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.
chapter Tit.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.
chapter Tit.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.