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{\MT THE EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO TITUS


\par }\ChapOne{1}{\PP \VerseOne{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 according to godliness;

\VS{2}In hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before the world began;

\VS{3}But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed to me according to the commandment of God our Savior;

\VS{4}To Titus,
{\ADD{my}} own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy,
{\ADD{and}} peace, from God the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.

\VS{5}For this cause I left thee in Crete, that thou shouldst set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:

\VS{6}If any is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not accused of riot, or disorderly.

\VS{7}For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not self-willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;

\VS{8}But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;

\VS{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.

\VS{10}For there are many disorderly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:

\VS{11}Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for the sake of sordid gain.

\VS{12}One of themselves,
{\ADD{even}} a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians
{\ADD{are}} always liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.

\VS{13}This testimony is true: wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;

\VS{14}Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men that turn from the truth.

\VS{15}To the pure all things
{\ADD{are}} pure: but to them that are defiled and unbelieving
{\ADD{is}} nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.

\VS{16}They profess that they know God; but in works they deny
{\ADD{him}} , being abominable, and disobedient, and to every good work reprobate.



\par }\Chap{2}{\PP \VerseOne{1}But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:

\VS{2}That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience;

\VS{3}The aged women likewise, that
{\ADD{they be}} in behavior as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;

\VS{4}That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,

\VS{5}{\ADD{To be}} discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.

\VS{6}Young men likewise exhort to be sober-minded.

\VS{7}In all things showing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine
{\ADD{showing}} incorruptness, gravity, sincerity,

\VS{8}Sound speech that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say concerning you.

\VS{9}{\ADD{Exhort}} servants to be obedient to their own masters,
{\ADD{and}} to please
{\ADD{them}} well in all
{\ADD{things}} ; not answering again;

\VS{10}Not purloining, but showing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in all things.

\VS{11}For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,

\VS{12}Teaching us, that denying ungodliness, and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and piously, in this present world;

\VS{13}Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God, and our Savior Jesus Christ;

\VS{14}Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify to himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

\VS{15}These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.



\par }\Chap{3}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,

\VS{2}To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers,
{\ADD{but}} gentle, showing all meekness to all men.

\VS{3}For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful,
{\ADD{and}} hating one another.

\VS{4}But when the kindness and love of God our Savior towards man appeared,

\VS{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 Spirit;

\VS{6}Which he shed on us abundantly, through Jesus Christ our Savior;

\VS{7}That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

\VS{8}{\ADD{This is}} a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they who have believed in God may be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men.

\VS{9}But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

\VS{10}A man that is a heretic, after the first and second admonition, reject;

\VS{11}Knowing that he who is such, is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned by himself.

\VS{12}When I shall send Artemas to thee, or Tychicus, be diligent to come to me to Nicopolis: for I have determined there to winter.

\VS{13}Bring Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey diligently, that nothing may be wanting to them.

\VS{14}And let ours also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they may not be unfruitful.

\VS{15}All that are with me salute thee. Greet them that love us in the faith. Grace
{\ADD{be}} with you all. Amen.


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