The Holy Bible
King James Bible 2016
| 1:1 | Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect and the acknowledgment of the truth which is according to godliness, |
| 1:2 | in hope of eternal life which God, who cannot lie, promised before the ages began, |
| 1:3 | but has in due time manifested His word through preaching, which is committed to me according to the commandment of God our Savior; |
| 1:4 | To Titus, my own son according to the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior. |
| 1:5 | I left you in Crete for this purpose, that you should set in order the things that are lacking, and ordain elders in every city as I appointed you. |
| 1:6 | If a man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of dissipation or insubordination. |
| 1:7 | Because, a bishop must be blameless, as a steward of God, not self willed, not quick tempered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money, |
| 1:8 | but a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, self controlled, |
| 1:9 | holding fast the faithful word as he has been taught, that he may be able, by sound doctrine, both to exhort and convict those who contradict. |
| 1:10 | Because, there are many insubordinate, both idle talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision, |
| 1:11 | whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert entire households, teaching things which they ought not to, for the sake of dishonest gain. |
| 1:12 | One of them, even a prophet of their own, said, "The Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons." |
| 1:13 | This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith, |
| 1:14 | not giving heed to Jewish fables and commandments of men who turn from the truth. |
| 1:15 | To the pure all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but even their mind and conscience are defiled. |
| 1:16 | They profess that they know God, but in works they deny Him, being abominable, disobedient, and disqualified for every good work. |
