/1-1- PAUL
A SERVANT OF GOD
AND AN APOSTLE OF JESUS CHRIST
ACCORDING TO THE FAITH OF GOD'S ELECT
AND THE ACKNOWLEDGING OF THE TRUTH WHICH IS AFTER GODLINESS
/1-2- IN HOPE OF ETERNAL LIFE
WHICH GOD
THAT CANNOT LIE
PROMISED BEFORE THE WORLD BEGAN
/1-3- BUT HATH IN DUE TIMES MANIFESTED HIS WORD THROUGH PREACHING
WHICH IS COMMITTED UNTO ME ACCORDING TO THE COMMANDMENT OF GOD OUR SAVIOUR
/1-4- TO TITUS
MINE OWN SON AFTER THE COMMON FAITH- GRACE
MERCY
AND PEACE
FROM GOD THE FATHER AND THE LORD JESUS CHRIST OUR SAVIOUR.
/1-5- FOR THIS CAUSE LEFT I THEE IN CRETE
THAT THOU SHOULDEST SET IN ORDER THE THINGS THAT ARE WANTING
AND ORDAIN ELDERS IN EVERY CITY
AS I HAD APPOINTED THEE-
/1-6- IF ANY BE BLAMELESS
THE HUSBAND OF ONE WIFE
HAVING FAITHFUL CHILDREN NOT ACCUSED OF RIOT OR UNRULY.
/1-7- FOR A BISHOP MUST BE BLAMELESS
AS THE STEWARD OF GOD NOT SELFWILLED
NOT SOON ANGRY
NOT GIVEN TO WINE
NO STRIKER
NOT GIVEN TO FILTHY LUCRE
/1-8- BUT A LOVER OF HOSPITALITY
A LOVER OF GOOD MEN
SOBER
JUST
HOLY
TEMPERATE
/1-9- HOLDING FAST THE FAITHFUL WORD AS HE HATH BEEN TAUGHT
THAT HE MAY BE ABLE BY SOUND DOCTRINE BOTH TO EXHORT AND TO CONVINCE THE GAINSAYERS.
/1-10- FOR THERE ARE MANY UNRULY AND VAIN TALKERS AND DECEIVERS
SPECIALLY THEY OF THE CIRCUMCISION-
/1-11- WHOSE MOUTHS MUST BE STOPPED
WHO SUBVERT WHOLE HOUSES
TEACHING THINGS WHICH THEY OUGHT NOT
FOR FILTHY LUCRE'S SAKE.
/1-12- ONE OF THEMSELVES
EVEN A PROPHET OF THEIR OWN
SAID
THE CRETIANS ARE ALWAY LIARS
EVIL BEASTS
SLOW BELLIES.
/1-13- THIS WITNESS IS TRUE. WHEREFORE 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- UNTO THE PURE ALL THINGS ARE PURE- BUT UNTO THEM THAT ARE DEFILED AND UNBELIEVING IS NOTHING PURE BUT EVEN THEIR MIND AND CONSCIENCE IS DEFILED.
/1-16- THEY PROFESS THAT THEY KNOW GOD BUT IN WORKS THEY DENY HIM
BEING ABOMINABLE
AND DISOBEDIENT
AND UNTO EVERY GOOD WORK REPROBATE.
/2-1- BUT SPEAK THOU THE THINGS WHICH BECOME SOUND DOCTRINE-
/2-2- THAT THE AGED MEN BE SOBER
GRAVE
TEMPERATE
SOUND IN FAITH
IN CHARITY
IN PATIENCE.
/2-3- THE AGED WOMEN LIKEWISE
THAT THEY BE IN BEHAVIOUR AS BECOMETH HOLINESS
NOT FALSE ACCUSERS
NOT GIVEN TO MUCH WINE
TEACHERS OF GOOD THINGS
/2-4- THAT THEY MAY TEACH THE YOUNG WOMEN TO BE SOBER
TO LOVE THEIR HUSBANDS
TO LOVE THEIR CHILDREN
/2-5- TO BE DISCREET
CHASTE
KEEPERS AT HOME
GOOD
OBEDIENT TO THEIR OWN HUSBANDS
THAT THE WORD OF GOD BE NOT BLASPHEMED.
/2-6- YOUNG MEN LIKEWISE EXHORT TO BE SOBER MINDED.
/2-7- IN ALL THINGS SHEWING THYSELF A PATTERN OF GOOD WORKS- IN DOCTRINE SHEWING UNCORRUPTNESS
GRAVITY
SINCERITY
/2-8- SOUND SPEECH
THAT CANNOT BE CONDEMNED THAT HE THAT IS OF THE CONTRARY PART MAY BE ASHAMED
HAVING NO EVIL THING TO SAY OF YOU.
/2-9- EXHORT SERVANTS TO BE OBEDIENT UNTO THEIR OWN MASTERS
AND TO PLEASE THEM WELL IN ALL THINGS NOT ANSWERING AGAIN
/2-10- NOT PURLOINING
BUT SHEWING ALL GOOD FIDELITY THAT THEY MAY ADORN THE DOCTRINE OF GOD OUR SAVIOUR IN ALL THINGS.
/2-11- FOR THE GRACE OF GOD THAT BRINGETH SALVATION HATH 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- LOOKING FOR THAT BLESSED HOPE
AND THE GLORIOUS APPEARING OF THE GREAT GOD AND OUR SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST
/2-14- WHO GAVE HIMSELF FOR US
THAT HE MIGHT REDEEM US FROM ALL INIQUITY
AND PURIFY UNTO HIMSELF A PECULIAR PEOPLE
ZEALOUS OF GOOD WORKS.
/2-15- THESE THINGS SPEAK
AND EXHORT
AND REBUKE WITH ALL AUTHORITY. LET NO MAN DESPISE THEE.
/3-1- PUT THEM IN MIND TO BE SUBJECT TO PRINCIPALITIES AND POWERS
TO OBEY MAGISTRATES
TO BE READY TO EVERY GOOD WORK
/3-2- TO SPEAK EVIL OF NO MAN
TO BE NO BRAWLERS
BUT GENTLE
SHEWING ALL MEEKNESS UNTO ALL MEN.
/3-3- FOR WE OURSELVES ALSO WERE SOMETIMES FOOLISH
DISOBEDIENT
DECEIVED
SERVING DIVERS 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 GHOST
/3-6- WHICH HE SHED ON US ABUNDANTLY THROUGH JESUS 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- THIS IS A FAITHFUL SAYING
AND THESE THINGS I WILL THAT THOU AFFIRM CONSTANTLY
THAT THEY WHICH HAVE BELIEVED IN GOD MIGHT BE CAREFUL TO MAINTAIN GOOD WORKS. THESE THINGS ARE GOOD AND PROFITABLE UNTO MEN.
/3-9- BUT AVOID FOOLISH QUESTIONS
AND GENEALOGIES
AND CONTENTIONS
AND STRIVINGS ABOUT THE LAW FOR THEY ARE UNPROFITABLE AND VAIN.
/3-10- A MAN THAT IS AN HERETICK AFTER THE FIRST AND SECOND ADMONITION REJECT
/3-11- KNOWING THAT HE THAT IS SUCH IS SUBVERTED
AND SINNETH
BEING CONDEMNED OF HIMSELF.
/3-12- WHEN I SHALL SEND ARTEMAS UNTO THEE
OR TYCHICUS
BE DILIGENT TO COME UNTO ME TO NICOPOLIS- FOR I HAVE DETERMINED THERE TO WINTER.
/3-13- BRING ZENAS THE LAWYER AND APOLLOS ON THEIR JOURNEY DILIGENTLY
THAT NOTHING BE WANTING UNTO THEM.
/3-14- AND LET OURS ALSO LEARN TO MAINTAIN GOOD WORKS FOR NECESSARY USES
THAT THEY BE NOT UNFRUITFUL.
/3-15- ALL THAT ARE WITH ME SALUTE THEE. GREET THEM THAT LOVE US IN THE FAITH. GRACE BE WITH YOU ALL. AMEN.
