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{\MT Paul’s Letter to Titus

\par }\ChapOne{1}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Paul,
a
servant
of
God,
and
an
Apostle
of
Jesus
Christ,
in agreement
with
the
faith
of
the saints
of
God
and
the full
knowledge
of
what
is
true
in harmony
with religion,
\VS{2}In
the
hope
of
eternal
life,
which
was
made certain
before
eternal
time,
by
the word
of
God
who
is ever true;
\VS{3}Who,
in
his
time,
made
clear
his
word
in
the good
news,
of
which,
by
the order
of
God
our Saviour,
I became
a preacher;
\VS{4}To
Titus,
my
true
child
in
our
common
faith:
Grace
and
peace
from
God
the
Father
and
Christ
Jesus
our Saviour.
\VS{5}I did
not take
you
with
me
when
I went away
from
Crete,
so
that
you
might
do
what
was necessary
to
put
things
in
order
there, placing
men
in authority
over
the churches
in
every
town,
as
I
said
to
you;
\VS{6}Men
having
a
good record,
husbands
of
one
wife,
whose
children
are
of
the faith,
children
of
whom
it
may
not
be said
that
they
are given
to loose
living
or
are uncontrolled.
\VS{7}For
it
is
necessary
for
a Bishop
to
be
a
man
of virtue,
as God's servant;
not pushing himself forward,
not quickly moved
to wrath
or blows,
not desiring profit
for himself;
\VS{8}But opening his house freely
to guests; a lover
of
what
is
good, serious-minded,
upright,
holy,
self-controlled;
\VS{9}Keeping
to
the true
word
of
the
teaching,
so
that
he
may
be
able
to give
comfort
by right
teaching
and overcome
the arguments
of
the doubters.
\VS{10}For
there
are
men
who
are
not ruled
by law; foolish
talkers, false teachers, specially
those
of
the
circumcision,
\VS{11}By
whom
some
families
have
been
completely
overturned;
who take money
for
teaching
things
which
are
not right;
these
will
have
to
be stopped.
\VS{12}One
of
their
prophets
has
said,
The
men
of Crete
are ever false,
evil
beasts, lovers
of food, hating work.
\VS{13}This
witness
is
true.
So
say sharp words
to
them
so
that
they
may
come
to
the right
faith,
\VS{14}Giving
no
attention
to
the fictions
of
the Jews
and
the rules
of
men
who
have
no
true knowledge.
\VS{15}To
the
clean
in heart
all
things
are
clean:
but
to
those
who
are unclean
and
without faith
nothing
is
clean;
they become unclean
in
mind
and
in thought.
\VS{16}They say
that
they
have knowledge
of
God,
while
by
their acts
they
are turning
their backs
on
him;
they
are hated
by
all, hard-hearted,
and judged
to
be
without value
for
any
good
work.

\par }\Chap{2}{\PP \VerseOne{1}But let
your words be
in agreement
with true
and right
teaching:
\VS{2}That
old
men
are
to
be simple
in
their tastes, serious, wise, true
in
faith,
in
love,
and
of
a quiet mind.
\VS{3}That old
women
are
to
be self-respecting
in behaviour,
not saying evil
of others,
not given
to taking
much
wine, teachers
of
that which
is
good,
\VS{4}Training
the
younger women
to
have
love
for
their
husbands
and
children,
\VS{5}To
be wise
in mind, clean
in heart,
kind; working
in
their houses, living
under
the authority
of
their
husbands;
so
that
no
evil
may
be
said
of
the
word
of
God.
\VS{6}To
the
young men give orders
to be wise
and serious-minded:
\VS{7}In
all
things see
that
you
are an example
of
good
works; holy
in
your
teaching, serious
in behaviour,
\VS{8}Saying true
and
right
words,
against
which
no protest
may
be
made,
so
that
he
who
is
not
on
our side
may
be
put
to
shame, unable
to
say
any
evil
of
us.
\VS{9}Servants
are
to
be
under
the authority
of
their
masters,
pleasing
them
in
all
things,
without argument;
\VS{10}Not taking
what
is
not theirs,
but giving clear signs
of
their
good
faith,
in
all
things doing credit
to
the
teaching
of
God
our Saviour.
\VS{11}For
the
grace
of
God
has come, giving
salvation
to
all
men,
\VS{12}Training
us
so
that, turning away
from evil
and
the
desires
of
this
world,
we
may
be
living wisely
and
uprightly
in
the knowledge
of God
in
this
present
life;
\VS{13}Looking
for
the glad
hope,
the revelation
of
the
glory
of
our
great
God
and Saviour
Jesus
Christ;
\VS{14}Who
gave
himself
for
us,
so
that
he
might
make
us
free
from
all wrongdoing,
and
make
for
himself
a
people
clean
in heart
and
on fire
with
good
works.
\VS{15}On
all
these points give
teaching
and help,
and make clear
what
is right
with
all
authority.
Let
all
men give
you honour.

\par }\Chap{3}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Make clear
to
them
that
they
are
to
put
themselves
under
rulers
and
authorities,
to
do
what
they
are ordered,
to
be
ready
for
every
good
work,
\VS{2}To say
no
evil
of
any
man,
not
to
be fighters,
to give
way
to
others,
to
be
gentle
in behaviour
to
all
men.
\VS{3}For
in
the past
we
were
foolish, hard
in heart, turned
from
the true
way, servants
of
evil
desires
and
pleasures, living
in bad feeling
and
envy,
hated
and
hating
one
another.
\VS{4}But
when
the mercy
of
God
our Saviour,
and
his
love
to
man
was seen,
\VS{5}Not
by
works
of
righteousness
which
we
did
ourselves,
but
in
the measure
of
his
mercy,
he
gave
us
salvation,
through
the
washing
of
the new birth
and
the
giving
of new
life
in
the
Holy
Spirit,
\VS{6}Which
he gave
us freely
through
Jesus
Christ
our Saviour;
\VS{7}So
that, having
been given righteousness
through
grace,
we might
have
a part
in
the heritage,
the
hope
of
eternal
life.
\VS{8}This
is
a true
saying;
and
it
is
my
desire
that
you
may give certain witness
about
these
things,
so
that
those
who
have
had
faith
in
God
may give attention
to
good
works.
These
things
are
good
and
of
profit
to
men;
\VS{9}But
have nothing
to
do
with
foolish questionings,
and lists
of generations,
and
fights
and arguments
about
the
law;
for
they
are
of no profit
and
foolish.
\VS{10}A
man whose opinions
are
not
those
of
the church,
after
a
first
and
second protest,
is
to
be kept out
of
your society;
\VS{11}Clearly
he
is
in error
and
a sinner,
being self-judged.
\VS{12}When
I
send
Artemas
or
Tychicus
to
you,
do
your best
to
come
to
me
at
Nicopolis:
for
it
is
my purpose
to
be
there
for
the
winter.
\VS{13}Send
Zenas,
the
man
of
law,
and
Apollos
on
their
journey
with
all care,
so
that
they
may
be
in
need
of
nothing.
\VS{14}And
let
our
people go
on
with
good
works
for
necessary purposes,
so
that
they
may
not
be
without
fruit.
\VS{15}All
who
are
with
me
send
you
their
love.
Give
our
love
to
our friends
in
the
faith.
Grace
be
with
you
all.
\par }