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Chapter 1

What kind of men he is to ordain priests. Some men are to be sharply

rebuked.

1:1. Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according

to the faith of the elect of God and the acknowledging of the truth,

which is according to godliness:

1:2. Unto the hope of life everlasting, which God, who lieth not, hath

promised before the times of the world:

1:3. But hath in due times manifested his word in preaching, which is

committed to me according to the commandment of God our Saviour:

1:4. To Titus, my beloved son according to the common faith, grace and

peace, from God the Father and from Christ Jesus our Saviour.

1:5. For this cause I left thee in Crete: that thou shouldest set in

order the things that are wanting and shouldest ordain priests in every

city, as I also appointed thee:

1:6. If any be without crime, the husband of one wife. having faithful

children, not accused of riot or unruly.

1:7. For a bishop must be without crime, as the steward of God: not

proud, not subject to anger, nor given to wine, no striker, not greedy

of filthy lucre:

1:8. But given to hospitality, gentle, sober, just, holy, continent:

1:9. Embracing that faithful word which is according to doctrine, that

he may be able to exhort in sound doctrine and to convince the

gainsayers.

1:10. For there are also many disobedient, vain talkers and seducers:

especially they who are of the circumcision.

1:11. Who must be reproved, who subvert whole houses, teaching things

which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.

1:12. One of them a prophet of their own, said: The Cretans are always

liars, evil beasts, slothful bellies.

1:13. This testimony 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 who turn

themselves away from the truth.

1:15. All things are clean to the clean: but to them that are defiled

and to unbelievers, nothing is clean: but both their mind and their

conscience are defiled.

1:16. They profess that they know God: but in their works they deny

him: being abominable and incredulous and to every good work reprobate.

Chapter 2

How he is to instruct both old and young. The duty of servants. The

Christian's rule of life.

2:1. But speak thou the things that become sound doctrine:

2:2. That the aged men be sober, chaste, prudent, sound in faith, in

love, in patience.

2:3. The aged women, in like manner, in holy attire, not false

accusers, not given to much wine, teaching well:

2:4. That they may teach the young women to be wise, to love their

husbands, to love their children.

2:5. To be discreet, chaste, sober, having a care of the house, gentle,

obedient to their husbands: that the word of God be not blasphemed.

2:6. Young men, in like manner, exhort that they be sober.

2:7. In all things shew thyself an example of good works, in doctrine,

in integrity, in gravity,

2:8. The sound word that can not be blamed: that he who is on the

contrary part may be afraid, having no evil to say of us.

2:9. Exhort servants to be obedient to their masters: in all things

pleasing, not gainsaying:

2:10. Not defrauding, but in all things shewing good fidelity, that

they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.

2:11. For the grace of God our Saviour hath appeared to all men:

2:12. Instructing us, that, denying ungodliness and worldly desires, we

should live soberly and justly and godly in this world,

2:13. Looking for the blessed hope and coming of the glory 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 might cleanse to himself a people acceptable, a pursuer of

good works.

2:15. These things speak and exhort and rebuke with all authority. Let

no man despise thee.

Chapter 3

Other instructions and directions for life and doctrine.

3:1. Admonish them to be subject to princes and powers, to obey at a

word, to be ready to every good work.

3:2. To speak evil of no man, not to be litigious but gentle: shewing

all mildness towards all men.

3:3. For we ourselves also were some time unwise, incredulous, erring,

slaves to divers desires and pleasures, living in malice and envy,

hateful and hating one another.

3:4. But when the goodness and kindness of God our Saviour appeared:

3:5. Not by the works of justice which we have done, but according to

his mercy, he saved us, by the laver of regeneration and renovation of

the Holy Ghost.

3:6. Whom he hath poured forth upon us abundantly, through Jesus Christ

our Saviour:

3:7. That, being justified by his grace, we may be heirs according to

hope of life everlasting.

3:8. It is a faithful saying. And these things I will have thee affirm

constantly, that they who believe in God may be careful to excel in

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 a heretic, after the first and second admonition,

avoid:

3:11. Knowing that he that is such an one is subverted and sinneth,

being condemned by his own judgment.

By his own judgment. . .Other offenders are judged, and cast out of the

church, by the sentence of the pastors of the same church. Heretics,

more unhappy, run out of the church of their own accord, and by doing

so, give judgment and sentence against their own souls.

3:12. When I shall send to thee Artemas or Tychicus, make haste to come

unto me to Nicopolis. For there I have determined to winter.

3:13. Send forward Zenas the lawyer and Apollo, with care that nothing

be wanting to them.

3:14. And let our men also learn to excel in good works for necessary

uses: that they be not unfruitful.

3:15. All that are with me salute thee. Salute them that love us in the

faith. The grace of God be with you all. Amen.