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Titus 1

   
 ²in hope of eternal life, which God, who 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 Savior,

   
 ⁴To Titus, my own son in the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.

   
 ⁵For this cause I left 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 quick to anger, not given to wine, not violent, 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, especially those of the Circumcision,

   
 ¹¹whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not for the sake of filthy lucre.

   
 ¹²One among themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, "The Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, slothful gluttons."

   
 ¹³This witness is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,

   
 ¹⁴not giving heed to Jewish fables and commandments of men who turn from the truth.

   
 ¹⁵Unto the pure, all things are pure; but unto those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure, but even their mind and conscience is defiled.

   
 ¹⁶They profess that they know God, but in their works they deny Him, being abominable and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.

Titus 2

   
 ²that the older men be sober, serious, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience;

   
 ³the older women likewise, that they be in behavior as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things,

   
 ⁴that they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,

   
 ⁵to be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the Word of God be not blasphemed.

   
 ⁶Likewise exhort the young men to be soberminded,

   
 ⁷in all things showing thyself to be a pattern of good works; in doctrine showing uncorruptness, seriousness, sincerity,

   
 ⁸sound speech which cannot be condemned, that he that is of a contrary mind may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.

   
 ⁹Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things, not gainsaying,

   
 ¹⁰not purloining, but showing all good fidelity, that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in all things.

   
 ¹¹For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,

   
 ¹²teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world,

   
 ¹³looking for that blessed hope and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Savior Jesus Christ, TIT 2:14 who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from all iniquity and purify unto Himself a peculiar people, zealous for good works.

   
 ¹⁵These things speak and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.

Titus 3

   
 ²to speak evil of no man, not to be brawlers, but gentle, showing all meekness unto all men.

   
 ³For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful and hating one another.

   
 ⁴But after the kindness and love of God our Savior toward man appeared,

   
 ⁵He saved us not by works of righteousness which we had done, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration, and by the renewing of the Holy Ghost,

   
 ⁶which He shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior,

   
 ⁷that, being justified by His grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

   
 ⁸This is a faithful saying, and these things I enjoin that thou affirm constantly, that those who have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.

   
 ⁹But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law, for they are unprofitable and vain.

   
 ¹⁰If a man is a heretic, after the first and second admonition reject him,

   
 ¹¹knowing that such as he is subverted and sinneth, being condemned by himself.

   
 ¹²When I send Artemas unto thee or Tychicus, be diligent to come unto me in Nicopolis, for I have determined to winter there.

   
 ¹³Bring Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey diligently, that nothing be wanting unto them.

   
 ¹⁴And let our own also learn to perform good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.

   
 ¹⁵All that are with me salute thee. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen.

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Philemon 1

   
 ²and to our beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church in thy house:

   
 ³Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

   
 ⁴I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers,

   
 ⁵having heard of thy love and faith which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus and toward all saints,

   
 ⁶that the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.

   
 ⁷For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the hearts of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.

   
 ⁸Therefore, though I might be bold enough in Christ to enjoin thee to do that which is befitting,

   
 ⁹yet for love's sake rather I beseech thee, being such a one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.

   
 ¹⁰I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds.

   
 ¹¹In time past he was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me.

   
 ¹²I am sending him back. Thou therefore receive him, who is mine own heart.

   
 ¹³I would have retained him with me, that in thy stead he might have ministered unto me in the bonds of the Gospel;

   
 ¹⁴but without thy mind would I do nothing, that thy goodness should not be, as it were, of necessity but willingly.

   
 ¹⁵For perhaps he therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest receive him back for ever--

   
 ¹⁶not now as a servant, but more than a servant: as a brother beloved, especially to me, but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh and in the Lord.

   
 ¹⁷If thou count me therefore a partner, receive him as myself.

   
 ¹⁸If he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee aught, put that on mine account.

   
 ¹⁹I, Paul, have written this with mine own hand: I will repay it; albeit I do not say to thee how thou owest unto me even thine own self besides.

   
 ²⁰Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord; refresh my soul in the Lord.

   
 ²¹Having confidence in thy obedience I wrote unto thee, knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say.

   
 ²²But besides prepare me also a lodging, for I trust that through your prayers I shall be given unto you.

   
 ²³There salute thee Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus;

   
 ²⁴also Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas and Luke, my fellow laborers.

   
 ²⁵The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.