Titus
Bible, King James Version (KJV)
Titus
Tit.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.
Tit.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.
Tit.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.
