¹ REMIND them to be subject to princes and those invested with authority, to obey magistrates, to be ready for every good work,

² to slander no man, to be inoffensive, gentle, shewing all meekness to all men.

³ For we ourselves also in time past were thoughtless, disobedient, erroneous, enslaved by various passions and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.

⁴ But even then the kindness and love of God our Saviour to man shone forth,

⁵ not for works of righteousness which we had done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the laver of regeneration, and by renovation of the Holy Spirit;

⁶ which he poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;

⁷ that justified by his grace, we might become heirs in hope of eternal life.

⁸ Faithful is the saying, and of these things I wish thee firmly to testify, that they who have believed in God be careful to be pre-eminent in good works. These are becoming and advantageous to men.

⁹ But foolish disquisitions, and genealogies, and disputes, and contentions about the law avoid; for they are unprofitable and vain.

¹⁰ An heretical person after a first and second admonition reject;

¹¹ knowing that such a one is perverted, and sinneth, being self-condemned.

¹² When I shall send Artemas unto thee, or Tychicus, hasten to come to me unto Nicopolis: for there I have determined to pass the winter.

¹³ Send forward diligently Zenas the lawyer and Apollos, that nothing may be wanting for them.

¹⁴ And let those who belong to us learn also to be pre-eminent in good works for all necessary calls, that they be not without fruits.

¹⁵ All that are with me salute thee. Salute those who love us with fidelity. Grace be with you all. Amen. This epistle was written to Titus appointed by suffrage first bishop of the church of Crete, from Nicopolis in Macedonia. \p