The
pistel off S. Paul to Titus
The first Chapter.
- 1:1
- Paul the servant of God and an apostle of Jesu Christ, to preach the faith of God's{goddis} elect, and the knowledge of that truth,|the truth, which leadeth unto godliness|
- 1:2
- which truth is in serving God in hope of eternal life,{which is after godliness upon the hope of eternal life,} which life God cannot lie, hath promised before the world began:
- 1:3
- but hath at the time appointed opened his word by preaching,{but hath opened his word at the time appointed thorow preaching} which preaching is committed unto me, by|according to| the commandment of God our saviour.
- 1:4
- To Titus his natural son in|after| the common faith. Grace mercy and peace from God the father, and from the Lord Jesu Christ our saviour.
- 1:5
- For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest perform that which was lacking and shouldest ordain seniors{elders} in every city as I appointed thee.
- 1:6
- If any be such as no man can complain on,{faultless}|blameless| the husband of one wife, having faithful children, which are not slandered of riot, neither are disobedient.
- 1:7
- For a bishop must be such as no man can complain on,{faultless}|blameless| as it be cometh the minister of God|as the steward of God| not stubborn,|not willfull| not angry, no drunkard,|not given to much wine| no fighter, not given to filthy lucre:
- 1:8
- but harborous, one that loveth goodness, (prudent) of honest behavior,{sober minded} righteous, holy temperate,
- 1:9
- and such as cleaveth unto the true word of doctrine, that he may be able to exhort with wholesome learning, and to improve them that say against it.
- 1:10
- For there are many disobedient and talkers of vanity, and deceivers of minds, namely they of the circumcision,
- 1:11
- whose mouths must be stopped, which pervert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, because of filthy lucre.
- 1:12
- One being of themselves, which was a poet of their own said:|even their own prophit| The Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, and slow bellies.
- 1:13
- This witness is true, wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,
- 1:14
- and not taking heed to|unto| jews fables, and commandments of men, which{that} turn|turn them away| from the truth.
- 1:15
- Unto the pure,|clean| are all things pure: but unto them that are defiled, and unbelieving, is nothing pure:|to the unclean and unbelievers, there is nothing clean| but even the very minds and consciences of them are defiled.
- 1:16
- They confess that they know God: but with {the} deeds they deny him and are abominable, and disobedient, and unto all good works discommendable.|unmete to all good works|
The .ij. Chapter.
- 2:1
- But speak thou that which becometh wholesome learning:
- 2:2
- That the{ye} elder men be sober, honest, discreet, sound in the faith, in love and in patience.
- 2:3
- And the elder women likewise that they be in such raiment,|that they shew them selves| as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much drinking,|not given to much winte| but teachers of honest things,
- 2:4
- that they nurture the young women{to make the young women soberminded}|enform the young women to be sober minded| to love their husbands, to love their children,
- 2:5
- to be of honest behaviour,{discreet} chaste, housewifely, good, and obedient unto their own husbands, that the word of God be not evil spoken of.
- 2:6
- Young men likewise exhort that they be of honest manners.{sober minded.}
- 2:7
- Above all things shew thyself an ensample of good works in the doctrine, shew uncorruption,{with uncorrupt doctrine with} honesty,
- 2:8
- and {with} the wholesome word which cannot be rebuked, that he which withstandeth may be ashamed, having no thing in you that he may dispraise.
- 2:9
- The servants exhort to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please in all things, not answering again,
- 2:10
- neither be pickers, but that they shew all good faithfulness, that they may do worship to the doctrine of God our saviour in all things.
- 2:11
- For the grace of God, that bringeth health{salvation} unto all men, hath appeared
- 2:12
- and teacheth us that we should deny ungodliness and worldly lusts, and that we should live honestly,{sober minded}|discreetly| righteously, and godly in this present world,
- 2:13
- looking for that blessed hope and glorious appearing of the mighty God,|the glory of the great God| and of our saviour Jesu Christ:
- 2:14
- which gave himself for us, to redeem us from all unrighteousness, and to purge us|us to be| a peculiar people unto himself, fervently given unto good works.
- 2:15
- These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke, with all commanding.|earnest| See that no man despise thee.
The .iij. Chapter.
- 3:1
- Warn them that they submit themselves to rule and power, to obey the officers,|hyer authority| that they be prompt{ready} unto all good works,
- 3:2
- that they speak evil of no man, that they be no fighters,|strivers| but soft, shewing all meekness unto all men.
- 3:3
- For we ourselves also were in times past, unwise, disobedient, deceived,|in error| in danger to lusts,|serving lusts| and to divers manners of voluptuousness, living in maliciousness and envy, full of hate, hating one another.
- 3:4
- But after that the kindness and love of our saviour {God} to man ward appeared,
- 3:5
- not of|for| the deeds of righteousness which we wrought, but of|after| his mercy, he saved us, by the fountain of the new birth, and with the renewing of the holy ghost,
- 3:6
- which he shed on us abundantly, thorow Jesus Christ our saviour,
- 3:7
- that we once justified|being made righteous| by his grace, should be heirs of eternal life, thorow|according to| hope.
- 3:8
- This is a true saying. Of these things I would thou shouldest certify,|speak earnestly| that they which believe God, might be studious{diligent} to go forward|to excell| in good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.
- 3:9
- Foolish questions, and genealogies, and brawlings and strife about the law avoid, for they are unprofitable, and superfluous.|vain|
- 3:10
- A man that is the author{auctor} of sects,{A man that is given to heresy} after the first and the second admonition|monition| avoid,
- 3:11
- remembering|and know| that he that is such, is perverted, and sinneth, even damned by his own judgement.
- 3:12
- When I shall send Artemas unto thee or Tichicus be diligent|make speed| to come to me unto Nichopolis. For I have determined there to winter.
- 3:13
- Bring Zenas the lawyer|the Scribe| and Apollos on their journey diligently, that nothing be lacking unto them.
- 3:14
- And let ours also learn to excel in good works as far forth as need requireth, that they be not unfruitful.
- 3:15
- 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 off saint Paul the Apostle unto Titus]
Written from Nichopolis a city of Macedonia.