Titus
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.
