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{\MTB Paul’s Letter to
\par }{\MT Titus

\par }\ChapOne{1}{\SH Introduction
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}From
Paul,
a
servant
of
God,
and
an apostle
of
Jesus
Christ,
on
behalf
of
the
faith
of
God’s
chosen
people,
and
their
knowledge
of
that
truth
which
makes
for
godliness
\VS{2}–
and
is based
on
the
hope
of
eternal
life,
which
God,
who
never
lies,
promised
before
the
ages
began,
\VS{3}and
has
revealed
at
his
own
time
in
his
message,
with
the
preaching
of
which
I
was
entrusted
by
the
command
of
God
our
Saviour.
\VS{4}To
Titus,
my
true
child
in
our
shared
faith:
May
God,
the
Father,
and
Christ
Jesus,
our
Saviour,
bless
you
and
give
you
peace.
\par }{\SH Mission
of
Titus
in
Crete
\par }{\PP \VS{5}My
reason
for
leaving
you
in
Crete
was
that
you
might
put
in
order
what
had
been
left unfinished,
and
appoint church
elders
in
the
various
towns,
as
I
myself
directed
you.
\VS{6}They
are
to
be
of irreproachable
character,
faithful
to
their
partners,
whose
children
are
believers
in
Christ
and
have
never
been
open
to
the
charge
of
being
wild
or
unruly.
\VS{7}For
a
supervisor,
as
God’s
steward,
ought
to
be
of
blameless
character –
not
arrogant
or
quick-tempered,
not
given
to drunkeness,
violence
or shady money-making.
\VS{8}Instead,
they
should
be
hospitable,
love
what
is
good,
self-controlled,
upright,
people
of
holy
life
and
disciplined,
\VS{9}holding
firmly
to
the
trustworthy
message
as
it
has
been
taught –
so
that
they
may
be
able
to
encourage
others
by
sound
teaching,
as
well
as
to
refute
those
who contradict
it.
\par }{\PP \VS{10}For
there
are
many undisciplined
persons
who
lead
others
astray
with
their
nonsense,
especially
those
of
the
group advocating
the necessity
of
circumcision.
\VS{11}They
need
to
be
kept
quiet
as
they disrupt
whole
households
by
teaching
what
they
ought
not
to
teach,
simply
to
make
shameful financial
gain.
\VS{12}It
was
a Cretan –
one
of
their
own
prophets –
who
said: “Cretans
are
always
liars,
evil
beasts,
and
lazy
gluttons.”
This
statement
is
true.
\VS{13}Therefore
rebuke
them
sharply,
so
that
they
may
be
sound
in
the
faith,
\VS{14}and
may
pay
no
attention
to
Jewish legends,
or
to
the
directions
of
those
who
turn
their
backs
on
the
truth.
\VS{15}To
those
whose
minds
are
pure,
all
things
are ritually
pure,
but
to
those
whose
minds
are tainted
and unbelieving
nothing
is
pure,
as
their
minds
and
consciences
are
alike
polluted.
\VS{16}They
claim
to
know
God,
but
by
their
actions
they
deny
him.
They
are
detestable
and
disobedient
and
useless
for
any
good
work.

\par }{\BB \par }\Chap{2}{\PP \VerseOne{1}You
however,
should
speak
of
such
subjects
as
properly
have
a
place
in
sound
teaching.
\VS{2}Teach
that
the
older
men
should
be soberly
clear
minded,
dignified
and
self-controlled –
sound
in
faith,
love,
and
patient
endurance.
\VS{3}So,
too,
that
the
older
women
should
live
reverent
lives,
not
slanderers,
not
slaves
to
excessive
drinking.
\VS{4}They
should
teach
what
is
good,
so
as
to
train
the
younger
women
to
love
their
husbands
and
children,
\VS{5}and
to
be
self-controlled, pure-minded,
to
be
watching
over
their
home,
to
be
kind, respecting
the
authority
of
their
husbands,
so
that
no
one
will
speak
badly
of
God’s
message.
\VS{6}In
the
same
way
with
the
younger
men –
encourage
them
to
be self-controlled.
\VS{7}In
all
things,
set
an
example
of
doing
good.
In
your
teaching,
show
integrity
and seriousness –
\VS{8}let
the
instruction
that
you
give
be
sound
and
above
reproach,
so
that
those
who
oppose
you
may
be
ashamed
when
they
fail
to
find
anything
bad
to
say
about
us.
\VS{9}Tell
slaves
to
respect
their owner’s
authority
in
all
circumstances,
and
to
try
their
best
to
please
them.
\VS{10}Teach
them
not
to contradict
or
to pilfer,
but
to
show
such praiseworthy
fidelity
in
everything,
as
to
recommend
the
teaching
about
God
our
Saviour
by
all
that
they
do.
\par }{\PP \VS{11}For
the
loving
kindness
of
God
has
been
revealed,
bringing
salvation
for
all,
\VS{12}leading
us
to renounce
ungodliness
and
worldly
desires,
and
to
live self-controlled,
upright,
and
godly
lives
here
in
this
present
age,
\VS{13}while awaiting
our
blessed
hope –
the
appearing
in
glory
of
our
great
God
and
Saviour,
Christ
Jesus.
\VS{14}For
he
gave
himself
on
our
behalf,
to
deliver
us
from
all
wickedness,
and
to
purify
for
himself
a
people
who
should
be
truly
his
own
and
eager
to
do
good.
\VS{15}Tell
them
of
all
this,
and
encourage
and
rebuke
with
all
authority.
Do
not
let
anyone belittle
you.

\par }\Chap{3}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Remind
them
to
respect
and
obey
the
rulers
and
authorities,
to
be
ready
for
every
kind
of
good
work,
to
slander
no
one,
to
avoid quarrelling,
\VS{2}to
be
reasonable,
and
under
all
circumstances
to
show
a
gentle
spirit
with
all.
\VS{3}There
was
a
time
when
we
ourselves
were
foolish,
disobedient,
misled,
enslaved
to
all
kinds
of
desires
and
pleasures,
living
in
malice
and
envy,
hating
ourselves
and
hating
one
another.
\VS{4}But,
when
the
kindness
of
God
our
Saviour
and
his
love
for
humanity
appeared,
he
saved
us,
\VS{5}not
as
the
result
of
any
righteous
actions
that
we
had
done,
but
due
to
his
mercy.
He
saved
us
though
the
washing
of rebirth
and renewal
by
the
power
of
the
Holy
Spirit,
\VS{6}which
he
poured
out
on
us
abundantly
through
Jesus
Christ
our
Saviour –
\VS{7}so
that,
having
been
put
right
with
God
through
his
grace,
we
become
heirs
to
the
hope
of
eternal
life.
\VS{8}This
saying
is
trustworthy!
And
it
is
on
these
subjects
that
I
want
you
to
lay
special emphasis,
so
that
those
who
have
learned
to
trust
in
God
may
be
careful
to
devote
themselves
to
doing
good.
Such
subjects
are
excellent
in
themselves,
and
of
benefit
to
all.
\VS{9}But
have
nothing
to
do
with
foolish
controversies,
or
with
genealogies,
or
with
quarrels,
or
fights
about
the
Law.
They
are
useless
and
futile.
\VS{10}If
someone
is
causing
divisions
among
you
then,
after
giving
them
a
second
warning,
excuse
yourself
from
them.
\VS{11}You
can
be
sure
that
such
a
person
has
forsaken
the
truth
and
is
in
the
wrong.
They
stand self-condemned.
\par }{\SH Conclusion
\par }{\PP \VS{12}As
soon
as
I
send Artemas
or
Tychicus
to
you,
join
me
as
quickly
as possible
at
Nicopolis,
for
I
have
arranged
to
spend
the
winter
there.
\VS{13}Do
your
best
to
help
Zenas,
the
teacher
of
the
Law,
and Apollos,
on
their
way,
and
see
that
they
want
for
nothing.
\VS{14}Let
all
our
people
learn
to
devote
themselves
to
doing
good,
so
as
to
meet
the
most
pressing
needs,
and
that
their
lives
may
not
be
unfruitful.
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{15}All
who
are
with
me
here
send
you
their greeting.
Give
my greeting
to
our
friends
in
the
faith.
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP God
bless
you
all.\par }