Titus

Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of the chosen of God and the knowledge of the truth that [is] according to godliness,

upon the hope of eternal life, which God, who [is] without falsehood, promised before times eternal

For the sake of this I left you in Crete, that you might set in order the things lacking and might appoint elders in every city, as I directed you,

For there are also many insubordinate ones, empty talkers, and mind-deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,

whom it is necessary to silence, who overturn whole households, teaching things [that] it is necessary not [to teach], for the sake of shameful gain.

This testimony is true, through which cause you are to rebuke them severely, so that they may be sound in the faith,

not giving heed to Jewish myths and commandments of men turning away from the truth.

All things [are] pure to the pure; but to those being defiled and unbelieving, nothing [is] pure. But both their mind and conscience are defiled.

They profess to know God, but in works they deny [Him], being abominable and disobedient and unfit for any good work.

But you, speak the things that are fitting for sound teaching.

older [women] likewise reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not being enslaved to much wine, teachers of good,

so that they may make sober-minded the young [women] to be lovers of [their] husbands, lovers of [their] children,

sound-minded, pure, keepers at home, good, being subject to [their] own husbands, so that the word of God may not be blasphemed.

sound speech, uncondemnable, so that the one of the contrary should be ashamed, having nothing evil to say concerning us.

Slaves are to be subject to [their] own masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not contradicting,

not pilfering, but demonstrating all good faithfulness, so that they may adorn the teaching of God our Savior in all things.

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men,

instructing us that having denied ungodliness and worldly passions, we should live sound-mindedly and righteously and godlily in the present age,

awaiting the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,

who gave Himself for us that He might redeem us from all lawlessness and might purify to Himself a people specially His, zealous for good works.

Speak these things and exhort and convict with all authority. Let no one despise you.

Remind them to be subject to rulers, to authorities, to obey rulers, to be ready for every good work,

to speak evil of no one, to be not quarrelsome, gentle, showing all meekness toward all men.

For we were also once foolish, disobedient, being deceived, being in slavery to various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.

But when the kindness and the love of mankind of God our Savior appeared,

not by works in righteousness that we did, but according to His mercy, He saved us through the washing of regeneration and a renewing of the Holy Spirit,

whom He poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior,

so that, having been justified by His grace, we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

But avoid foolish controversies and genealogies and contentions and quarrels about the law; for they are unprofitable and futile.

Reject a divisive man after one and a second admonition,

knowing that such a man is warped and is sinning, being self-condemned.

And also let our [people] learn to devote themselves to good works for necessary needs, so that they may not be unfruitful.