The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Titus
1:1Paul,
a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of
God's elect, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,
1:2in
hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before times eternal;
1:3but
in his own seasons manifested his word in the message, wherewith I was intrusted
according to the commandment of God our Saviour;
1:4to
Titus, my true child after a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father
and Christ Jesus our Saviour.
1:5For
this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things
that were wanting, and appoint elders in every city, as I gave thee charge;
1:6if
any man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children that believe, who
are not accused of riot or unruly.
1:7For
the bishop must be blameless, as God's steward; not self-willed, not soon angry,
no brawler, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre;
1:8but
given to hospitality, as lover of good, sober-minded, just, holy,
self-controlled;
1:9holding
to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able to
exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict the gainsayers.
1:10For
there are many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the
circumcision,
1:11whose
mouths must be stopped; men who overthrow whole houses, teaching things which
they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake. 1:12One
of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, Cretans are always liars, evil
beasts, idle gluttons.
1:13This
testimony is true. For which cause reprove them sharply, that they may be sound
in the faith,
1:14not
giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men who turn away from the
truth.
1:15To
the pure all things are pure: but to them that are defiled and unbelieving
nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.
1:16They
profess that they know God; but by their works they deny him, being abominable,
and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.
2:1But speak thou the things which befit
the sound doctrine:
2:2that aged men be temperate, grave,
sober-minded, sound in faith, in love, in patience:
2:3that aged women likewise be reverent in
demeanor, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is
good;
2:4that they may train the young women to
love their husbands, to love their children,
2:5to be sober-minded, chaste, workers at
home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that the word of God be
not blasphemed:
2:6the younger men likewise exhort to be
sober-minded:
2:7in all things showing thyself an
ensample of good works; in thy doctrine showing uncorruptness, gravity,
2:8sound speech, that cannot be condemned;
that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say
of us.
2:9Exhort servants to be in subjection to
their own masters, and to be well-pleasing to them in all things; not
gainsaying;
2:10not purloining, but showing all good
fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.
2:11For the grace of God hath appeared,
bringing salvation to all men,
2:12instructing us, to the intent that,
denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly and righteously
and godly in this present world;
2:13looking for the blessed hope and
appearing of the glory of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
2:14who gave himself for us, that he might
redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a people for his own
possession, zealous of good works.
2:15These things speak and exhort and
reprove with all authority. Let no man despise thee.
3:1Put
them in mind to be in subjection to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to
be ready unto every good work,
3:2to speak evil of no man, not to be
contentious, to be gentle, showing all meekness toward all men.
3:3For we also once were foolish,
disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and
envy, hateful, hating one another.
3:4But when the kindness of God our
Saviour, and his love toward man, appeared,
3:5not by works done in righteousness,
which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy he saved us, through the
washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,
3:6which he poured out upon us richly,
through Jesus Christ our Saviour;
3:7that, being justified by his grace, we
might be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
3:8Faithful is the saying, and concerning
these things I desire that thou affirm confidently, to the end that they who
have believed God may be careful to maintain good works. These things are good
and profitable unto men:
3:9but shun foolish questionings, and
genealogies, and strifes, and fightings about law; for they are unprofitable and
vain.
3:10A factious man after a first and second
admonition refuse;
3:11knowing that such a one is perverted,
and sinneth, being self-condemned.
3:12When I shall send Artemas unto thee, or
Tychicus, give diligence to come unto me to Nicopolis: for there I have
determined to winter.
3:13Set forward Zenas the lawyer and
Apollos on their journey diligently, that nothing be wanting unto them.
3:14And let our people also learn to
maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.
3:15All that are with me salute thee.
Salute them that love us in faith. Grace be with you all.
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