Chapters:
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2
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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 according unto
godliness,
2 Unto the hope of eternal
life, which God that cannot
lie, hath promised before
the world began:
3 But hath made his word
manifest in due time through
the preaching, which is
committed unto me, according
to the commandment of God
our Savior:
4 To Titus my natural
son according to the common
faith, Grace, mercy and
peace from God the Father,
and from the Lord
Jesus Christ our Savior.
5 For this cause left I thee
in Creta, that thou
shouldest continue to
redress the things that
remain, and shouldest ordain
Elders in every city, as I
appointed thee,
6 If any be unreprovable,
the husband of one wife,
having faithful children,
which are not slandered of
riot, neither are
disobedient.
7 For a Bishop must be
unreprovable, as God's
steward, not froward, not
angry, not given to wine, no
striker, not given to filthy
lucre,
8 But harborous, one that
loveth goodness, wise,
righteous, holy, temperate,
9 Holding fast that faithful
word according to doctrine,
that he also may be able to
exhort with wholesome
doctrine, and convince them
that say against it.
10 For there are many
disobedient and vain talkers
and deceivers of minds,
chiefly they of the
Circumcision,
11 Whose mouths must be
stopped, which subvert whole
houses, teaching things,
which they ought not, for
filthy lucre's sake.
12 One of themselves,
even one of their own
prophets said, The Cretians
are always liars,
evil beasts, slow bellies.
13 This witness is true:
wherefore convince them
sharply, that they may be
sound in the faith,
14 And not taking heed to
Jewish fables and
commandments of men, that
turn away from the truth.
15 Unto the pure are
all things pure, but unto
them that are defiled, and
unbelieving, is
nothing pure, but even their
minds and consciences are
defiled.
16 They profess that they
know God, but by works they
deny him, and are
abominable and disobedient,
and unto every good work
reprobate.
1 But speak thou the things
which become wholesome
doctrine,
2 That the elder men be
watchful, grave, temperate,
sound in the faith, in love,
and in patience:
3 The elder women likewise,
that they be in such
behavior as becometh
holiness, not false
accusers, not subject to
much wine, but
teachers of honest things,
4 That they may instruct the
young women to be
sober-minded, that they love
their husbands, that they
love their children,
5 That they be
temperate, chaste, keeping
at home, good and subject
unto their husbands, that
the word of God be not evil
spoken of.
6 Exhort young men likewise,
that they be sober-minded.
7 In all things shew thyself
an ensample of good works
with uncorrupt doctrine,
with gravity, integrity,
8 And with the
wholesome word, which can
not be condemned, that he
which withstandeth, may be
ashamed, having nothing
concerning you to speak evil
of.
9 Let servants be subject to
their masters, and please
them in all things, not
answering again,
10 Neither pickers, but that
they shew all good
faithfulness, that they may
adorn the doctrine of God
our Savior in all things.
11 For that grace of God,
that bringeth salvation unto
all men, hath appeared,
12 And teacheth us that we
should deny ungodliness and
worldly lusts, and that we
should live soberly and
righteously, and godly in
this present world,
13 Looking for that blessed
hope, and appearing of that
glory of that mighty God,
and of our Savior Jesus
Christ,
14 Who gave himself for us,
that he might redeem us from
all iniquity, and purge us
to be a peculiar
people unto himself, zealous
of good works.
15 These things speak, and
exhort, and convince with
all authority. See that no
man despise thee.
1 Put them in remembrance
that they be subject to the
Principalities and powers,
and that they be
obedient, and ready
to every good work,
2 That they speak evil of no
man, that they be no
fighters, but soft,
shewing all meekness unto
all men.
3 For we ourselves also were
in times past unwise,
disobedient, deceived,
serving the lusts and
diverse pleasures, living in
maliciousness and envy,
hateful, and hating
one another:
4 But when that
bountifulness and that love
of God our Savior toward man
appeared,
5 Not by the works of
righteousness, which we had
done, but according to his
mercy he saued us, by the
washing of the new birth,
and the renewing of the holy
Ghost,
6 Which he shed on us
abundantly, through Jesus
Christ our Savior,
7 That we, being justified
by his grace, should be made
heirs according to the hope
of eternal life.
8 This is a true
saying, and these things I
will thou shouldest affirm,
that they which have
believed God, might be
careful to shew forth good
works. These things are
good and profitable unto
men.
9 But stay foolish
questions, and genealogies,
and contentions, and
brawlings about the Law: for
they are unprofitable and
vain.
10 Reject him that is an
heretic, after once or twice
admonition,
11 Knowing that he that is
such, is perverted, and
sinneth, being damned of his
own self.
12 When I shall send Artemas
unto thee, or Tychicus, be
diligent to come to me unto
Nicopolis: for I have
determined there to winter.
13 Bring Zenas the expounder
of the Law, and Apollos on
their journey diligently,
that they lack nothing.
14 And let ours also learn
to shew forth 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.
To Titus, elect the first
bishop of the Church of the
Cretians, written from
Nicopolis in Macedonia. |
