LO - Titus

Chapter 1

1:1  Paul, a servant of God, and an Apostle of Jesus Christ, (according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledgment of the truth, which is according to godliness;

1:2  in hope of eternal life, which God, who can not lie, promised before the times of the ages--

1:3  who has now manifested his word, at the proper season, by the proclamation with which I am intrusted, according to the appointment of God our Saviour;)

1:4  to Titus, my genuine son, according to the common faith: Favor, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, our Saviour.

1:5  For this purpose, I left you in Crete, that you might set in order the things left unfinished, and to ordain seniors in every city, as I commanded you.

1:6  If any one be without blame, the husband of one wife, having believing children, not accused of riotous living, nor unruly.

1:7  For a bishop should be blameless, as the steward of God; not self-willed, not prone to anger, not given to wine, not a striker, not one who makes gain by base methods;

1:8  but hospitable; a lover of good men, prudent, just, holy, temperate;

1:9  holding fast the true doctrine, as he has been taught; that he may be able, by wholesome teaching, both to exhort and to confute the gain-sayers.

1:10  For there are many unruly and foolish talked and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,

1:11  whose mouths must be stopped; who subvert whole families, teaching things which they ought not, for the sake of sordid gain.

1:12  One of themselves, a prophet of their own, has said, "The Cretans are always liars, evil wild beasts, lazy bodies."

1:13  This testimony is true; for which cause rebuke them sharply, that they may be healthy in the faith--

1:14  not giving heed to Jewish fables, and precepts of men who pervert the truth.

1:15  To the pure, all meats are pure; but to the polluted and unbelieving, nothing is pure; for both their understanding and conscience are polluted.

1:16  They profess to know God; but by works they deny him, being abominable and disobedient, and to every good work reprobate.

Chapter 2

2:1  But do you inculcate the things which become wholesome doctrine:

2:2  that aged men be vigilant, grave, prudent, healthy by faith, love, patience.

2:3  That aged women, in like manner, be in deportment as becomes sacred persons--not slanderers, not enslaved to much wine, good teachers;

2:4  that they may persuade the young women to be lovers of their husbands, lovers of their children--

2:5  to be calm, chaste, careful of their families, good, subject to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be defamed.

2:6  The young men, in like manner, exhort to govern their passions.

2:7  In all things make yourself a pattern of good works: in teaching, show incorruptness, gravity,

2:8  wholesome speech which can not be condemned; that he who is on the opposite side may be ashamed, having nothing bad to say concerning you.

2:9  Exhort servants to be subject to their own masters, and in all things be careful to please, not answering again,

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

2:11  For the favor of God, which brings salvation, has appeared to all men;

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

2:13  expecting the blessed hope; namely, the appearing of the glory of the great God, and of our Saviour 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 inculcate, and exhort, and reprove with all authority; let no one despise you.

Chapter 3

3:1  Put them in mind to be subject to governments, and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work;

3:2  to speak evil of no one; to be no fighters, but equitable, showing all meekness to all men.

3:3  For even we ourselves were formerly foolish, disobedient, erring, slavishly serving diverse inordinate desires and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

3:4  But when the goodness and philanthropy of God our Saviour shone forth,

3:5  he saved us--not on account of works of righteousness which we had done--but according to his own mercy, through the bath of regeneration, and the renewing of the Holy Spirit;

3:6  which he poured out on us richly, through Jesus Christ our Saviour;

3:7  that being justified by his favor, we might be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

3:8  This doctrine is true: and concerning these, I charge you to affirm strongly, that those who have believed in God, be studious to stand foremost in good works. These are things that are honorable and profitable to men.

3:9  But foolish questions, and genealogies, and strifes, and fightings about the law, resist; for they are unprofitable and vain.

3:10  A factionist, after a first and second admonition, reject;

3:11  knowing that such a person is perverted, and sins, being self-condemned.

3:12  When I shall send Artemas to you, or Tychicus, make haste to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have determined to winter there.

3:13  Diligently help forward on their journey, Zenas, the lawyer, and Apollos, that nothing may be wanting to them.

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

3:15  All who are with me salute you. Salute them who love us in the faith. Favor be with you all.