but hath opened his word at the time appointed, through preaching; which preaching is committed unto me, by the commandment of God our saviour.

but harborous, one that loveth goodness, sober minded, righteous, holy, temperate,

One being of themselves, which was a poet of their own said, "The Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, and slow bellies."

Unto the pure, are all things pure: but unto them that are defiled, and unbelieving, is nothing pure: but even the very minds and consciences of them are defiled.

They confess that they know God: but with the deeds they deny him and are abominable, and disobedient, and unto all good works discommendable.

But speak thou that which becometh wholesome learning:

And the elder women likewise that they be in such raiment as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much drinking, but teachers of honest things,

neither be pickers, but that they show all good faithfulness, that they may do worship to the doctrine of God our saviour in all things.

that they speak evil of no man, that they be no fighters, but soft, showing all meekness unto all men.

But after that the kindness and love of our saviour God to man ward appeared,

not of the deeds of righteousness which we wrought, but of his mercy, he saved us, by the fountain of the new birth, and with the renewing of the holy ghost,