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TITUS
CHAPTER
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Paul a seruant of God, and an Apostle of Iesus Christ, according to the Faith of
Gods Elect, and the acknowledging of the trueth which is after godlinesse,
2 In hope of eternall 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 vnto mee according to the commandement of God our Sauiour:
4 To Titus mine owne Sonne after the common faith, Grace, mercie, and peace from
God the Father, and the Lord Iesus Christ our Sauiour.
5 For this cause left I thee in
Crete
, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordaine
Elders in euery citie, as I had appointed thee.
6 If any be blamelesse, the husband of one wife, hauing faithfull children, not
accused of riot, or vnruly.
7 For a Bishop must be blameles, as the steward of God: not selfewilled, not
soone angry, not giuen to wine, no striker, not giuen to filthie lucre,
8 But a louer of hospitality, a louer of good men, sober, iust, holy, temperate,
9 Holding fast the faithfull word, as hee hath beene taught, that he may bee
able by sound doctrine, both to exhort and to conuince the gainsayers.
10 For there are many vnruly and vaine talkers and deceiuers, specially they of
the circumcision:
11 Whose mouthes must be stopped, who subuert whole houses, teaching things
which they ought not, for filthie lucres sake.
12 One of themselues, euen a Prophet of their owne, said: The Cretians are alway
lyers, euill beasts, slow bellies.
13 This witnesse is true: wherefore rebuke them sharpely that they may be sound
in the faith;
14 Not giuing heede to Iewish fables, and commandements of men that turne from
the trueth.
15 Unto the pure all things are pure, but vnto them that are defiled, and
vnbeleeuing, is nothing pure: but euen their mind and conscience is defiled.
16 They professe that they know God; but in workes they deny him, being
abominable, and disobedient, and vnto euery good worke reprobate.
CHAPTER
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1 But speake thou the things which become sound doctrine:
2 That the aged men be sober, graue, temperate, sound in faith, in charitie, in
patience.
3 The aged women likewise that they be in behauiour as becommeth holinesse, not
false accusers, not giuen to much wine, teachers of good things,
4 That they may teach the young women to bee sober, to loue their husbands, to
loue their children,
5 To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands,
that the word of God bee not blasphemed.
6 Yong men likewise exhort, to bee sober minded.
7 In all things shewing thy selfe a patterne of good workes: in doctrine shewing
vncorruptnesse, grauity, sinceritie,
8 Sound speech that cannot be condemned, that hee that is of the contrarie part,
may bee ashamed, hauing no euill thing to say of you.
9 Exhort seruants to be obedient vnto their own masters, and to please them well
in all things, not answering againe:
10 Not purloyning, but shewing all good fidelitie, that they may adorne the
doctrine of God our Sauiour in all things.
11 For the grace of God that bringeth saluatio, hath appeared to all men,
12 Teaching vs that denying vngodlinesse and worldly lusts we should liue
soberly, righteously and godly in this present world,
13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God,
and our Sauiour Iesus Christ,
14 Who gaue himselfe for vs, that he might redeeme vs from all iniquitie, and
purifie vnto himselfe a peculiar people, zealous of good workes.
15 These things speake and exhort, and rebuke with all authoritie. Let no man
despise thee.
CHAPTER
3
1 Put them in minde to bee subiect to Principalities & Powers, to obey
magistrates, to be ready to euery good worke,
2 To speake euill of no man, to bee no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all
meekenesse vnto all men.
3 For we our selues also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceiued, seruing
diuers lusts and pleasures, liuing in malice and enuy, hatefull, and hating one
another.
4 But after that the kindnesse and loue of God our Sauiour toward man appeared,
5 Not by workes of righteousnesse which wee haue done, but according to his
mercy he saued vs, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the holy
Ghost,
6 Which hee shed on vs abundantly, through Iesus Christ our Sauiour:
7 That being iustified by his grace, we should bee made heires according to the
hope of eternall life.
8 This is a faithfull saying, and these things I will that thou affirme
constantly, that they which haue beleeued in God, might be carefull to maintaine
good works: these things are good and profitable vnto men.
9 But auoyd foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and striuings
about the lawe; for they are vnprofitable and vaine.
10 A man that is an heretike, after the first and second admonition, reiect:
11 Knowing that hee that is such, is subuerted, and sinneth, being condemned of
himselfe.
12 When I shall send Artemas vnto thee, or Tychicus, be diligent to come vnto
mee to Nicopolis: for I haue determined there to winter.
13 Bring Zenas the Lawyer, and Apollos, on their iourney diligently, that
nothing be wanting vnto them.
14 And let ours also learne to maintaine good workes for necessarie vses, that
they be not vnfruitfull.
15 All that are with mee salute thee. Greete them that loue vs in the faith.
Grace be with you all. Amen.
It was written to Titus ordeined the first Bishop of the Church of the Cretians,
from Nicopolis of Macedonia.
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