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Titus 01 General Notes
Structure and formatting
Titus Titus 1:1-5 forms a formal introduction to this letter. It was a common type of introduction for a letter in the ancient Near East.
Titus Titus 1:6-9 gives the qualifications for the office of elder. 1 Timothy 3 also gives these qualifications.
Special concepts in this chapter
Overseer and Deacons
There is some disagreement over the titles used for church leaders. Some titles include overseer, elder, pastor, and bishop.
Other possible translation difficulties in this chapter
The way an action occurs
There are several verbs included in this chapter (should, may, must) which describe the way in which an action occurs. These verbs have different levels of force attached to them. The subtle differences may be difficult to translate. The UDB has chosen to translate these verbs more generically.