MKJV - Titus

Chapter 1

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

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

1:3  but revealed in its own times in a proclamation of His word, with which I was entrusted by the command of God our Savior,)

1:4  to Titus, a true child according to our common faith. Grace mercy and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.

1:5  For this cause I left you in Crete, that you should set in order the things that are lacking and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed you,

1:6  if anyone is blameless, husband of one wife, having believing children, not accused of loose behavior, or disobedient.

1:7  For an overseer must be blameless, as a steward of God, not self-willed, not full of passion, not given to wine, not quarrelsome, not greedy for ill gain;

1:8  but hospitable, a lover of good, discreet, just, holy, temperate

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

1:10  For there are indeed many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,

1:11  whose mouth you must stop, who subvert whole houses, teaching things not right for the sake of ill gain.

1:12  One of them, a prophet of their own, said, Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.

1:13  This witness is true; for which cause convict them sharply, so that they may be sound in the faith,

1:14  not giving heed to Jewish myths and commandments of men, turning away from the truth.

1:15  To the pure all things are pure. But to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure, but even their mind and conscience is defiled.

1:16  They profess that they know God, but in their works they deny Him, being abominable and disobedient and reprobate to every good work.

Chapter 2

2:1  But you speak the things which become sound doctrine:

2:2  aged men to be temperate, sensible, discreet, sound in faith, in love, in patience.

2:3  Let the aged women likewise be in reverent behavior, not slanderers, not enslaved by much wine, teachers of good;

2:4  that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,

2:5  to be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, subject to their own husbands, that the Word of God may not be blasphemed.

2:6  Likewise exhort the young men to be discreet;

2:7  In all things having shown yourself a pattern of good works: in doctrine, purity, sensibleness, without corruption,

2:8  in sound speech that cannot be condemned, that he who is opposed may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.

2:9  Slaves are to be obedient to their masters, to please them well in all things, not talking back,

2:10  not stealing, but showing all good faith, so that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in all things.

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

2:12  teaching us that having denied ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live discreetly, righteously and godly, in this present world,

2:13  looking for the blessed hope, and the glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,

2:14  who gave Himself for us that He might redeem us from all iniquity and purify to Himself a special people, zealous of good works.

2:15  Speak these things, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise you.

Chapter 3

3:1  Put them in mind to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready to every good work,

3:2  to speak evil of no one, not being quarrelsome, but forbearing, showing all meekness to all men.

3:3  For we ourselves also were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, slaving for various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.

3:4  But when the kindness and love of God our Savior toward man appeared,

3:5  not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit,

3:6  whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior,

3:7  that being justified by His grace, we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

3:8  Faithful is the Word, and as to these things, I desire that you strongly affirm that those believing God might 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  After the first and second warning, reject a man of heresy,

3:11  knowing that he who is such has been perverted, and sins, being self-condemned.

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

3:13  Diligently set forward Zenas the lawyer, and Apollos, that nothing may be lacking to them.

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

3:15  All those with me greet you. Greet those who love us in the faith. May grace be with you all. Amen.