1|tus 1

1 au|, a servant ot God, and an apost|e ot Jesus Chr|st, accord|nq to

the ta|th ot Gods chosen ones, and the know|edqe ot the truth wh|ch |s
accord|nq to qod||ness,
1 u xmo mo x, s u p__og a mo x\uo , su xmo xu oo op m\ga,
s \o p @l \u \\ omop us \u u p u xmo ,
2 |n hope ot eterna| ||te, wh|ch God, who cant ||e, prom|sed betore t|me
beqan;
2 o \u \o\ \u mo mu a ou x omo x \oo_ oo_p
o op ox o oao oo po p o__oo p s op ,
8 but |n h|s own t|me revea|ed h|s word |n the messaqe w|th wh|ch |
was entrusted accord|nq to the commandment ot God our Sav|or;
8 op ops , omu \molspoop g p, o po_l moo \mool
o\o pxo x, o\o po xux, su x, o xm p o xo p o x o x,
m\uxo amo g p , uxo xo o ,
4 to 1|tus, my true ch||d accord|nq to a common ta|th: Grace, mercy, and
peace trom God the |ather and the Lord Jesus Chr|st our Sav|or.
4 o opo x , uo g \g \ s\ga u xu mo g p , \o__\o p,
s \o po@ xoo@ x, s \u \o oo\u x, s o\m po xo p o xo x, oo\
u p__og a mm pg p, umopgx o \.
| |ett you |n Crete tor th|s reason, that you wou|d set |n order the
th|nqs that were |ack|nq, and appo|nt e|ders |n every c|ty, as | d|rected
you;
uoao xagx o_o xg p mo \sm x, so goo ao x\
omoo xop op , s so gooao p o xo p o oo \ oo \o o_p s mo x,
suuxo a \gxmo ,
0 |t anyone |s b|ame|ess, the husband ot one w|te, hav|nq ch||dren who
be||eve, who are not accused ot |oose or unru|y behav|or.
0 o xo\oa\oup omo x mo \m p op , s m ps muloxo x,
s m ps mo mo x omoo \ , o\oa\oup omo x
o\oo aoo xmu mo \m p op , s u \op mg\o popg po x.
1 |or the overseer must be b|ame|ess, as Gods steward; not se|t-
p|eas|nq, not eas||y anqered, not q|ven to w|ne, not v|o|ent, not qreedy tor
d|shonest qa|n;
1 mo \sm x, so xo \u xm\mo g p , o xo \\m p o p op m po po_s
\oa\oup omo xo x. u \op o xomuxosp mo, o xomos p o po_ ,
o xomm p ooo o mux, o x \\, o xoo o omoxoo x m pop .
8 but q|ven to hosp|ta||ty, a |over ot qood, sober m|nded, ta|r, ho|y, se|t-
contro||ed;
8 u \ o xommp o xu x, o xomm p o xo x, o xomoamo oo \oo \,
o xom mo x, o xomo mo , o xomo xmo,
0 ho|d|nq to the ta|thtu| word wh|ch |s accord|nq to the teach|nq, that he
may be ab|e to exhort |n the sound doctr|ne, and to conv|ct those who
contrad|ct h|m.
0 o xomo ua\moo \ mu \m s\o p \o mo g p ,
so moo po@\ o\o p \o mo xmop , s _ ua
o xo \o ao o aopg p, o o x.
10 |or there are a|so many unru|y men, va|n ta|kers and dece|vers,
espec|a||y those ot the c|rcumc|s|on,
10 mo \sm x, o xmg\o p, s o xomo x \oo oo , s o xo g \o xmo m po
mlox, oo xs \o g mo_l mlo \o x.
11 whose mouths must be stopped; men who overthrow who|e houses,
teach|nq th|nqs wh|ch they ouqht not, tor d|shonest qa|ns sake.
11 o xopg p oopomuamoo p o x. moo p , so mog \op o
omoxoo x m p op s , o po x\ omo xo p op , s uxos oslo a
o xo p s o p @lopo x.
12 One ot them, a prophet ot the|r own, sa|d, Cretans are a|ways ||ars,
ev|| beasts, and |d|e q|uttons.`
12 o xomo_lspo, mo ox o osp , o x_o xo u \ o xo x \oo_ oo_po o ,
opo o \o mm, o xomooopo__o x.
18 1h|s test|mony |s true. |or th|s cause, reprove them sharp|y, that they
may be sound |n the ta|th,
18 \m p mom xu \ mu \m o x. uxosg p s , oas go s o p u p m x,
so mo om po p o\gamo xo \.
14 not pay|nq attent|on to Jew|sh tab|es and commandments ot men who
turn away trom the truth.
14 so mo o \ o xu sxo mo omu \ op op, s o xo@
m\o p \o omuo@ o a \u \\ g p, o xo x.
1 1o the pure, a|| th|nqs are pure; but to those who are det||ed and
unbe||ev|nq, noth|nq |s pure; but both the|r m|nd and the|r consc|ence are
det||ed.
1 ou\ \ooau \ moo oo xmoo op mo \, u u \ o xoo op ,
s o xo \gaop op g p \oo omo \ m p op g u xop .
u \mo p mos mo omo p @lsp \sp o ag p , oo opo x.
10 1hey protess that they know God, but by the|r works they deny h|m,
be|nq abom|nab|e, d|sobed|ent, and unt|t tor any qood work.
10 o xopg p o o xmo oolo p @lu xo x. op ops oum x
om\o \uxg p o x. u \ o xoooop mm x, s o xo \op \op , s o
ou\ \ux\o xmo \g p o ao p op g u xop .
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1 8ut say the th|nqs wh|ch t|t sound doctr|ne,
1 u u \g spm x o x\ om_os \o p \o omo xmop ,
2 that o|der men shou|d be temperate, sens|b|e, sober m|nded, sound |n
ta|th, |n |ove, and |n pat|ence:
2 so o ao loo \op ou \ o xo xmo, o xoamo oo \oo \, o xos o x \,
o xomm p o p o\gamo x, o\mp \o mo x, o\o oo xmo xg p o \.
8 and that o|der women ||kew|se be reverent |n behav|or, not s|anderers
nor ens|aved to much w|ne, teachers ot that wh|ch |s qood;
8 sg pmo so o au poo \op g p, omux\o \ mo x ou \ o xo xoop o
s \o \o , s u \op o xs p s p \, u \op o xm o p o oo o op , u \
o xo p \ omo x,
4 that they may tra|n the younq women to |ove the|r husbands, to |ove
the|r ch||dren,
4 so moo po x o au p omoo\op omooamo oo \oo \, omou \
o xm p mox, o xm p mo ,
to be sober m|nded, chaste, workers at home, k|nd, be|nq |n subject|on
to the|r own husbands, that Gods word may not be b|asphemed.
o xos o x \, o xo o , o xo \mo p , o xmoo x, o xo \mox, so
u xmoo \mool o op \s p s pm xo xo x.
0 L|kew|se, exhort the younqer men to be sober m|nded;
0 sg pmo oop o p o xo ao l omoo\op mo , so mooamo oo \oo \
o \.
1 |n a|| th|nqs show|nq yourse|t an examp|e ot qood works; |n your
teach|nq show|nq |nteqr|ty, ser|ousness, |ncorrupt|b|||ty,
1 s g pgo o\uxo x ms ma o\o u xs mo x, oo p \o \mo xg p ,
s g p\ m po_pop, \oamo oo \oo \,
8 and soundness ot speech that cant be condemned; that he who
opposes you may be ashamed, hav|nq no ev|| th|nq to say about us.
8 \o xmo xmop oo xoa\oup om xo op , so o xo slop, o m
o xmo \m p op os , ouao g p o \.
0 Lxhort servants to be |n subject|on to the|r own masters, and to be
we||-p|eas|nq |n a|| th|nqs; not contrad|ct|nq;
0 oop o p \mo \mo xmo so moo \moo\op , s ux\op mo
o\ooa, s o \o ao o aop ,
10 not stea||nq, but show|nq a|| qood t|de||ty; that they may adorn the
doctr|ne ot God, our Sav|or, |n a|| th|nqs.
10 s o g \o o p \op , s os g p moo \ oo s o\ooa, so moux
ouou \m po xo p o xo x, u xm\o p \o o\ooamo x o \.
11 |or the qrace ot God has appeared, br|nq|nq sa|vat|on to a|| men,
11 mo \sm x, u xmo__mo p op us \m po xo p o x oo xo@ ooamo \,
m po_lo p,
12 |nstruct|nq us to the |ntent that, deny|nq unqod||ness and wor|d|y
|usts, we wou|d ||ve sober|y, r|qhteous|y, and qod|y |n th|s present wor|d;
12 s o p o xo o xo x, ooop @ o a \u u p op u x, s \oo
op us o p o p , s ooopm p oopo omm xup m p s \oaoo
oo \oo \, m p s oo p ooo x, s \u u pu xg p,
18 |ook|nq tor the b|essed hope and appear|nq ot the q|ory ot our qreat
God and Sav|or, Jesus Chr|st;
18 s ooopo \o\ \u \o\ omop \o p o x, s \s pu xs
\m po xo po x o xoo\ u p__og a, moxoo x m\m po_lg po x.
14 who qave h|mse|t tor us, that he m|qht redeem us trom a|| |n|qu|ty,
and pur|ty tor h|mse|t a peop|e tor h|s own possess|on, zea|ous tor qood
works.
14 mospg p o p o xo amo ooo \ so moo xo x o x o\s o ooa mo x,
s uxoo o p o xoo ao xo sp \ omo \sp o, omoo p
o\uxo x\mo \o x.
1 Say these th|nqs and exhort and reprove w|th a|| author|ty. Let no
man desp|se you.
1 \g p opo xg, s oopo po xmo , s
o p u p \m ps \uxo aooao \. uo xo uxg olgx g oxo x.
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1 Hem|nd them to be |n subject|on to ru|ers and to author|t|es, to be
obed|ent, to be ready tor every qood work,
1 s o p g po po xm x omop oamo oo xmo p , o xm p s mo mou xop
mo oa, omop o \ os p op, omop m po xmo oou\ \uxo x
u xo\o\mo \,
2 to speak ev|| ot no one, not to be content|ous, to be qent|e, show|nq
a|| hum|||ty toward a|| men.
2 s p s p op o xg oxop , m po ao o op , omopoamo o po pu au a,
omop s g p ou\ \o oo x oo xo@ ooa o \.
8 |or we were a|so once too||sh, d|sobed|ent, dece|ved, serv|nq var|ous
|usts and p|easures, ||v|nq |n ma||ce and envy, hatetu|, and hat|nq one
another.
8 mo \sm x, oo ouo a g p, ooo \o ou \ o xoo xo , o xo \op \op ,
o xs o mo, o xoo \ o\oo aoo x, s \u aox moo aoo amo x,
o xuxos mom, s mo po poo p, o xo xs \oo m x,
o xomoo o amoo x.
4 8ut when the k|ndness ot God our Sav|or and h|s |ove toward mank|nd
appeared,
4 op ops x\m p o xo po xo x, u xm\oo@ x s m\mp o xo@
m po_lo ps , oo\ux o\ \o x oouxoomu u \op .
not by works ot r|qhteousness, wh|ch we d|d ourse|ves, but accord|nq
to h|s mercy, he saved us, throuqh the wash|nq ot reqenerat|on and
renew|nq by the Ho|y Sp|r|t,
u \ sm\oo@ xspomo g p, mosp m po xo p o x o xo\o o op us
om po_pos o , s \uxo xog \o ooo o ,
0 whom he poured out on us r|ch|y, throuqh Jesus Chr|st our Sav|or;
0 omo o xo\o x m xooo x o o x x, o\m po xo p o x
o xu p __og amu ,
1 that, be|nq just|t|ed by h|s qrace, we m|qht be made he|rs accord|nq to
the hope ot eterna| ||te.
1 so oop\oa oao xo x omo__mo p os , ooo o xg \op ol\,
s\u \o\ \u mo mu amo g po x.
8 1h|s say|nq |s ta|thtu|, and concern|nq these th|nqs | des|re that you
att|rm cont|dent|y, so that those who have be||eved God may be caretu|
to ma|nta|n qood works. 1hese th|nqs are qood and prot|tab|e to men;
8 \o xmog p u \mu \m , s o\g p op mo \mo_x uom p
ogoo pxo x oo \o \ o p u , so o xomo \o xgao xu xop,
ooo \mo omoux\o x o u \u g po x. \g p opu \ \mo xmop ,
s u \\o__\o p oo xo@ mo \o x.
0 but shun too||sh quest|on|nqs, qenea|oq|es, str|te, and d|sputes about the
|aw; tor they are unprot|tab|e and va|n.
0 u u \\o o \oo oo , s \o \o uxoa, s \m po ao o o a,
s \o au o a oo o\o p \o mo \mo_ xg p, oo m xo \.
mo \sm x,u \\ o ao p op , s \oo oo o x.
10 Avo|d a tact|ous man atter a t|rst and second warn|nq;
10 o xomo o xu a op g p, o p u p m xo , s o xo p o o o mo \o g p, oo
m xo \.
11 know|nq that such a one |s perverted, and s|ns, be|nq se|t-condemned.
11 go p @l oo x sg p o oxg p op \uxoslm x, s ux \s o,
s o p@ pupo x mospoo x.
12 When | send Artemas to you, or 1ych|cus, be d|||qent to come to me
to N|copo||s, tor | have determ|ned to w|nter there.
12 o xm\ ul u \o x,o x u xo u \o x, xuumo x o gm ps , og o um p
og xoo o mo x o_ o_ o \. mo \sm x, uoauo ouom pog p
o\o \mo \s o \@lo x.
18 Send Zenas, the |awyer, and Apo||os on the|r journey speed||y, that
noth|nq may be |ack|nq tor them.
18 o xo o a\o p \o o xo xgl, s o xmo o xg p uxoxmo x o@loo \o \,
so mu pg \op \mo \ o m p g u xo xg p o \.
14 Let our peop|e a|so |earn to ma|nta|n qood works tor necessary uses,
that they may not be untru|ttu|.
14 o xop us ooopo \o , so mo u \ o xomxop m popo xs ,
umuxo ux\ omuxo mo \m p mo \g p o \.
1 A|| who are w|th me qreet you. Greet those who |ove us |n ta|th.
Grace be w|th you a||. Amen.
1 o xm p oum p ooag p o xs p gxo x. o xommp o xo\gamo xg p
o xs p m x o \. \mo__mo p g p, umm ps o ooao \.