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

For the salvation-imparting grace of God appeared to all men,

looking for the blissful hope and appearing of the glory of the great God and our Savior Jesus Christ;

that aged women, in like manner, be reverent in demeanor, not slanderers, not enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good;

For this cause I left you in Crete, that you should set in order the things that are lacking, and appoint elders in every city, as I directed you;

upon hope of eternal life which God, Who cannot lie, promised before eternal times,

holding fast the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able both to exhort in the healthful doctrine, and to convict those who contradict.

But, when the kindness and the benevolence of God our Savior appeared,

who gave Himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify for Himself a special people, zealous of good works.

Remind them to submit to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work;

For we also were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving manifold desires and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

if anyone is blameless, a husband of one wife, having believing children not in accusation of rioting, or unruly.

Paul, a slave of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the full knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,

But speak the things which become the healthful teaching;

teaching us, that, denying ungodliness and worldly desires, we should live soberly, and righteously, and godly in the present age;

A factious man, after a first and a second admonition, avoid;

that they may train the young women to be lovers of their husbands, lovers of their children,

whom it is needful to reduce to silence: who, indeed, are overthrowing whole houses, teaching what they ought not, for the sake of base gain.

For the bishop must be blameless, as God's steward; not self-willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, not a striker, not greedy of base gain;

Whom He poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior;

To the pure all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience have become defiled.

But shun foolish questionings, and genealogies, and strife, and contentions about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

They profess to know God; but by their works they deny Him; being abominable, and disobedient, and for every good work worthless.

For there are many unruly men, vain-talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,

in all things showing yourself an example of good works; in teaching, showing incorruptness, gravity,

knowing that such a one has been turned aside, and is sinning, being self-condemned.

to Titus, a true child according to the common faith: grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.

to be sober, pure, workers at home, good, submitting themselves to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.

The younger men, in like manner, exhort to be sober-minded;

sound speech not to be condemned; that he who is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say concerning us.

When I shall send Artemas to you, or Tychicus, give diligence to come to me to Nicopolis; for there I have decided to winter.

And let our people also learn to maintain good works for necessary wants, that they may not be unfruitful.

Diligently send forward Zenas the lawyer and Apollos, that nothing may be lacking to them.

Exhort servants to be obedient to their own masters, to be well-pleasing in all things; not contradicting,

Faithful is the saying, and concerning these things I will that you affirm confidently, that those who have believed God may be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men.

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

but in His own seasons manifested His word in a proclamation with which I was entrusted according to the commandment of God our Savior;

One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, "Cretans are always false, evil beasts, idle gluttons."

that aged men be temperate, grave, sober-minded, sound in faith, in love, in patience;

to speak evil of no one, to be averse to strife, to be mild, showing all meekness to all men.

but hospitable, a lover of good, sober-minded, righteous, pious, temperate;

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

These things speak and exhort and reprove with all authority. Let no one despise you.

not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.

not keeping back anything, but showing forth all good faith; that they may adorn the teaching of our Savior God in all things.

All those who are with me salute you. Salute those who love us in the faith. Grace be with you all.