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

One of them, a prophet of their own, said, Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.

To the pure all things are pure. But to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure, but even their mind and conscience is defiled.

They profess that they know God, but in their works they deny Him, being abominable and disobedient and reprobate to every good work.

that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,

to be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, subject to their own husbands, that the Word of God may not be blasphemed.

Slaves are to be obedient to their masters, to please them well in all things, not talking against,

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

whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior,

When I send Artemas to you, or Tychicus, hasten to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have determined to winter there.