Discovery BoxTitus 1:6 
Context1:6 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 2:8
Context2:8 and a sound message that cannot be criticized, so that any opponent will be at a loss, 4 because he has nothing evil to say about us.
1 tn Grk “if anyone is blameless…” as a continuation of v. 5b, beginning to describe the elder’s character.
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.
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.
4 tn Or “put to shame.”
