]  ⁴ tn Cf. 1 Tim 1:4.

[3:9]  ⁵ sn Fights about the law were characteristic of the false teachers in Ephesus as well as in Crete (cf. 1 Tim 1:3-7; Titus 1:10, 14).

[3:14]  ⁷ tn Grk “that those who are ours” (referring to the Christians).

[3:14]  ⁸ tn Grk “and also let our people learn.”