<< Titus 1 >>
King James Bible: Purple Letter Edition | |
1Paul, 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,
2In hope of eternal life, which
God,
Who cannot lie, promised before the world began,
3But hath in due times manifested
His word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of
God, our
Savior;
4To Titus,
mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy,
and peace, from
God, the
Father, and the
Lord Jesus Christ, our
Savior.
5For 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,
6If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of profligacy {riot} or unruly.
7For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God, not self-willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, not violent {no striker}, not given to filthy lucre;
8But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;
9Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to confute {convince} the opposers {gainsayers}.
10For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision,
11Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.
12One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons {slow bellies}.
13This testimony {witness} is true. Wherefore, rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,
14Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.
15Unto 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.
16They profess that they know God, but in works they deny Him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.
