The apostle's statement of his character, his hope, and his function, 1-3. His address to Titus, and the end for which he left him in Crete, 4,5. The qualifications requisite in those who should be appointed elders in the Lord’s church, 6-9. False teachers, 10,11. The character of the Cretans, and how they were to be dealt with, 12-14. Of the pure, the impure, and false professors of religion, 15,16.