Titus 1:6 (LSB)

Passage

namely, if any man is beyond reproach, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, who are not accused of dissipation, or rebellious.

Nearby Context

Titus 1:4 To Titus, my genuine child according to our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.

Titus 1:5 For this reason I left you in Crete, that you would set in order what remains and appoint elders in every city as I directed you,

Titus 1:6 namely, if any man is beyond reproach, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, who are not accused of dissipation, or rebellious.

Titus 1:7 For the overseer must be beyond reproach as God’s steward, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not addicted to wine, not pugnacious, not fond of dishonest gain,

Titus 1:8 but hospitable, loving what is good, sensible, righteous, holy, self-controlled,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "namely", "beyond", "reproach", "husband", "wife", "having", and "faithful". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "namely", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "For this reason I left you in..." into verse 7's "For the overseer must be beyond reproach...", so "faith" and "namely" belong inside that flow. In Titus context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "faith" and "namely" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.