Paul, the servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to preach the faith of God's elect, and the knowledge of that truth,

which is after godliness upon the hope of eternal life; which life God, that cannot lie, hath promised before the world began:

For this cause left I thee in Crete: that thou shouldest perform that which was lacking and shouldest ordain elders in every city as I appointed thee.

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

and such as cleaveth unto the true word of doctrine, that he may be able to exhort with wholesome learning, and to improve them that say against it.

This witness is true, wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,

and not taking heed to Jews fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.

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:

That the elder men be sober, honest, discreet, sound in the faith, in love and in patience.

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,

to be of discreet, chaste, housewifely, good, and obedient unto their own husbands, that the word of God be not evil spoken of.

Young men likewise exhort that they be sober minded.

and with the wholesome word which cannot be rebuked, that he which withstandeth may be ashamed, having no thing in you that he may dispraise.

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.

For the grace of God, that bringeth salvation unto all men, hath appeared

and teacheth us that we should deny ungodliness and worldly lusts, and that we should live sober minded, righteously, and godly in this present world,

looking for that blessed hope and glorious appearing of the mighty God, and of our saviour Jesus Christ:

These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke, with all commanding. See that no man despise thee.

Warn them, that they submit themselves to rule and power, to obey the officers, that they be ready unto all good works,

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,

that we, once justified by his grace, should be heirs of eternal life, through hope.

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.

A man that is given to heresy, after the first and the second admonition; avoid,

remembering that he that is such, is perverted, and sinneth, even damned by his own judgement.

Bring Zenas the lawyer, and Apollos, on their journey diligently, that nothing be lacking unto them.

And let ours also learn to excel in good works as far forth as need requireth, that they be not unfruitful.

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.}