{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 according to godliness;
{1:2} In hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before the world began;
{1:3} But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed to me according to the commandment of God our Savior;
{1:4} To Titus, my own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.
{1:5} For this cause I left thee in Crete, that thou shouldst set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:
{1:6} If any is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not accused of riot, or disorderly.
{1:7} For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not self-willed, 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 disorderly 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 the sake of sordid gain.
{1:12} One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are always liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.
{1:13} This testimony 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} To the pure all things are pure: but to 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 to 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 behavior 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 showing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine showing incorruptness, 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 concerning you.
{2:9} Exhort servants to be obedient to their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again;
{2:10} Not purloining, but showing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior 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 piously, in this present world;
{2:13} Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God, and our Savior Jesus Christ;
{2:14} Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify to 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, showing all meekness to 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 when the kindness and love of God our Savior towards 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 Spirit;
{3:6} Which he shed on us abundantly, through Jesus Christ our Savior;
{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 who have believed in God may be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to 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 a heretic, after the first and second admonition, reject;
{3:11} Knowing that he who is such, is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned by himself.
{3:12} When I shall send Artemas to thee, or Tychicus, be diligent to come to me to Nicopolis: for I have determined there to winter.
{3:13} Bring Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey diligently, that nothing may be wanting to them.
{3:14} And let ours also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they may not be unfruitful.
{3:15} All that are with me salute thee. Greet them that love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen.