Titus 1 — ASVBT

1Verse 1Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,^{Verse 2}in hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before times eternal;^{Verse 3}but in his own seasons manifested his word in the message, wherewith I was entrusted according to the commandment of God our Savior;^{Verse 4}to Titus, my true child after a common faith: Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.^{Verse 5}For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that were wanting, and appoint elders in every city, as I gave thee charge;^{Verse 6}if any man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children that believe, who are not accused of riot or unruly.^{Verse 7}For the bishop must be blameless, as God’s steward; not self-willed, not soon angry, no brawler, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre;^{Verse 8}but given to hospitality, a lover of good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled;^{Verse 9}holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able both to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict the gainsayers.^{Verse 10}For there are many, and they are unruly, vain talkers and deceivers, especially they of the circumcision,^{Verse 11}whose mouths must be stopped; men who overthrow whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake.^{Verse 12}One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said,Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, idle gluttons.^{Verse 13}This testimony is true. For which cause reprove them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,^{Verse 14}not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.^{Verse 15}To the pure all things are indeed pure: but to them that are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.^{Verse 16}They profess that they know God; but by their works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.