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[1]Paul, 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 according to godliness; |
[1]Paul a seruaunt of God, & an Apostle of Iesus Christe, according to the fayth of Gods elect, & the knowledge of ye trueth, whiche is after godlynesse |
[2]In hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before the world began; |
[2]In the hope of eternall lyfe, which God that can not lye, promised before the worlde began |
[3]But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed to me according to the commandment of God our Savior; |
[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, my own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior. |
[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 I left thee in Crete, that thou shouldst set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee: |
[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 is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not accused of riot, or disorderly. |
[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 blameless, as the steward of God; not self-willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre; |
[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 lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate; |
[8]But a louer of hospitalitie, a louer of goodnes, sober, ryghteous, godly, temperate |
[9]Holding 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. |
[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 disorderly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision: |
[10]For there are many vnruly, and vayne talkers, and deceauers of myndes, specially they [that are] of ye circumcision |
[11]Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for the sake of sordid gain. |
[11]Whose mouthes must be stopped, which subuert whole houses, teachyng thynges which they ought not, for fylthie lucre sake |
[12]One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are always liars, evil beasts, slow bellies. |
[12]One of them selues [euen] a prophete of their owne, sayde: The Crettans [are] alwayes lyers, euyll beastes, slowe bellyes |
[13]This testimony is true: wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith; |
[13]This witnesse is true: wherfore rebuke them sharpely that they may be founde in the fayth |
[14]Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men that turn from the truth. |
[14]Not takyng heede to Iewes fables and comaundementes of men, turnyng from the trueth |
[15]To the pure all things are pure: but to them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled. |
[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 profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and to every good work reprobate. |
[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 |