1 Chronicles 6:39

39and his brother ^aAsaph, who stood on his right hand, namely, Asaph the son of Berechiah, son of Shimea,

1 Chronicles 15:17

17So the Levites appointed ^bHeman the son of Joel; and of his brothers ^cAsaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari, their brothers, ^dEthan the son of Kushaiah;

1 Chronicles 16:5

5 ^eAsaph was the chief, and second to him were Zechariah, Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel, who were to play harps and lyres; Asaph was to sound the cymbals,

1 Chronicles 25:1

David Organizes the Musicians

1David and the chiefs of the service also set apart for the service the sons of ^fAsaph, and of ^gHeman, and of ^hJeduthun, who ⁱprophesied with lyres, with ^jharps, and with cymbals. The list of those who did the work and of their duties was:

Psalms 73:1

God Is My Strength and Portion Forever

A Psalm of ^kAsaph.

1 Truly God is good to ^lIsrael,
to those who are ^mpure in heart.

Psalms 74:1

Arise, O God, Defend Your Cause

A Maskil ▼

▼Probably a musical or liturgical term

of ^oAsaph.

1 O God, why do you ^pcast us off forever?
Why does your anger ^qsmoke against ^rthe sheep of your pasture?

Psalms 75:1

God Will Judge with Equity

To the choirmaster: according to ^sDo Not Destroy. ^tA Psalm of Asaph. A Song.

1 We give thanks to you, O God;
we give thanks, for your name is ^unear.
We ▼

▼Hebrew They

recount your wondrous deeds.

Psalms 76:1

Who Can Stand Before You?

To the choirmaster: with ^wstringed instruments. A Psalm of ^xAsaph. A Song.

1 In Judah God is ^yknown;
his name is great in Israel.

Psalms 77:1

In the Day of Trouble I Seek the Lord

To the choirmaster: according to ^zJeduthun. A Psalm of ^aaAsaph.

1 I ^abcry aloud to God,
aloud to God, and he will hear me.

Psalms 78:1

Tell the Coming Generation

A Maskil ▼

▼Probably a musical or liturgical term

of ^adAsaph.

1 ^aeGive ear, O my people, to my teaching;
incline your ears to the words of my mouth!

This pastoral letter from Paul to Titus was intended to offer encouragement and wisdom as Titus endured ongoing opposition from the ungodly and from legalists within his congregations. Paul instructed Titus to complete his assigned job of establishing overseers (elders) for the churches under his care. He described what sort of people these leaders should be, and how all believers should live in relation to each other as well as in their interactions with nonbelievers. Proper Christian behavior is based on the fact that “the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people,” and therefore those who believe in Christ are to “live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives” as they await his return (2:11-13). Paul probably wrote this letter in the 60s a.d.

Titus 1

Greeting

1Paul, a servant ▼

▼Or slave (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)

of God and ^agan apostle of Jesus Christ, for the sake of the faith of God’s elect and ^ahtheir knowledge of the truth, ^aiwhich accords with godliness, 2 ^ajin hope of eternal life, which God, ^akwho never lies, ^alpromised ^ambefore the ages began ▼

▼Greek before times eternal

3and ^aoat the proper time manifested in his word ^apthrough the preaching ^aqwith which I have been entrusted ^arby the command of God our Savior;

4To Titus, ^asmy true child in ^ata common faith:

^auGrace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.

Qualifications for Elders

5 ^avThis is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order, and ^awappoint elders in every town as I directed you— 6 ^axif anyone is above reproach, the husband of one wife, ▼

▼Or a man of one woman

and his children are believers ▼

▼Or  are faithful

and not open to the charge of ^badebauchery or insubordination. 7For an overseer, ▼

▼Or bishop; Greek episkopos

^bcas God’s steward, must be above reproach. He must not ^bdbe arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent ^beor greedy for gain, 8but hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, ^bfand disciplined. 9He must ^bghold firm to the trustworthy word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in ^bhsound ▼

▼Or healthy; also verse 13

doctrine and also to rebuke those who contradict it.

10For there are many who are insubordinate, ^bjempty talkers and deceivers, especially those of ^bkthe circumcision party. ▼

▼Or  especially those of the circumcision

11They must be silenced, since ^bmthey are upsetting whole families by teaching ^bnfor shameful gain what they ought not to teach. 12 ^boOne of the Cretans, ▼

▼Greek  One of them

a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.” ▼

▼Probably from Epimenides of Crete

13This testimony is true. Therefore ^brrebuke them ^bssharply, that they ^btmay be sound in the faith, 14 ^bunot devoting themselves to Jewish myths and ^bvthe commands of people ^bwwho turn away from the truth. 15 ^bxTo the pure, all things are pure, but to the defiled and ^byunbelieving, nothing is pure; but both ^bztheir minds and their consciences are defiled. 16 ^caThey profess to know God, but they ^cbdeny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, ^ccunfit for any good work.

Titus 2

Teach Sound Doctrine

1But as for you, teach what accords with ^cdsound ▼

▼Or healthy; also verses 2, 8

doctrine. 2Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, ^cfsound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness. 3 ^cgOlder women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, ^chnot slanderers ^cior slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, 4and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, 5to be self-controlled, ^cjpure, ^ckworking at home, kind, and ^clsubmissive to their own husbands, ^cmthat the word of God may not be reviled. 6Likewise, urge ^cnthe younger men to be self-controlled. 7Show yourself in all respects to be ^coa model of good works, and in your teaching ^cpshow integrity, ^cqdignity, 8and ^crsound speech that cannot be condemned, ^csso that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say about us. 9 ^ctBondservants ▼

▼Or Slaves (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)

are to be submissive to their own masters ^cvin everything; they are to be well-pleasing, not argumentative, 10not pilfering, ^cwbut showing all good faith, ^cxso that in everything they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior.

11For ^cythe grace of God ^czhas appeared, bringing salvation ^dafor all people, 12training us to renounce ungodliness and ^dbworldly passions, and ^dcto live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in ^ddthe present age, 13 ^dewaiting for our blessed ^dfhope, the ^dgappearing of the glory of our great ^dhGod and Savior Jesus Christ, 14 ^diwho gave himself for us to ^djredeem us from all lawlessness and ^dkto purify for himself ^dla people for his own possession who are ^dmzealous for good works.

15Declare these things; exhort and ^dnrebuke with all authority. ^doLet no one disregard you.

Titus 3

Be Ready for Every Good Work

1Remind them ^dpto be submissive to rulers and authorities, ^dqto be obedient, to be ready for every good work, 2 ^drto speak evil of no one, ^dsto avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and ^dtto show perfect courtesy toward all people. 3For ^duwe ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another. 4But when ^dvthe goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, 5he saved us, ^dwnot because of works done by us in righteousness, but ^dxaccording to his own mercy, by ^dythe washing of regeneration and ^dzrenewal of the Holy Spirit, 6whom he ^eapoured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7so that ^ebbeing justified by his grace we might become ^echeirs ^edaccording to the hope of eternal life. 8The saying is ^eetrustworthy, and I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful ^efto devote themselves to good works. These things are excellent and profitable for people. 9But ^egavoid foolish ^ehcontroversies, ^eigenealogies, dissensions, and quarrels about the law, for ^ejthey are unprofitable and worthless. 10As for a person who stirs up division, ^ekafter warning him once and then twice, ^elhave nothing more to do with him, 11knowing that such a person is warped and sinful; he is self-condemned.

Final Instructions and Greetings

12When I send Artemas or ^emTychicus to you, do your best to come to me ^enat Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there. 13Do your best to speed Zenas the lawyer and ^eoApollos on their way; see that they lack nothing. 14And let our people learn ^epto devote themselves to good works, so as to help cases of urgent need, and not ^eqbe unfruitful.

15All who are with me send greetings to you. Greet those who love us in the faith.

^erGrace be with you all.