he saved us not in consideration of any virtuous actions which we had done, but out of his meer mercy, by the baptism of regeneration, he form'd us anew, by the plentiful effusion of the holy spirit,

For the divine savour has display'd its salutary effects to all mankind:

in expectation of that desirable happiness, the glorious appearance of the supreme God, and of our saviour Jesus Christ,

in charity, in patience: the aged women likewise, to behave with sanctity of manners, not false accusers, not given to tipling,

I left you in Crete, to regulate what was amiss, and to ordain pastors in every city, as I had appointed you,

and gives the expectation of eternal life, which the God of veracity promised so many ages ago;

attach'd to the truth, that has been taught him, that he may be able to teach others sound doctrine, and to convince those who oppose it.

but when the kindness and love of God our saviour display'd itself to mankind,

who gave himself for us, to redeem us from all iniquity, and qualify us to be his peculiar people, passionately affected to virtue.

Admonish them to be subject to princes and to magistrates, to obey their orders, and to exert their virtue and loyalty upon all occasions.

for even we ourselves were once inconsiderate, disobedient, deluded, addicted to variety of passions and pleasures, living in malice and envy, the deserving objects of mutual hatred.

to chuse such as are without reproach, married to but one wife, whose children are obedient, not accused of debauchery, nor unruly.

Paul a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to declare the faith which recommends men to the divine favour, and to convince them of that truth, which leads to piety,

As for you, teach nothing

teaching us to renounce impiety and worldly passions, and to practise temperance, justice and piety in this present world;

A man that is an heretick, after the first and second admonition, avoid:

but to lectures on virtue, that they may teach the young women prudence, to love their husbands,

who ought to be curb'd, who pervert whole families, teaching things which they ought not, for sordid lucre.

for a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not morose, not soon angry, not given to wine, not violent, not desirous of unlawful gain.

thro' Jesus Christ our saviour:

to the pure all things are pure: but to corrupt infidels nothing is pure; whose very mind and conscience is polluted.

but avoid frivolous enquiries about genealogies, and vexatious disputes about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

they make a profession of knowing God; but in fact they deny him, being execrably incredulous, and utter strangers to all virtue.

For there are many, especially among the Jews, who are obstinate, vain talkers and deceivers;

In all things show yourself a pattern of virtue: in teaching shewing uncorruptness,

it being plain that such a person is perverted, and knows in his own conscience that his tenets are false.

TO Titus my own convert to the common faith: grace and peace from God the father, and the Lord Jesus Christ our saviour.

to love their children, to be discreet, chaste, good oeconimists, beneficent, submissive to their husbands,

that the word of God may not be blasphemed. the young men likewise exhort to be modest.

gravity; let your doctrine be sound and inoffensive, that your opponents may be ashamed, and have nothing that is ill to say of us.

When I shall send you Artemas, or Tychicus, endeavour to meet me at Nicopolis: for I have determined to winter there.

Let our brethren too learn some honest profession to supply their occasions, that they may not be destitute of an income.

dispatch Zenas the lawyer, and Apollos, and take care that nothing be wanting to their journey.

Exhort servants to be obedient to their masters, to be

This is a secure rule, and what I would have you constantly maintain, that they who have believed in God, should take care to be examples of virtue, for that is commendable and useful to mankind.

that being justified by his favour, we should have the inheritance of eternal life, according to our hopes.

and has in due time manifested by the preaching of his word, which is committed to me according to the commandment of God our saviour:

one of their own prophets said, "the Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, slow bellies."

but what is agreeable to sound doctrine: advise the aged to be prudent, grave, temperate, sound in faith,

to speak evil of no man. to avoid contention, to be moderate and entirely inoffensive to all men.

but a lover of hospitality, humane, prudent, just, holy, temperate;

the charge is true: wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they maybe sound in the faith;

these things remonstrate: recommend and enforce with all your authority: guard yourself against all contempt.

not doating on Jewish Fables, and the tenets of men, that deviate from the truth.

entirely obsequious without grumbling. not to pilfer, but to show the strictest fidelity; that they may do honour to the doctrine of God our saviour in all things.

All that are with me salute you. salute our christian friends. grace be with you all. AMEN.