• Titus 1:6
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures

    • 6 εἴ if τίς anyone ἐστιν is ἀνέγκλητος, unaccusable, μιᾶς of the γυναικὸς woman ἀνήρ, male person, τέκνα children ἔχων having πιστά, faithful, μὴ not ἐν in κατηγορίᾳ accusation ἀσωτίας of unsaving course ἢ or ἀνυπότακτα. not self-subjecting.

  • Titus Study Notes—Chapter 1
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)

    • 1:6

      free from accusation: Similar expressions are found in Paul’s first letter to Timothy.​—1Ti 3:10; see study note on 1Ti 3:2.

      a husband of one wife: See study note on 1Ti 3:2.

      having believing children: A Christian man must lead his family properly if he is to serve as an elder. Paul said something similar at 1Ti 3:4. (See study note.) Here, though, he adds that an elder’s children should be “believing.” Paul does not imply that a Christian father must force his children to become believers; that would contradict Scriptural principles involving freedom of choice. (De 30:15, 16, 19) Rather, in order to qualify as an elder, a Christian father must give evidence that he has done all he reasonably can to help his children become believers. He would carefully follow Jehovah’s direction to fathers on how to rear children.​—De 6:6, 7; see study notes on Eph 6:4; Col 3:21.

      debauchery: The Greek word rendered “debauchery” may also be translated “wildness.” It often refers to an extravagant, wasteful, and immoral way of living. (1Pe 4:4) A related Greek word appears in Jesus’ parable of the wayward son who left home to live “a debauched life,” which included squandering his inheritance on prostitutes.​—Lu 15:13 and study note, 30.

      rebelliousness: One lexicon defines the Greek word Paul uses here as “refusing submission to authority, undisciplined, disobedient.” A Christian man who allows his children to be rebellious and uncontrollable would not qualify to be an overseer.