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Book 56 Titus
56:001:001 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;
56:001:002 In hope of eternal
life, which God, that cannot lie, promised
before the world began;
56:001:003 But hath in due times
manifested his word through preaching,
which is committed unto
me according to the commandment of God
our Saviour;
56:001:004 To Titus, mine own son
after the common faith: Grace, mercy,
and peace, from God the
Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our
Saviour.
56:001:005 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:
56:001:006 If any be blameless,
the husband of one wife, having faithful
children not accused of
riot or unruly.
56:001:007 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;
56:001:008 But a lover of
hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just,
holy, temperate;
56:001:009 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.
56:001:010 For there are many
unruly and vain talkers and deceivers,
specially they of the
circumcision:
56:001:011 Whose mouths must be
stopped, who subvert whole houses,
teaching things which
they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.
56:001:012 One of themselves, even
a prophet of their own, said, The
Cretians are alway
liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.
56:001:013 This witness is true.
Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they
may be sound in the
faith;
56:001:014 Not giving heed to
Jewish fables, and commandments of men,
that turn from the
truth.
56:001:015 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.
56:001:016 They profess that they
know God; but in works they deny him,
being abominable, and
disobedient, and unto every good work
reprobate.
56:002:001 But speak thou the
things which become sound doctrine:
56:002:002 That the aged men be
sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith,
in charity, in
patience.
56:002:003 The aged women
likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh
holiness, not false
accusers, not given to much wine, teachers
of good things;
56:002:004 That they may teach the
young women to be sober, to love their
husbands, to love their
children,
56:002:005 To be discreet, chaste,
keepers at home, good, obedient to
their own husbands,
that the word of God be not blasphemed.
56:002:006 Young men likewise
exhort to be sober minded.
56:002:007 In all things shewing
thyself a pattern of good works: in
doctrine shewing
uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,
56:002:008 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.
56:002:009 Exhort servants to be
obedient unto their own masters, and to
please them well in all
things; not answering again;
56:002:010 Not purloining, but
shewing all good fidelity; that they may
adorn the doctrine of
God our Saviour in all things.
56:002:011 For the grace of God
that bringeth salvation hath appeared to
all men,
56:002:012 Teaching us that,
denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we
should live soberly,
righteously, and godly, in this present
world;
56:002:013 Looking for that
blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of
the great God and our
Saviour Jesus Christ;
56:002:014 Who gave himself for
us, that he might redeem us from all
iniquity, and purify
unto himself a peculiar people, zealous
of good works.
56:002:015 These things speak, and
exhort, and rebuke with all authority.
Let no man despise
thee.
56:003:001 Put them in mind to be
subject to principalities and powers,
to obey magistrates, to
be ready to every good work,
56:003:002 To speak evil of no
man, to be no brawlers, but gentle,
shewing all meekness
unto all men.
56:003:003 For we ourselves also
were sometimes foolish, disobedient,
deceived, serving
divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice
and envy, hateful, and
hating one another.
56:003:004 But after that the
kindness and love of God our Saviour toward
man appeared,
56:003:005 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;
56:003:006 Which he shed on us
abundantly through Jesus Christ our
Saviour;
56:003:007 That being justified by
his grace, we should be made heirs
according to the hope
of eternal life.
56:003:008 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.
56:003:009 But avoid foolish
questions, and genealogies, and contentions,
and strivings about the
law; for they are unprofitable and
vain.
56:003:010 A man that is an
heretick after the first and second
admonition reject;
56:003:011 Knowing that he that is
such is subverted, and sinneth, being
condemned of himself.
56:003:012 When I shall send
Artemas unto thee, or Tychicus, be diligent
to come unto me to
Nicopolis: for I have determined there to
winter.
56:003:013 Bring Zenas the lawyer
and Apollos on their journey
diligently, that
nothing be wanting unto them.
56:003:014 And let our's also
learn to maintain good works for necessary
uses, that they be not
unfruitful.
56:003:015 All that are with me
salute thee. Greet them that love us in
the faith. Grace be
with you all. Amen.
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