TITUS
Book 56
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 our's 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.
