I left you in Crete for this purpose, that you might set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I commanded you:

if any one is blameless, the husband of one wife, if he has faithful children that are not accused of riotous living, or disobedient.

holding fast the sure word as it is taught, that he may be able, by sound teaching, both to exhort and to convince the opposers.

This testimony is true; wherefore rebuke them severely, that they may be sound in the faith,

and not give heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men that turn away from the truth.

They profess that they know God, but in their works they deny him, being detestable and disobedient, and, as it respects every good work, rejected.

But do you speak the things that become sound teaching;

that the aged men be vigilant, grave, sober-minded, sound in faith, in love, in patience;

that the aged women likewise be, in deportment, as it becomes holy women, not slanderers, not enslaved to much wine, teachers of good things,

That they may teach the young women to be sober-minded, to love their husbands, to love their children,

to be discreet, chaste, fond of home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not reviled.

sound speech that can not be condemned; that he that is opposed may be ashamed, seeing he has no evil thing to say of us.

not stealing, but showing all good faithfulness, that they may adorn the teaching of God our Savior in all things.

teaching us, that denying ungodliness and worldly desires, we should live soberly and righteously and godly in the present age;

who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify for himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

that, being justified by his grace, we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

This saying is true, and in respect to these things, I will that you affirm strongly, in order that those who have believed in God may be careful to practice good works: these are the things that are honorable and profitable for men.

A man that is a sectary, reject, after the first and second admonition,

knowing that such a one is perverted, and sins, being self-condemned.

Conduct Zenas the lawyer, and Apollos on their journey with care, that nothing may be wanting to them.

Let our people also learn to practice good works for necessary uses, that they may not be unfruitful.

All that are with me salute you. Salute those who love us in faithfulness. Grace be with you all. Amen.