Titus, chapter 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;
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 always 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.
Titus, chapter 2
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.
Titus, chapter 3
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. |