THE EPISTLE

of PAUL to
TITUS
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Chapter 1 Chapter 1

1:1 Paul, the servant of God, and 1:1 Paul, a servant of God, and an
apostle of Jesus Christ, by the faith of apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the
the chosen of God, and by the knowing faith of God's elect, and the
of the truth [after the faith of the chosen of acknowledging of the truth which is
God, and knowing of the truth], which is after godliness;
after piety,
1:2 into the hope of everlasting life 1:2 In hope of eternal life, which
[in hope of everlasting life], which life God God, that cannot lie, promised before
that lieth not, promised before times of the world began;
the world [before worldly times];

1:3 but he hath showed in his times 1:3 But hath in due times manifested
his word in preaching, that is betaken to his word through preaching, which is
me by the commandment of God, our committed unto me according to the
Saviour [after the commandment of our commandment of God our Saviour;
Saviour God],

1:4 to Titus, most dear-worthy son 1:4 To Titus, mine own son after the
by the common faith [to Titus, beloved son common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace,
after the common faith], grace and peace of from God the Father and the Lord Jesus
God the Father, and of Christ Jesus, our Christ our Saviour.
Saviour.

1:5 For cause of this thing I left thee 1:5 For this cause left I thee in Crete,
at Crete, that thou amend those things that thou shouldest set in order the
that fail, and ordain priests by cities, as things that are wanting, and ordain
also I assigned to thee [as and I disposed to elders in every city, as I had appointed
thee]. thee:

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1:6 If any man is without crime, an 1:6 If any be blameless, the husband
husband of one wife, and hath faithful of one wife, having faithful children not
sons [If any man is without crime, or great sin, accused of riot or unruly.
husband of one wife, having faithful sons], not
in accusation of lechery, or not subject.
1:7 For it behooveth a bishop to be 1:7 For a bishop must be blameless,
without crime, [as] a dispenser of God, as the steward of God; not selfwilled,
not proud, not wrathful, not given to not soon angry, not given to wine, no
drunkenness [not vinolent, that is, much given striker, not given to filthy lucre;
to wine], not [a] smiter, not covetous of
foul winning;
1:8 but holding hospitality, benign, 1:8 But a lover of hospitality, a lover
prudent, sober, just, holy, continent, of good men, sober, just, holy,
temperate;
1:9 taking that true word, that is 1:9 Holding fast the faithful word as
after doctrine; that he be mighty to he hath been taught, that he may be
admonish in wholesome teaching, and able by sound doctrine both to exhort
to reprove them that gainsay. and to convince the gainsayers.
[+embracing that true word, that is after
doctrine; that he be mighty to admonish in
wholesome doctrine, or teaching, and to reprove
them that against-say.]

1:10 For there be many unobedient, 1:10 For there are many unruly and
and vain speakers, and deceivers, most vain talkers and deceivers, specially they
they that be of circumcision, of the circumcision:
1:11 which it behooveth to be 1:11 Whose mouths must be stopped,
reproved [whom it behooveth to be who subvert whole houses, teaching
reproved]; which subvert all houses, things which they ought not, for filthy
teaching which things it behooveth not, lucre's sake.
for [the] love of foul winning.
1:12 And one of them, their proper 1:12 One of themselves, even a prophet
prophet said [Some one of them, the proper of their own, said, The Cretians are
prophet of them, said], said, Men of Crete alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.
be evermore liars, evil beasts, of slow
womb [slow of womb].

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1:13 This witnessing is true. For 1:13 This witness is true. Wherefore
which cause blame them sore, that they rebuke them sharply, that they may be
be whole in faith, sound in the faith;

1:14 not giving attention to fables of 1:14 Not giving heed to Jewish fables,
Jews, and to commandments of men, and commandments of men, that turn
that turn away them from truth [turning from the truth.
them away from truth].

1:15 And all things be clean to clean 1:15 Unto the pure all things are pure:
men; but to unclean men and to but unto them that are defiled and
unfaithful nothing is clean, for the soul unbelieving is nothing pure; but even
and conscience of them be made unclean their mind and conscience is defiled.
[but and the soul, or reason, and conscience of
them be made unclean].

1:16 They acknowledge that they 1:16 They profess that they know
know God, but by deeds they deny God; but in works they deny him, being
[him]; when they be abominable, and abominable, and disobedient, and unto
unbelieveful, and reprovable to all good every good work reprobate.
work [to all good works].

Chapter 2 Chapter 2
2:1 But speak thou those things that 2:1 But speak thou the things which
beseem wholesome teaching; [Forsooth become sound doctrine:
speak thou the things that become wholesome
teaching;]

2:2 that old men be sober, chaste, 2:2 That the aged men be sober,
prudent, whole in faith, in love, and grave, temperate, sound in faith, in
patience; charity, in patience.
2:3 also old women in holy habit, not 2:3 The aged women likewise, that
slanderers [not backbiters, or saying false blame they be in behaviour as becometh
on other men], not serving much to wine, holiness, not false accusers, not given to
well-teaching, that they teach prudence. much wine, teachers of good things;
2:4 Admonish thou young women, 2:4 That they may teach the young
that they love their husbands, that they women to be sober, to love their
love their children; husbands, to love their children,

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2:5 and that they be prudent, chaste, 2:5 To be discreet, chaste, keepers at
sober, having care of the house, benign, home, good, obedient to their own
subject to their husbands, that the word husbands, that the word of God be not
of God be not blasphemed. blasphemed.
2:6 Also admonish young men, that 2:6 Young men likewise exhort to be
they be sober. sober minded.
2:7 In all things give thyself 2:7 In all things showing thyself a
ensample of good works, in teaching, in pattern of good works: in doctrine
wholeness, in firmness. [+In all things give showing uncorruptness, gravity,
thyself example of good works, in teaching, in sincerity,
holiness of living, in firmness of virtues.]

2:8 An wholesome word [An whole 2:8 Sound speech, that cannot be
word], and unreprovable; that he that is condemned; that he that is of the
of the contrary side, be ashamed, having contrary part may be ashamed, having
none evil thing to say of you. no evil thing to say of you.

2:9 Admonish thou servants to be 2:9 Exhort servants to be obedient

subject to their lords; in all things unto their own masters, and to please
pleasing, not again-saying, them well in all things; not answering
again;
2:10 not defrauding, but in all things 2:10 Not purloining, but showing all
showing good faith, that they honour in good fidelity; that they may adorn the
all things the doctrine of God, our doctrine of God our Saviour in all
Saviour [that they adorn in all things the things.
doctrine of God, our Saviour].

2:11 For the grace of God, our 2:11 For the grace of God that
Saviour, hath appeared to all men, bringeth salvation hath appeared to all
men,

2:12 and taught us, that we forsake 2:12 Teaching us that, denying
wickedness and worldly desires, and live ungodliness and worldly lusts, we
soberly, and justly, and piously in this should live soberly, righteously, and
world, [teaching us, that we, forsaking godly, in this present world;
unpiety, and worldly desires, live soberly, and
justly, and piously, in this world,]

2:13 abiding the blessed hope and the 2:13 Looking for that blessed hope,

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coming of the glory of the great God, and the glorious appearing of the great
and our Saviour Jesus Christ; God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
2:14 that gave himself for us, to again- 2:14 Who gave himself for us, that he
buy us from all wickedness [that he should might redeem us from all iniquity, and
again-buy us from all wickedness], and make purify unto himself a peculiar people,
clean to himself a people acceptable, and zealous of good works.
follower of good works.
2:15 Speak thou these things, and 2:15 These things speak, and exhort,
admonish thou, and reprove thou with and rebuke with all authority. Let no
all commandment; no man despise thee. man despise thee.
[Speak thou these things, and admonish, and
argue, or reprove, with all commandment; no
man despise thee.]

Chapter 3 Chapter 3
3:1 Admonish them to be subjects to 3:1 Put them in mind to be subject
princes [Admonish them to be subject to to principalities and powers, to obey
princes], and to powers; to obey to that magistrates, to be ready to every good
that is said, and to be ready to all good work,
work [to all good works];
3:2 to blaspheme no man, to be not 3:2 To speak evil of no man, to be no
full of chiding, but temperate [to be not brawlers, but gentle, showing all
litigious, or full of chiding, but temperate, or meekness unto all men.
patient], showing all mildness to all men.

3:3 For we were sometime unwise, 3:3 For we ourselves also were
unbelieveful, erring, and serving to sometimes foolish, disobedient,
desires, and to diverse lusts [and diverse deceived, serving divers lusts and
lusts], doing in malice and envy, worthy pleasures, living in malice and envy,
to be hated, hating each other [hateful, hateful, and hating one another.
hating together].

3:4 But when the benignity and the 3:4 But after that the kindness and
manhood of our Saviour God appeared, love of God our Saviour toward man
[+Forsooth when the benignity and humanity, appeared,
or manhood/or large mercy, of God our Saviour
appeared,]

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3:5 not of works of rightwiseness that 3:5 Not by works of righteousness

we did, but by his mercy [but after his which we have done, but according to
mercy] he made us safe, by [the] washing his mercy he saved us, by the washing of
of again-begetting, and again-newing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy
the Holy Ghost, Ghost;
3:6 whom he shedded [out] into us 3:6 Which he shed on us abundantly
plenteously by Jesus Christ, our Saviour, through Jesus Christ our Saviour;
3:7 that we justified by his grace, be 3:7 That being justified by his grace,
heirs by hope [be heirs after hope] of we should be made heirs according to
everlasting life. the hope of eternal life.

3:8 A true word is [this], and of these 3:8 This is a faithful saying, and these
things I will that thou confirm others, things I will that thou affirm constantly,
that they that believe in God, be busy to that they which have believed in God
be above others in good works [care, or do might be careful to maintain good
busyness, to be before in good works]. These works. These things are good and
things be good, and profitable to men. profitable unto men.
3:9 And eschew thou foolish 3:9 But avoid foolish questions, and
questions, and genealogies, and strivings genealogies, and contentions, and
[and strives], and fightings of the law; for strivings about the law; for they are
those be unprofitable and vain. unprofitable and vain.

3:10 Eschew thou a man heretic, after 3:10 A man that is an heretic after the
one and the second correction; [Shun first and second admonition reject;
thou a man heretic, after one and the second
correction, or reproving;]

3:11 witting that he that is such a 3:11 Knowing that he that is such is
manner man is subverted, and subverted, and sinneth, being
trespasseth, and is condemned by his condemned of himself.
own doom.
3:12 When I [shall] send to thee 3:12 When I shall send Artemas unto
Artemas, or Tychicus, hie thou to come thee, or Tychicus, be diligent to come
to me to Nicopolis [hie, or haste, thou to unto me to Nicopolis: for I have
come to me to Nicopolis]; for I have determined there to winter.
purposed to dwell in winter there.
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send before Zenas], a wise man of law, and Apollos on their journey diligently, that
Apollos, that nothing fail to them. nothing be wanting unto them.
3:14 They that be of ours, learn to be 3:14 And let ours also learn to
governors in good works, to necessary maintain good works for necessary uses,
uses, that they be not without fruit. that they be not unfruitful.
[Forsooth and our men learn to be before in
good works, to necessary uses, that they be not
unfruitous.]

3:15 All men that be with me greet 3:15 All that are with me salute thee.
thee well. Greet thou well them, that Greet them that love us in the faith.
love us in [the] faith. The grace of God Grace be with you all. Amen.
be with you all. Amen.

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