The Letter Of Paul The Apostle To Titus
1:1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle
of Jesus Christ, according
to the faith of God's elect, and the
acknowledging of the truth which
is after godliness;
1:2 In hope of eternal life, which God,
that cannot lie, promised
before the world began;
1:3 But has in due times manifested his
word through preaching, which
is committed unto me according to the
commandment of God our Saviour;
1:4 To Titus, mine own son after the
common faith: Grace, mercy, and
peace, from God the Father and the Lord
Jesus Christ our Saviour.
1:5 For this cause left I you in Crete,
that you should set in order
the things that are wanting, and ordain
elders in every city, as I had
appointed you:
1:6 If any be blameless, the husband
of one wife, having faithful
children not accused of riot or unruly.
1:7 For a bishop must be blameless, as
the steward of God; not self
willed, not soon angry, not given to
wine, no striker, not given to
filthy lucre;
1:8 But a lover of hospitality, a lover
of good men, sober, just,
holy, temperate;
1:9 Holding fast the faithful word as
he has been taught, that he may
be able by sound doctrine both to exhort
and to convince the
opponents.
1:10 For there are many unruly and vain
talkers and deceivers,
specially they of the circumcision:
1:11 Whose mouths must be stopped, who
subvert whole houses, teaching
things which they ought not, for filthy
lucre's sake.
1:12 One of themselves, even a prophet
of their own, said, The
Cretians are always liars, evil beasts,
slow bellies.
1:13 This witness is true. Therefore
rebuke them sharply, that they
may be sound in the faith;
1:14 Not giving heed to Jewish fables,
and commandments of men, that
turn from the truth.
1:15 Unto the pure all things are pure:
but unto them that are defiled
and unbelieving is nothing pure; but
even their mind and conscience is
defiled.
1:16 They profess that they know God;
but in works they deny him,
being abominable, and disobedient, and
unto every good work reprobate.
2:1 But speak you the things which become
sound doctrine: 2:2 That the
aged men be sober, grave, temperate,
sound in faith, in love, in
patience.
2:3 The aged women likewise, that they
be in behavior as becomes
holiness, not false accusers, not given
to much wine, teachers of good
things;
2:4 That they may teach the young women
to be sober, to love their
husbands, to love their children,
2:5 To be discreet, chaste, keepers at
home, good, obedient to their
own husbands, that the word of God be
not blasphemed.
2:6 Young men likewise exhort to be sober
minded.
2:7 In all things showing yourself a
pattern of good works: in
doctrine showing uncorruptness, gravity,
sincerity,
2:8 Sound speech, that cannot be condemned;
that he that is of the
contrary part may be ashamed, having
no evil thing to say of you.
2:9 Exhort servants to be obedient unto
their own masters, and to
please them well in all things; not talking
back;
2:10 Not stealing, but showing all good
fidelity; that they may adorn
the doctrine of God our Saviour in all
things.
2:11 For the grace of God that brings
salvation has appeared to all
men,
2:12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness
and worldly lusts, we
should live soberly, righteously, and
godly, in this present world;
2:13 Looking for that blessed hope, and
the glorious appearing of the
great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
2:14 Who gave himself for us, that he
might redeem us from all
iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar
people, zealous of good
works.
2:15 These things speak, and exhort,
and rebuke with all authority.
Let no man despise you.
3:1 Put them in mind to be subject to
principalities and powers, to
obey magistrates, to be ready to every
good work,
3:2 To speak evil of no man, to be no
brawlers, but gentle, showing
all meekness unto all men.
3:3 For we ourselves also were sometimes
foolish, disobedient,
deceived, serving different lusts and
pleasures, living in malice and
envy, hateful, and hating one another.
3:4 But after that the kindness and love
of God our Saviour toward man
appeared,
3:5 Not by works of righteousness which
we have done, but according to
his mercy he saved us, by the washing
of regeneration, and renewing of
the Holy Ghost;
3:6 Which he shed on us abundantly through
Jesus Christ our Saviour;
3:7 That being justified by his grace,
we should be made heirs
according to the hope of eternal life.
3:8 This is a faithful saying, and these
things I will that you affirm
constantly, that they which have believed
in God might be careful to
maintain good works. These things are
good and profitable unto men.
3:9 But avoid foolish questions, and
genealogies, and contentions, and
strivings about the law; for they are
unprofitable and vain.
3:10 A man that is a heretic after the
first and second admonition
reject;
3:11 Knowing that he that is such is
subverted, and sins, being
condemned of himself.
3:12 When I shall send Areemas unto you,
or Tychicus, be diligent to
come unto me to Nicopolis: for I have
determined there to winter.
3:13 Bring Zenas the lawyer and Apollos
on their journey diligently,
that nothing be wanting unto them.
3:14 And let our's also learn to maintain
good works for necessary
uses, that they be not unfruitful.
3:15 All that are with me salute you.
Greet them that love us in the
faith. Grace be with you all. Amen.