Titus Chapter 1

1PaulG3972, a servantG1401 of GodG2316, andG1161 an apostleG652 of JesusG2424 ChristG5547, according toG2596 the faithG4102 of God’sG2316 electG1588, andG2532 the acknowledgingG1922 of the truthG225 whichG3588 is according toG2596 godlinessG2150; 2InG1909 hopeG1680 of eternalG166 lifeG2222, whichG3739 GodG2316, who cannot lieG893, promisedG1861 beforeG4253 the worldG166 beganG5550;1 3ButG1161 hathG5319 in dueG2398 timesG2540 manifestedG5319 hisG846 wordG3056 throughG1722 preachingG2782, whichG3739 is committedG4100 to meG1473 according toG2596 the commandmentG2003 of GodG2316 ourG2257 SaviourG4990; 4To TitusG5103, my ownG1103 sonG5043 afterG2596 the commonG2839 faithG4102: GraceG5485, mercyG1656, and peaceG1515, fromG575 GodG2316 the FatherG3962 andG2532 the LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 ourG2257 SaviourG4990.

5For thisG5127 causeG5484 I leftG2641 theeG4571 inG1722 CreteG2914, thatG2443 thou shouldest set in orderG1930 the things that are wantingG3007, andG2532 ordainG2525 eldersG4245 in everyG2596 cityG4172, asG5613 IG1473 had appointedG1299 theeG4671:2

6If anyG1536 isG2076 blamelessG410, the husbandG435 of oneG3391 wifeG1135, havingG2192 faithfulG4103 childrenG5043 notG3361 accusedG1722G2724 of dissipationG810 orG2228 rebellionG506. 7ForG1063 a bishopG1985 mustG1163 beG1511 blamelessG410, asG5613 the stewardG3623 of GodG2316; notG3361 selfwilledG829, notG3361 soon angryG3711, notG3361 given to wineG3943, notG3361 violentG4131, notG3361 greedy for moneyG146; 8ButG235 a lover of hospitalityG5382, a lover of good menG5358, sober mindedG4998, justG1342, holyG3741, temperateG1468;3 9Holding fastG472 the faithfulG4103 wordG3056 asG2596 he hath been taughtG1322, thatG2443 he may beG5600 ableG1415 byG1722 soundG5198 doctrineG1319 bothG2532 to exhortG3870 andG2532 to convictG1651 those who contradictG483.4 10ForG1063 there areG1526 manyG4183 rebelliousG506 andG2532 vain talkersG3151 andG2532 deceiversG5423, especiallyG3122 they ofG1537 the circumcisionG4061: 11WhoseG3739 mouthsG1993 mustG1163 be stoppedG1993, whoG3748 subvertG396 wholeG3650 housesG3624, teachingG1321 things whichG3739 they oughtG1163 notG3361, for the sakeG5484 of dishonestG150 gainG2771. 12OneG5100 ofG1537 themselvesG846, even a prophetG4396 of theirG846 ownG2398, saidG2036, The CretiansG2912 are alwaysG104 liarsG5583, evilG2556 beastsG2342, lazyG692 gluttonsG1064. 13ThisG3778 testimonyG3141 isG2076 trueG227. ThereforeG1223G3739G156 rebukeG1651 themG846 sharplyG664, thatG2443 they may be soundG5198 inG1722 the faithG4102; 14NotG3361 giving heedG4337 to JewishG2451 fablesG3454, andG2532 commandmentsG1785 of menG444, that turn fromG654 the truthG225. 15To the pureG2513 all thingsG3956 are pureG3303G2513: butG1161 to them that are defiledG3392 andG2532 unbelievingG571 is nothingG3762 pureG2513; butG235 evenG2532 theirG846 mindG3563 andG2532 conscienceG4893 is defiledG3392. 16They professG3670 that they knowG1492 GodG2316; butG1161 in worksG2041 they denyG720 him, beingG5607 abominableG947, andG2532 disobedientG545, andG2532 toG4314 everyG3956 goodG18 workG2041 disqualifiedG96.5