Not of works in justice which we did; but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and the renovation of the Holy Spirit;

For the grace of God who saves, was manifested to all men,

Expecting the blessed hope, and apppearance of the glory of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;

The aged women likewise, becoming holy in a serene state of mind, not accusers, not slaves to much wine, teachers of good;

For this I left thee in Crete, that thou shouldest rectify things left behind, and set elders in the city, as I directed thee:

In hope of eternal life, (which God, not false, promised before eternal times;

Holding firmly the faithful word according to instruction, that he may be able also to beseech in sound doctrine, and to refute those opposing.

And when the kindness and philanthropy of our Saviour God was made evident,

Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify to himself a distinguished people. zealous of good works.

Remind them to be subordinate to beginnings and powers, to yield obedience to authority, to be prepared for every good work,

For once we also were unwise disobedient, deceived, being slaves to eager desires and various pleasures, living in vexation and envy, hated, and hating one another.

If any be irreproachable, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not in accusation of licentiousness, or disorderly.

Paul, servant of God, and sent of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of the chosen of God, and the acknowledgment of the truth according to devotion;

And do thou speak what becomes sound doctrine:

Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and eager worldly desires, we should live discreetly, and justly, and religiously, in the time now;

A man, a heretic after one and the second admonition, reject;

That they render the young women discreet, to be lovers of the husband, lovers of the children,

Who must be restrained, who subvert whole houses, teaching what they ought not, for the sake of sordid gain.

For a bishop must be irreproachable, as steward of God; not self-sufficient, not prone to anger, not intemperate, not a striker, not occupied in sordid gain.

Which he poured out upon us richly by Jesus Christ our Saviour;

All things truly pure to the pure: and to the defiled and unbelieving nothing pure; but also their mind and consciousness are defiled.

And foolish questions, and genealogies, and strifes, and conflicts pertaining to the law, avoid; for they are unprofitable and vain.

They confess to know God; and in works they deny, being abominable, and disobedient, and to every good work not tried.

For many also are disorderly, vain talkers and infatuates, especially they of the circumcision:

Concerning all things hold thyself a type of good works: in doctrine, integrity, gravity, incorruptibility,

Knowing such to be turned back, and he sins, being self-condemned.

To Titus, genuine child according to the common faith: Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.

Of sound mind chaste, remaining at home, good subordinates to their own husbands, that the word of God be not defamed.

The younger men likewise beseech to be of sound mind.

The word sound, not to be condemned; that he from the opposite may be changed, having nothing bad to say of you.

When I shall send Artemas to thee, or Tychicus, be earnest to come to me at Nicopolis: for there have I chosen to pass the winter.

And let ours also learn to excel in good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.

Send forward zealously Zenas pertaining to the law, and Apollos, that nothing fail them.

Servants to be subordinate to their own masters, to be pleasing in all things; not contradicting;

Faithful the word, and I wish for thee to be assured of these things, that they having believed God might turn their thoughts to excel in good works. These things are good and profitable to men.

That justified by his grace, we might be heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

And manifested his word in his own times, in the proclamation, which I was entrusted with according to the command of the Saviour our God;)

A certain of them said, their own prophet, The Cretians always liars, evil beasts, lazy bellies.

The aged men to be sober, grave, of sound mind, sound in the faith, in love, in patience.

To slander none, to be without fighting, equitable, showing all meekness to all men.

But hospitable, a lover of good, of sound mind, just, holy, holding firm;

This testimony is true. For this cause reprove them severely, that they may be sound in the faith;

These things speak, and beseech, and reprove with all order. Let none despise thee.

Not holding to Jewish fictions, and commands of men, having turned away from the truth.

Not purloining, but showing all good faith; that they may adorn the doctrine of the Saviour our God in all things.

All they with me greet thee. Greet them loving us in the faith. Grace with you all. Amen.