Jubilee2000 - Titus

Chapter 1

1:1  Paul, servant of God, and apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness;

1:2  for the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before the times of the ages

1:3  and has manifested in due times. It is his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour;

1:4  to Titus, true son in the common faith: Grace, mercy, [and] peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus, the Christ, our Saviour.

1:5  For this cause I left thee in Crete, that thou should correct that which is lacking and set in place elders in every city, as I had commanded thee:

1:6  He who is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children who can not be accused of dissoluteness, nor insubordinate.

1:7  For the bishop must be blameless, as a steward of God; not arrogant, not quick to anger, not given to wine, not hurtful, not greedy of dishonest gain,

1:8  but a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, temperate, just, holy, gentle,

1:9  holding fast the doctrine according to the faithful word, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.

1:10  For there are many insubordinate and vain talkers and deceivers [of souls], especially those of the circumcision,

1:11  whose mouths it is expedient to stop, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for dishonest gain.

1:12  One of themselves, [even] a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians [are] always liars, evil beasts, lazy bellies.

1:13  This witness is true. Therefore 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  For unto the pure all things are pure, but unto those that are defiled and unfaithful, nothing is pure, but even their soul and conscience is defiled.

1:16  They profess that they know God, but in works they deny [him], being abominable and rebellious and reprobate unto every good work.:

Chapter 2

2:1  But speak thou the things which are expedient unto sound doctrine,

2:2  that the aged men be temperate, venerable, prudent, sound in faith, in charity, in tolerance.

2:3  The aged women likewise, that [they be] in behaviour as becomes holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of honesty;

2:4  that they may teach the young women to be prudent, to love their husbands, to love their children,

2:5  [to be] temperate, chaste, good housekeepers, subject to their own husbands, that the word of God not be blasphemed.

2:6  Young men likewise exhort to be temperate;

2:7  in all things showing thyself as an example of good works, in doctrine [showing] integrity, seriousness, purity,

2:8  sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that the adversary may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.

2:9  [Exhort] servants to be subject to their own masters [and] to please [them] well in all [things]; not contradicting;

2:10  not defrauding, but showing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.

2:11  For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men,

2:12  teaching us that denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live temperately, righteously, and godly in this present world;

2:13  waiting for that blessed hope and the glorious appearing of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ,

2:14  who gave himself for us that he might redeem us from all iniquity and purify unto himself a people of his own, zealous of good works.

2:15  These things speak and exhort and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise thee.:

Chapter 3

3:1  Admonish them to be subject to dominion and power, and to persuade [those who have] authority, that they be quick unto every good work.

3:2  That [they] speak evil of no one, that [they] not be contentious, [but] gentle, showing all meekness unto all men.

3:3  For we ourselves also were foolish in another time, rebellious, deceived, serving diverse 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 Spirit,

3:6  which he poured out abundantly in us through Jesus, the 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  The Word is faithful, and I desire that thou affirm this constantly, that those who have believed God might be careful to conduct themselves in good works. This is good and profitable unto men.

3:9  But avoid foolish questions and genealogies and contentions and debates [concerning] the law, for they are unprofitable and vain.

3:10  A man that is a heretic, after the first and second admonition, reject him,

3:11  knowing that he that is such is subverted and sins, being condemned of his own judgment.

3:12  When I shall send Artemas unto thee or Tychicus, procure to come unto me to Nicopolis; for I have determined to winter there.

3:13  Send Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on ahead, procuring that nothing be lacking unto them.

3:14  And let ours also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they not be unfruitful.

3:15  All that are with me salute thee. Greet those that love us in the faith. Grace [be] with you all. Amen.: