1. Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to

the faith of God's elect, and the knowledge of the truth which is according

to godliness,

2 in hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before

times eternal;

3 but in his own seasons manifested his word in the message, wherewith I

was intrusted according to the commandment of God our Saviour;

4 to Titus, my true child after a common faith: Grace and peace from God

the Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour.

5. For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order

the things that were wanting, and appoint elders in every city, as I gave

thee charge;

6. if any man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children that

believe, who are not accused of riot or unruly.

7 For the bishop must be blameless, as God's steward; not self-willed,

not soon angry, no brawler, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre;

8 but given to hospitality, as lover of good, sober-minded, just, holy,

self-controlled;

9 holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that

he may be able to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict the

gainsayers.

10 For there are many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, specially

they of the circumcision,

11 whose mouths must be stopped; men who overthrow whole houses, teaching

things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.

12 One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, Cretans are always

liars, evil beasts, idle gluttons.

13 This testimony is true. For which cause reprove them sharply, that

they may be sound in the faith,

14 not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men who turn

away from the truth.

15 To the pure all things are pure: but to them that are defiled and

unbelieving nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are

defiled.

16 They profess that they know God; but by their works they deny him,

being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.

1. But speak thou the things which befit the sound doctrine:

2 that aged men be temperate, grave, sober-minded, sound in faith, in

love, in patience:

3 that aged women likewise be reverent in demeanor, not slanderers nor

enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good;

4 that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love

their children,

5 [to be] sober-minded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in

subjection to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed:

6 the younger men likewise exhort to be sober-minded:

7 in all things showing thyself an ensample of good works; in thy

doctrine [showing] uncorruptness, gravity,

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 us.

9 [Exhort] servants to be in subjection to their own masters, [and] to be

well-pleasing [to them] in all things; not gainsaying;

10 not purloining, but showing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the

doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.

11. For the grace of God hath appeared, bringing salvation to all men,

12 instructing us, to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly

lusts, we should live soberly and righteously and godly in this present

world;

13 looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory 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 people for his own possession, zealous of good

works.

15. These things speak and exhort and reprove with all authority. Let no

man despise thee.

1. Put them in mind to be in subjection to rulers, to authorities, to be

obedient, to be ready unto every good work,

2 to speak evil of no man, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing

all meekness toward all men.

3 For we also once were foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers

lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one

another.

4 But when the kindness of God our Saviour, and his love toward man,

appeared,

5 not by works [done] in righteousness, which we did ourselves, but

according to his mercy he saved us, through the washing of regeneration and

renewing of the Holy Spirit,

6 which he poured out upon us richly, through Jesus Christ our Saviour;

7 that, being justified by his grace, we might be made heirs according to

the hope of eternal life.

8 Faithful is the saying, and concerning these things I desire that thou

affirm confidently, to the end that they who have believed God may be

careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto

men:

9. but shun foolish questionings, and genealogies, and strifes, and

fightings about law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

10 A factious man after a first and second admonition refuse;

11 knowing that such a one is perverted, and sinneth, being

self-condemned.

12 When I shall send Artemas unto thee, or Tychicus, give diligence to

come unto me to Nicopolis: for there I have determined to winter.

13 Set forward Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey diligently,

that nothing be wanting unto them.

14 And let our [people] also learn to maintain good works for necessary

uses, that they be not unfruitful.

15 All that are with me salute thee. Salute them that love us in faith.

Grace be with you all.