Titus 1 : King James Version

1 1Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus
Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging
of the truth which is after godliness; 2In hope of
eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world
began; 3But hath in due times manifested his word through
preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment
of God our Saviour; 4To Titus, mine own son after the
common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the
Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour. 5For this cause left I
thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are
wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:
6If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having
faithful children not accused of riot or unruly. 7For a
bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not
soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy
lucre; 8But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men,
sober, just, holy, temperate; 9Holding fast the faithful
word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine
both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers. 10For
there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they
of the circumcision: 11Whose mouths must be stopped, who
subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for
filthy lucre's sake. 12One of themselves, even a prophet
of their own, said, the Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow
bellies. 13This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them
sharply, that they may be sound in the faith; 14Not
giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn
from the truth. 15Unto the pure all things are pure: but
unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even
their mind and conscience is defiled. 16They profess that
they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and
disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.