Titus, Chapter 1

1. Paul a seruaunt of God, and an Apostle of Iesus Christe, according to the fayth of Gods elect, and the knowledge of ye trueth, whiche is after godlynesse,    2. In the hope of eternall lyfe, which God that can not lye, promised before the worlde began:    3. But hath made manifest his worde, at ye time appoynted through preaching, which is committed vnto me, according to the ordinaunce of God our sauiour:    4. To Titus a natural sonne after the common fayth: Grace, mercie, peace, from God the father, and the Lorde Iesus Christe our sauiour.    5. For this cause left I thee in Creta, that thou shouldest refourme ye thynges that are left, and ordayne elders in euerye citie, as I had appoynted thee:    6. If any be blamelesse, the husbande of one wyfe, hauyng faythfull chyldren, not accusable of riote, or vntractable.    7. For a bishop must be blamelesse, as the stewarde of God: not stubborne, not angry, not geuen to wyne, no striker, not geuen to filthie lucre:    8. But a louer of hospitalitie, a louer of goodnes, sober, ryghteous, godly, temperate,    9. Holdyng fast the faythfull worde, which is accordyng to doctrine, that he may be able both to exhort in wholsome doctrine, and to improue them that say agaynst it.    10. For there are many vnruly, and vayne talkers, and deceauers of myndes, specially they [that are] of ye circumcision,    11. Whose mouthes must be stopped, which subuert whole houses, teachyng thynges which they ought not, for fylthie lucre sake.    12. One of them selues [euen] a prophete of their owne, sayde: The Crettans [are] alwayes lyers, euyll beastes, slowe bellyes.    13. This witnesse is true: wherfore rebuke them sharpely that they may be founde in the fayth,    14. Not takyng heede to Iewes fables and comaundementes of men, turnyng from the trueth.    15. Unto the pure, [are] all thynges pure: but vnto them that are defyled and vnbeleuyng, [is] nothyng pure, but euen the mynde and conscience of them is defyled.    16. They confesse that they knowe God: but with workes they denie hym, seyng they are abhominable and disobedient, and vnto euery good worke reprobate.