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BOOK 56

 BOOK OF TITUS

CHAPTER 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;
2 In hope of eternal life, which
God, that cannot lie, promised before
the world began;
3 But hath in due times
manifested his word through
preaching, which is committed unto me
according to the commandment of God
our Saviour;
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.
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:
6 If any be blameless, the
husband of one wife, having faithful
children not accused of riot or
unruly.
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;
8 But a lover of hospitality, a
lover of good men, sober, just, holy,
temperate;
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.
10 For there are many unruly and
vain talkers and deceivers, specially
they of the circumcision:
11 Whose mouths must be stopped,
who subvert whole houses, teaching
things which they ought not, for
filthy lucre's sake.
12 One of themselves, even a
prophet of their own, said, The
Cretians are alway liars, evil
beasts, slow bellies.
13 This witness is true.
Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that
they may be sound in the faith;
14 Not giving heed to Jewish
fables, and commandments of men, that
turn from the truth.
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.
16 They profess that they know
God; but in works they deny him,
being abominable, and disobedient,
and unto every good work reprobate.

CHAPTER 2
1 But speak thou the things
which become sound doctrine:
2 That the aged men be sober,
grave, temperate, sound in faith, in
charity, in patience.
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;
4 That they may teach the young
women to be sober, to love their
husbands, to love their children,
5 To be discreet, chaste,
keepers at home, good, obedient to
their own husbands, that the word of
God be not blasphemed.
6 Young men likewise exhort to
be sober minded.
7 In all things shewing thyself
a pattern of good works: in doctrine
shewing uncorruptness, gravity,
sincerity,
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.
9 Exhort servants to be obedient
unto their own masters, and to please
them well in all things; not
answering again;
10 Not purloining, but shewing
all good fidelity; that they may
adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour
in all things.
11 For the grace of God that
bringeth salvation hath appeared to
all men,
12 Teaching us that, denying
ungodliness and worldly lusts, we
should live soberly, righteously, and
godly, in this present world;
13 Looking for that blessed
hope, and the glorious appearing of
the great God and our Saviour Jesus
Christ;
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.
15 These things speak, and
exhort, and rebuke with all
authority. Let no man despise thee.

CHAPTER 3
1 Put them in mind to be subject
to principalities and powers, to obey
magistrates, to be ready to every
good work,
2 To speak evil of no man, to be
no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all
meekness unto all men.
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.
4 But after that the kindness
and love of God our Saviour toward
man appeared,
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;
6 Which he shed on us abundantly
through Jesus Christ our Saviour;
7 That being justified by his
grace, we should be made heirs
according to the hope of eternal
life.
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.
9 But avoid foolish questions,
and genealogies, and contentions, and
strivings about the law; for they are
unprofitable and vain.
10 A man that is an heretick
after the first and second admonition
reject;
11 Knowing that he that is such
is subverted, and sinneth, being
condemned of himself.
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.
13 Bring Zenas the lawyer and
Apollos on their journey diligently,
that nothing be wanting unto them.
14 And let ours also learn to
maintain good works for necessary
uses, that they be not unfruitful.
15 All that are with me salute
thee. Greet them that love us in the
faith. Grace be with you all. Amen.