Them that are such, we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that they work with quietness, and eat their own bread.

neither give heed to fables and genealogies, which are endless, and breed doubts, more than Godly edifying which is by faith:

for kings, and for all that are in authority that we may live a quiet and a peaceable life, in all godliness and honesty.

He must also be well reported of among them which are without forth, lest he fall into rebuke, and into the snare of the evil speaker.

For all the creatures of God are good: and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:

Honour widows which are true widows.

And also they learn to go from house to house idle, yea not idle only, but also trifling and busybodies, speaking things which are not comely.

For many of them are all ready turned back, and are gone after Satan.

And if any man or woman that believeth have widows, let them minister unto them, and let not the congregation be charged: that it may have sufficient for them that are widows indeed.

The elders that rule well are worthy of double honour, most specially they which labour in the word and in teaching.

Some men's sins are open beforehand and go before unto judgement: some men's sins follow after.

Likewise, also, good works are manifest beforehand, and they that are otherwise, cannot be hid.

Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God, and his doctrine be not evil spoken of.

See that they which have believing masters despise them not because they are brethren: but so much the rather do service, forasmuch as they are believing and beloved and partakers of the benefits. These things teach and exhort.

Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not exceeding wise, and that they trust not in the uncertain riches, but in the living God, which giveth us abundantly all things to enjoy them,

This thou knowest, how that all they which are in Asia be turned from me; Of which sort are Phygelus and Hermogenes.

And what things thou hast heard of me, many bearing witness, the same deliver to faithful men, which are apt to teach others.

But the sure ground of God remaineth, and hath this seal: the Lord knoweth them that are his, and let every man that calleth on the name of Christ, depart from iniquity.

Notwithstanding, in a great house are not only vessels of gold and of silver: but also of wood and of earth: Some for honour, and some unto dishonour.

that they may come to themselves again out of the snare of the devil, which are now taken of him at his will.

unkind, trucebreakers, stubborn, false accusers, rioters, fierce, despisers of them which are good,

For of this sort are they which enter into houses, and bring into bondage women laden with sin, which women are led of divers lusts,

As Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, even so do these resist the truth, men they are of corrupt minds, and lewd as concerning the faith:

But the evil men and deceivers, shall wax worse and worse, while they deceive, and are deceived themselves.

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.}

so that the fellowship that thou hast in the faith is fruitful through knowledge of all good things, which are in you by Jesus Christ.

And we have great joy and consolation over thy love: For by thee, brother, the saints' hearts are comforted.

And, "Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth: And the heavens are the works of thy hands.

Are they not all spirits to do service, sent for to minister for their sakes, which shall be heirs of salvation?

For it became him - for whom are all things, and by whom are all things - after that he had brought many sons unto glory, that he should make the Lord of their salvation perfect through suffering.

Forasmuch as he that sanctifieth, and they which are sanctified, are all of one. For which cause's sake he is not ashamed to call them brethren,

For in that he himself suffered, and was tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted.

But Christ, as a son, hath rule over the house, whose house we are, so that we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of that hope, unto the end.

We are partakers of Christ, if we keep sure unto the end the beginning of the first substance,

Neither is there any creature invisible in the sight of it. For all things are naked and bare unto the eyes of him, of whom we speak.

For we have not a high priest, which cannot have compassion on our infirmities: but was in all points tempted, as we are: but yet without sin.

which can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the high way, because that he himself also is compassed with infirmity:

Whereof we have many things to say which are hard to be uttered: because ye are dull of hearing.

For when as concerning the time, ye ought to be teachers, yet have ye need again that we teach you the first principles of the word of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat:

But strong meat belongeth to them that are perfect, which through custom have their wits exercised, to judge both good and evil also.

which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast. Which hope also entereth in, into those things which are within the veil,

For he of whom these things are spoken, pertaineth unto another tribe, of which never man served at the altar.

For he were not a priest, if he were on the earth where are priests that according to the law offer gifts,

For the testament taketh authority when men are dead: For it is of no value as long as he that made it is alive.

And almost all things are, by the law, purged with blood, and without shedding of blood, is no remission.

It is then need that the similitudes of heavenly things, be purified with such things: but the heavenly things themselves are purified with better sacrifices than are those.

For Christ is not entered into the holy places, that are made with hands, which are but similitudes of true things: but is entered into very heaven, for to appear now in the sight of God for us.

Above when he had said, "sacrifice, and offering, and burnt sacrifices, and sin offerings thou wouldest not have, neither hast allowed" - which yet are offered by the law -

By the which will we are sanctified, by the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

For with one offering hath he made perfect forever them that are sanctified.

Call to remembrance the days that are passed in the which, after ye had received light, ye endured a great fight in adversities,

We are not which withdraw ourselves unto damnation, but pertain to faith, to the winning of the soul.

Faith is a sure confidence of things which are hoped for, and a certainty of things which are not seen.

Through faith we understand that the world was ordained, by the word of God: and that things which are seen, were made of things which are not seen.

Wherefore let us also - seeing that we are compassed with so great a multitude of witnesses - lay away all that presseth down, and the sin that hangeth on us, and let us run with patience, unto the battle that is set before us,

If ye be not under correction - whereof all are partakers - then are ye bastards and not sons.

No manner chastising for the present time seemeth to be joyous, but grievous; nevertheless, afterward it bringeth the quiet fruit of righteousness unto them which are therein exercised.

For ye are not come unto the mount that can be touched, and unto burning fire, nor yet to mist and darkness and tempest of weather,

But ye are come unto the mount Zion, and to the city of the living God, the celestial Jerusalem: and to an innumerable sight of angels,

and unto the congregation of the first born sons, which are written in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of just and perfect men:

No doubt the same that he sayeth, "yet once more," signifieth the removing away of those things which are shaken, as of things which have ended their course: that the things which are not shaken may remain.

Remember them that are in bonds, even as though ye were bound with them. Be mindful of them which are in adversity, as ye which are yet in your bodies.

For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the holy place by the high priest to purge sin, are burnt without the tents.

James, the servant of God, and of the Lord Jesus Christ, sendeth greeting to the twelve tribes which are scattered here and there.

are ye not even partial in your selves, and have judged after evil thoughts?

Hearken, my dear beloved brethren, hath not God chosen the poor of this world, which are rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom, which he promised to them that love him?

But ye have despised the poor. Are not the rich they which oppress you: and they which draw you before judges?

But if ye regard one person more than another, ye commit sin, and are rebuked of the law as transgressors.

and one of you say unto them, "Depart in peace, God send you warmness and food," notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body: what helpeth it them?

Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the violence of the governor will:

All the natures of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and things of the sea, are meeked and tamed of the nature of man.

Therewith bless we God the father, and therewith curse we men which are made after the similitude of God.

Your riches is corrupt, your garments are motheaten.

Your gold and your silver are cankered, and the rust of them shall be a witness unto you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together in your last days.

Behold, the hire of the laborers which have reaped down your fields - which hire is of you kept back by fraud - crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped, are entered into the ears of the Lord of Hosts.

Elijah was a man, mortal even as we are, and he prayed in his prayer, that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.

which are kept by the power of God through salvation, which salvation is prepared already to be showed in the last time,

in the which time ye shall rejoice, though now for a season - if need require - ye are in heaviness, through manifold temptations,

Unto which prophets it was declared, that not unto themselves, but unto us, they should minister the things which are now showed unto you, of them which, by the holy ghost sent down from heaven, have preached unto you the things which the angels desire to behold.

for ye are born anew, not of mortal seed, but of immortal seed, by the word of God which liveth, and lasteth forever.

and ye, as living stones, are made a spiritual house, and a holy priesthood, for to offer up spiritual sacrifice, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, and a peculiar people, that ye should show the virtues of him that called you out of darkness into his marvelous light,

which in time past were not a people, yet are now the people of God, which were not under mercy: but now have obtained mercy.

other unto rulers, as unto them that are sent of him, for the punishment of evil doers: but for the laud of them that well do.

For ye were as sheep going astray: but are now returned unto the shepherd, and bishop of your souls.

even as Sara obeyed Abraham and called him "Lord" - whose daughters ye are as long as ye do well, not being afraid of every shadow.

Likewise, ye men, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as unto them that are heirs also of the grace of life, that your prayers be not let.

not rendering evil for evil, neither rebuke for rebuke: but contrariwise, bless: remembering that ye are thereunto called, even that ye should be heirs of blessing.

For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord beholdeth them that do evil.

Notwithstanding, happy are ye if ye suffer for righteousness' sake. Yea, and fear not though they seem terrible unto you, neither be troubled:

but rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's passions, that when his glory appeareth, ye may be merry and glad.

If ye be railed upon for the name of Christ; happy are ye. For the spirit of glory and the spirit of God resteth upon you. On their part he is evil spoken of: but on your part he is glorified.

The elders which are among you I exhort, which am also an elder and a witness of the afflictions of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be opened: