3 and has manifested in due times. It is his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour;

4 to Titus, true son in the common faith: Grace, mercy, [and] peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus, the Christ, our Saviour.

5 For this cause I left thee in Crete, that thou should correct that which is lacking and set in place elders in every city, as I had commanded thee: