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{\MTB THE EPISTLE OF PAUL TO

\par }{\MT TITUS.



\par }\ChapOne{1}{\MM \VerseOne{1}{\SC{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,

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

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

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


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

\VS{6}if any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.

\VS{7}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;

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

\VS{9}holding fast the faithful word as
{\ADD{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 unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:

\VS{11}whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching
{\ADD{things}} which
{\ADD{they}} ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake.

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

\VS{13}This witness 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}Unto the pure all
{\ADD{things are}} pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving
{\ADD{is}} nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.

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




\par }\Chap{2}{\PP \VerseOne{1}But speak thou
{\ADD{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,
{\ADD{that they be}} in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;

\VS{4}that they may teach the young
{\ADD{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
{\ADD{men}} likewise exhort to be sober minded.

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

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

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

\VS{10}not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all
{\ADD{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 godly, in
{\ADD{this}} present world;

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

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

\VS{15}These
{\ADD{things}} speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no
{\ADD{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
{\ADD{man}}, to be no brawlers,
{\ADD{but}} gentle, shewing all meekness unto 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 after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward 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 Ghost;

\VS{6}which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;

\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
{\ADD{things}} I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These
{\ADD{things}} are good and profitable unto 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
{\ADD{that is}} a heretick, after the first and second admonition, reject;

\VS{11}knowing that
{\ADD{he that is}} such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself.


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

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

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

\par }{\BB \par }
{\MI ¶ It was written to Titus, ordained the first bishop of the church of the Cretians, from Nicopolis of Macedonia.


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