Numbers 16:17

17And ^alet every one of you take his censer and put incense on it, and every one of you bring before the Lord his censer, ^b250 censers; you also, and Aaron, each his censer.”

Numbers 26:11

11But ^cthe sons of Korah did not die.

Numbers 27:3

3“Our father ^ddied in the wilderness. He was not among the company of those who gathered themselves together against the Lord ^ein the company of Korah, but ^fdied for his own sin. And he had no sons.

1 Chronicles 6:22

22 ^gThe sons of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,

1 Chronicles 6:37

37son of Tahath, son of Assir, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah,

Psalms 84:1

My Soul Longs for the Courts of the Lord

To the choirmaster: according to ^hThe Gittith. ▼

▼Probably a musical or liturgical term

A Psalm of ^jthe Sons of Korah.

1 How ^klovely is your ^ldwelling place,
O Lord of hosts!

Psalms 85:1

Revive Us Again

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of ^mthe Sons of Korah.

1 Lord, you were ⁿfavorable to your land;
you ^orestored the fortunes of Jacob.

Psalms 88:1

I Cry Out Day and Night Before You

A Song. A Psalm of ^pthe Sons of Korah. To the choirmaster: according to ^qMahalath Leannoth. A Maskil ▼

▼Probably musical or liturgical terms

of ^sHeman the Ezrahite.

1 O Lord, ^tGod of my salvation,
I ^ucry out day and night before you.

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 ^wan apostle of Jesus Christ, for the sake of the faith of God’s elect and ^xtheir knowledge of the truth, ^ywhich accords with godliness, 2 ^zin hope of eternal life, which God, ^aawho never lies, ^abpromised ^acbefore the ages began ▼

▼Greek before times eternal

3and ^aeat the proper time manifested in his word ^afthrough the preaching ^agwith which I have been entrusted ^ahby the command of God our Savior;

4To Titus, ^aimy true child in ^aja common faith:

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

Qualifications for Elders

5 ^alThis is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order, and ^amappoint elders in every town as I directed you— 6 ^anif 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 ^aqdebauchery or insubordination. 7For an overseer, ▼

▼Or bishop; Greek episkopos

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

▼Or healthy; also verse 13

doctrine and also to rebuke those who contradict it.

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

▼Or  especially those of the circumcision

11They must be silenced, since ^bcthey are upsetting whole families by teaching ^bdfor shameful gain what they ought not to teach. 12 ^beOne 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 ^bhrebuke them ^bisharply, that they ^bjmay be sound in the faith, 14 ^bknot devoting themselves to Jewish myths and ^blthe commands of people ^bmwho turn away from the truth. 15 ^bnTo the pure, all things are pure, but to the defiled and ^bounbelieving, nothing is pure; but both ^bptheir minds and their consciences are defiled. 16 ^bqThey profess to know God, but they ^brdeny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, ^bsunfit for any good work.

Titus 2

Teach Sound Doctrine

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

▼Or healthy; also verses 2, 8

doctrine. 2Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, ^bvsound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness. 3 ^bwOlder women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, ^bxnot slanderers ^byor 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, ^bzpure, ^caworking at home, kind, and ^cbsubmissive to their own husbands, ^ccthat the word of God may not be reviled. 6Likewise, urge ^cdthe younger men to be self-controlled. 7Show yourself in all respects to be ^cea model of good works, and in your teaching ^cfshow integrity, ^cgdignity, 8and ^chsound speech that cannot be condemned, ^ciso that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say about us. 9 ^cjBondservants ▼

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

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

11For ^cothe grace of God ^cphas appeared, bringing salvation ^cqfor all people, 12training us to renounce ungodliness and ^crworldly passions, and ^csto live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in ^ctthe present age, 13 ^cuwaiting for our blessed ^cvhope, the ^cwappearing of the glory of our great ^cxGod and Savior Jesus Christ, 14 ^cywho gave himself for us to ^czredeem us from all lawlessness and ^dato purify for himself ^dba people for his own possession who are ^dczealous for good works.

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

Titus 3

Be Ready for Every Good Work

1Remind them ^dfto be submissive to rulers and authorities, ^dgto be obedient, to be ready for every good work, 2 ^dhto speak evil of no one, ^dito avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and ^djto show perfect courtesy toward all people. 3For ^dkwe 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 ^dlthe goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, 5he saved us, ^dmnot because of works done by us in righteousness, but ^dnaccording to his own mercy, by ^dothe washing of regeneration and ^dprenewal of the Holy Spirit, 6whom he ^dqpoured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7so that ^drbeing justified by his grace we might become ^dsheirs ^dtaccording to the hope of eternal life. 8The saying is ^dutrustworthy, and I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful ^dvto devote themselves to good works. These things are excellent and profitable for people. 9But ^dwavoid foolish ^dxcontroversies, ^dygenealogies, dissensions, and quarrels about the law, for ^dzthey are unprofitable and worthless. 10As for a person who stirs up division, ^eaafter warning him once and then twice, ^ebhave 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 ^ecTychicus to you, do your best to come to me ^edat Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there. 13Do your best to speed Zenas the lawyer and ^eeApollos on their way; see that they lack nothing. 14And let our people learn ^efto devote themselves to good works, so as to help cases of urgent need, and not ^egbe unfruitful.

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

^ehGrace be with you all.