Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and ^athe acknowledging of the truth ^bwhich is after godliness; ² In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before ^cthe world began; ³ But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me ^daccording to the commandment of God our Saviour; ⁴ To ^eTitus, 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 ^fset in order the things that are wanting, and ^gordain 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 ^hthe steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, ⁱnot 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 ^jby sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers. ¹⁰ For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, ^kspecially they of the circumcision: ¹¹ Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert ^lwhole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake. ^{12 m}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 ⁿcommandments of men, that turn from the truth. ^{15 o}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 p}They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.

But speak thou the things which become ^qsound doctrine: ² That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience. ^{3 r}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, ^sobedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed. ⁶ Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded. ^{7 t}In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, ^usincerity, ^{8 w}Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; ^vthat 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 ^xhath appeared to all men, ¹² Teaching us ^ythat, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; ¹³ Looking for that blessed ^zhope, 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, ^band purify unto himself ^aa peculiar people, zealous of good works. ¹⁵ These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.

Put them in mind to be ^csubject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, ^dto be ready to every good work, ² To ^espeak 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 g}Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by ^fthe washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; ^{6 h}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 ⁱavoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain. ¹⁰ A man that is an heretick ^jafter the first and second admonition ^kreject; ¹¹ Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, ^lbeing condemned of himself.

¹² When I shall send Artemas unto thee, or ^mTychicus, be diligent to come unto me to Nicopolis: for I have determined there to winter. ¹³ Bring Zenas the lawyer and ⁿApollos 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 ^onot unfruitful. ¹⁵ All that are with me salute thee. Greet them that love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen.