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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;
2 In hope of
eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;
3 But hath in due
times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me
according to the commandment of God our Saviour;
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.
5 ¶ For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou
shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every
city, as I had appointed thee:
6 ¶ If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having
faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.
7 For a bishop must be blameless, as the
steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker,
not given to filthy lucre;
8 But a lover of
hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;
9 Holding fast
the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine
both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.
10 For there are
many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:
11 Whose mouths
must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought
not, for filthy lucre's sake.
12 One of
themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars,
evil beasts, slow bellies.
13 This witness
is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;
14 Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and
commandments of men, that turn from the truth.
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.
16 They profess
that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and
disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.
1 ¶ But speak thou the things which become sound
doctrine:
2 That the aged
men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.
3 The aged women likewise,
that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given
to much wine, teachers of good things;
4 That they may
teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their
children,
5 To be discreet,
chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of
God be not blasphemed.
6 Young men
likewise exhort to be sober minded.
7 In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in
doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,
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.
9 Exhort servants
to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things;
not answering again;
10 Not
purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of
God our Saviour in all things.
11 ¶ For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath
appeared to all men,
12 Teaching us
that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly,
righteously, and godly, in this present world;
13 Looking for
that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour
Jesus Christ;
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.
15 ¶ These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all
authority. Let no man despise thee.
1 ¶ Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and
powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,
2 To speak evil
of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.
3 For we
ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers
lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one
another.
4 But after that
the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,
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;
6 Which he shed
on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;
7
That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs
according to the hope of eternal life.
8 This is a
faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they
which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These
things are good and profitable unto men.
9 ¶ But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and
contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.
10 A man that is
an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;
11 Knowing that
he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself.
12 When I shall
send Artemas unto thee, or Tychicus, be diligent to come unto me to Nicopolis:
for I have determined there to winter.
13 Bring Zenas
the lawyer and Apollos on their journey diligently, that nothing be wanting
unto them.
14 And let ours also learn to maintain good
works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.
15 All that are
with me salute thee. Greet them that love us in the faith. Grace be with you
all. Amen. <<It was written to Titus, ordained the first bishop of the church
of the Cretians, from Nicopolis of Macedonia.>>