Titus

(Titus 1:1) Paul, a bondservant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect and full true knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,

(Titus 1:2) in hope of eternal life which God, who is without lie, promised before the beginning of time,

(Titus 1:3) but has in due time proclaimed His Word through preaching, which was committed to me according to the commandment of God our Savior;

(Titus 1:4) to Titus, a true son in our common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.

(Titus 1:5) For this reason I left you in Crete, that you should set in order the things that are lacking, and appoint elders in every city as I assigned you:

(Titus 1:6) If a man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of loose behavior or disobedience.

(Titus 1:7) For an overseer must be blameless, as a steward of God, not self-willed, not prone to anger, not given to wine, not quarrelsome, not greedy for money,

(Titus 1:8) but hospitable, a lover of what is good, of a sound mind, just, holy, self-controlled,

(Titus 1:9) holding fast the faithful Word according to the teaching, that he may be able, by sound doctrine, both to exhort and convict those who contradict.

(Titus 1:10) For there are many insubordinate, idle talkers and seducers, especially those of the circumcision,

(Titus 1:11) whose mouths must be stopped, who overturn whole households, teaching things which they ought not, for the sake of dishonest gain.

(Titus 1:12) One of them, a prophet of their own, said, Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.

(Titus 1:13) This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,

(Titus 1:14) not giving heed to Jewish myths and commandments of men that turn away from the truth.

(Titus 1:15) To the pure all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but even their mind and conscience are defiled.

(Titus 1:16) They profess to know God, but in works they deny Him, being abominable, disobedient, and reprobate with regard to every good work.

(Titus 2:1) But as for you, speak the things which are proper for sound doctrine:

(Titus 2:2) that the older men be sober, reverent, temperate, sound in faith, in love, in patience;

(Titus 2:3) the older women likewise, that they be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;

(Titus 2:4) that they admonish the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,

(Titus 2:5) to be discreet, chaste, homemakers, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the Word of God may not be blasphemed.

(Titus 2:6) Likewise exhort the young men to be of sound mind,

(Titus 2:7) in all things showing yourself to be a pattern of good works; in doctrine showing integrity, reverence, incorruptibility,

(Titus 2:8) sound speech that cannot be condemned, that he who is in opposition may be ashamed, having nothing evil to say of you.

(Titus 2:9) Let bondservants be obedient to their own masters, well pleasing in all things, not answering back,

(Titus 2:10) not pilfering, but showing all good fidelity, that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in all things.

(Titus 2:11) For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men,

(Titus 2:12) teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live with sound mind, righteously, and godly in the present age,

(Titus 2:13) looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,

(Titus 2:14) who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from all lawlessness and purify a people for His own possession, zealous unto good works.

(Titus 2:15) Speak these things, exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise you.

(Titus 3:1) Remind them to be subject to rulers and authorities, to obey superiors, to be ready for every good work,

(Titus 3:2) to speak evil of no one, not being a brawler, but fair, showing all meekness to all men.

(Titus 3:3) For we ourselves were also once foolish, disobedient, led astray, enslaved to various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful and hating one another.

(Titus 3:4) But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared,

(Titus 3:5) not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,

(Titus 3:6) whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior,

(Titus 3:7) that being justified by His grace we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

(Titus 3:8) This is a faithful saying, and these things I want you to affirm constantly, that those believing in God should be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men.

(Titus 3:9) But avoid foolish questionings, genealogies, contentions, and strivings about the Law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

(Titus 3:10) Shun a man of heresy after the first and second admonition,

(Titus 3:11) knowing that such a person is corrupt and sinning, being self-condemned.

(Titus 3:12) When I send Artemas to you, or Tychicus, be diligent to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there.

(Titus 3:13) Send Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey with diligence, that they may lack nothing.

(Titus 3:14) And let our people also learn to maintain good works, to meet urgent needs, that they may not be unfruitful.

(Titus 3:15) All who are with me greet you. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen.