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Titus","Category: Religion/Spirituality"],"text":"This eBook was produced by David Widger\nwith the help of Derek Andrew's text from January 1992\nand the work of Bryan Taylor in November 2002.\n\n\n\n\n\nBook 56        Titus\n\n56:001:001 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ,\n           according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging\n           of the truth which is after godliness;\n\n56:001:002 In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised\n           before the world began;\n\n56:001:003 But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching,\n           which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God\n           our Saviour;\n\n56:001:004 To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy,\n           and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our\n           Saviour.\n\n56:001:005 For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set\n           in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in\n           every city, as I had appointed thee:\n\n56:001:006 If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful\n           children not accused of riot or unruly.\n\n56:001:007 For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not\n           selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not\n           given to filthy lucre;\n\n56:001:008 But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just,\n           holy, temperate;\n\n56:001:009 Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he\n           may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince\n           the gainsayers.\n\n56:001:010 For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers,\n           specially they of the circumcision:\n\n56:001:011 Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses,\n           teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.\n\n56:001:012 One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The\n           Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.\n\n56:001:013 This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they\n           may be sound in the faith;\n\n56:001:014 Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men,\n           that turn from the truth.\n\n56:001:015 Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are\n           defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind\n           and conscience is defiled.\n\n56:001:016 They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him,\n           being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work\n           reprobate.\n\n56:002:001 But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:\n\n56:002:002 That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith,\n           in charity, in patience.\n\n56:002:003 The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh\n           holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers\n           of good things;\n\n56:002:004 That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their\n           husbands, to love their children,\n\n56:002:005 To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to\n           their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.\n\n56:002:006 Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded.\n\n56:002:007 In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in\n           doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,\n\n56:002:008 Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the\n           contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of\n           you.\n\n56:002:009 Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to\n           please them well in all things; not answering again;\n\n56:002:010 Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may\n           adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.\n\n56:002:011 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to\n           all men,\n\n56:002:012 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we\n           should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present\n           world;\n\n56:002:013 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of\n           the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;\n\n56:002:014 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all\n           iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous\n           of good works.\n\n56:002:015 These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority.\n           Let no man despise thee.\n\n56:003:001 Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers,\n           to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,\n\n56:003:002 To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle,\n           shewing all meekness unto all men.\n\n56:003:003 For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient,\n           deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice\n           and envy, hateful, and hating one another.\n\n56:003:004 But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward\n           man appeared,\n\n56:003:005 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but\n           according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of\n           regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;\n\n56:003:006 Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our\n           Saviour;\n\n56:003:007 That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs\n           according to the hope of eternal life.\n\n56:003:008 This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou\n           affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might\n           be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and\n           profitable unto men.\n\n56:003:009 But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions,\n           and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and\n           vain.\n\n56:003:010 A man that is an heretick after the first and second\n           admonition reject;\n\n56:003:011 Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being\n           condemned of himself.\n\n56:003:012 When I shall send Artemas unto thee, or Tychicus, be diligent\n           to come unto me to Nicopolis: for I have determined there to\n           winter.\n\n56:003:013 Bring Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey\n           diligently, that nothing be wanting unto them.\n\n56:003:014 And let our's also learn to maintain good works for necessary\n           uses, that they be not unfruitful.\n\n56:003:015 All that are with me salute thee. Greet them that love us in\n           the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen.","title":"The Bible, King James version, Book 56: Titus","tradition":"scripture-revelation","translated_text":null,"word_count":971}