Discovery BoxTitus 1:3 
Context1:3 But now in his own time 1 he has made his message evident through the preaching I was entrusted with according to the command of God our Savior.
Titus 1:12
Context1:12 A certain one of them, in fact, one of their own prophets, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.” 2
Titus 2:5
Context2:5 to be self-controlled, 3 pure, fulfilling their duties at home, 4 kind, being subject to their own husbands, so that the message 5 of God may not be discredited. 6
1 tn The Greek text emphasizes the contrast between vv. 2b and 3a: God promised this long ago but now has revealed it in his own time.
2 sn A saying attributed to the poet Epimenides of Crete (6th century
3 tn Or “sensible.”
4 tn Grk “domestic,” “keeping house.”
5 tn Or “word.”
6 tn Or “slandered.”
