If any be faultless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, which are not slandered of riot, neither are disobedient.

For there are many disobedient and talkers of vanity, and deceivers of minds, namely they of the circumcision,

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.

This is a true saying. Of these things I would thou shouldest certify, that they which believe God, might be diligent to go forward in good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.

Foolish questions, and genealogies, and brawlings and strife about the law; avoid, for they are unprofitable, and superfluous.

All that are with me salute thee. Greet them that love us in the faith. Grace be with you all, Amen. {Here ends the Epistle of Saint Paul unto Titus, Written from Nicopolis, a city of Macedonia.}