Noyes - Titus

Chapter 1

1:1  Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Christ Jesus, for the faith of God’s elect, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,

1:2  in hope of everlasting life, which God, who cannot lie, promised from the most ancient times,

1:3  but in his own seasons manifested his word through the preaching with which I was intrusted by the commandment of God our Saviour:

1:4  to Titus, true child after the common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour.

1:5  For this cause I left thee behind in Crete, that thou shouldst set in order the things that are wanting, and appoint elders in every city, as I directed thee;

1:6  if any one is without reproach, the husband of one wife, having believing children, that are not accused of dissoluteness, or unruly.

1:7  For a bishop must be without reproach, as God’s steward; not self-willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, not a striker, not greedy of base gain,

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

1:9  holding fast the sure word according to what he was taught, that he may be able by sound teaching both to exhort, and to refute the gainsayers.

1:10  For there are many unruly vain talkers and deceivers, especially they of the circumcision;

1:11  whose mouths must be stopped, since they overturn whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for the sake of base gain.

1:12  One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said: "The Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, slothful gluttons."

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

1:14  not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.

1:15  To the pure all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure, but both their mind and conscience are defiled.

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

Chapter 2

2:1  But do thou speak the things which become sound teaching;

2:2  that aged men be sober, grave, discreet, sound in faith, in love, in patience;

2:3  that aged women likewise be in behavior as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not enslaved to much wine, teachers of what is good,

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

2:5  to be discreet, chaste, workers at home, good, in subjection to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.

2:6  The younger men likewise exhort to be sober-minded;

2:7  in all things showing thyself a pattern of good works, in teaching showing uncorruptness, gravity,

2:8  sound speech that cannot be condemned; that he that is opposed to us may be put to shame, having no evil thing to say of us.

2:9  Exhort bond-servants to be in subjection to their own masters, in all things to be well-pleasing to them,

2:10  not contradicting, not purloining, but showing all good faith; that they may adorn the teaching of God our Saviour in all things.

2:11  For the grace of God, that bringeth salvation to all men, was manifested,

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

2:13  looking for the blessed hope, and 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 people to be his own, zealous in good works.

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

Chapter 3

3:1  Put them in mind to submit themselves to governments, to authorities, to obey magistrates, to be ready for every good work,

3:2  to speak evil of no one, to be averse to strife, forbearing, showing all meekness to all men.

3:3  For we ourselves also were once foolish, disobedient, going astray, slaves to divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.

3:4  But when the kindness and love for men of God our Saviour appeared,

3:5  not by works of righteousness which we did, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the bath of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Spirit,

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

3:7  that having been accepted as righteous by his grace, we might become heirs according to the hope of everlasting life.

3:8  True is the saying; and these things I desire that thou affirm earnestly, that they who have believed in God may be careful to practise good works. These things are good and profitable to men;

3:9  but avoid foolish questionings, and genealogies, and strifes, and contentions about the Law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

3:10  A man that stirs up divisions, after a first and second admonition, avoid;

3:11  knowing that he that is such is utterly perverted, and sinneth, being self-condemned.

3:12  When I shall have sent Artemas to thee, or Tychicus, use diligence to come to me to Nicopolis; for there I have determined to pass the winter.

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

3:14  And let those also who belong to us learn to practise good works for the necessary wants that arise, that they may not be unfruitful.

3:15  All that are with me salute thee. Salute those who love us in the faith. Grace be with you all.