THE EPISTLE OF PAUL 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 hath 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 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:
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 selfwilled, 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 hath
been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort
and to convince the gainsayers.
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 alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.
1:13: This witness is true. Wherefore 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 thou the things which become sound
doctrine:
2:2: That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate,
sound in faith, in charity, in patience.
2:3: The aged women likewise, that they be in
behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given
to much wine, teachers of good things;
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 shewing thyself a pattern of
good works: in doctrine shewing 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 answering
again;
2:10: Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity;
that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.
2:11: For the grace of God that bringeth salvation
hath 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 thee.
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, shewing all meekness unto all men.
3:3: For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish,
disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living
in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
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 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.
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 an heretick after the first
and second admonition reject;
3:11: Knowing that he that is such is subverted,
and sinneth, being condemned of himself.
3:12: When I shall send Artemas unto thee, or
Tychicus, be diligent to come unto me to Nicopolis: for I have
determined there to winter.
3:13: Bring Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their
journey diligently, that nothing be wanting unto them.
3:14: And let ours also learn to maintain good
works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.
3:15: All that are with me salute thee. Greet
them that love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen.