Titus 3
Wycliffe Bible
3 Admonish them to be subjects to princes [Admonish them to be subject to princes], and to powers; to obey to that that is said, and to be ready to all good work [to all good works];
2 to blaspheme no man, to be not full of chiding, but temperate [to be not litigious, or full of chiding, but temperate, or patient], showing all mildness to all men.
3 For we were sometime unwise, unbelieveful, erring, and serving to desires, and to diverse lusts [and diverse lusts], doing in malice and envy, worthy to be hated, hating each other [hateful, hating together].
4 But when the benignity and the manhood of our Saviour God appeared,[a]
5 not of works of rightwiseness that we did, but by his mercy [but after his mercy] he made us safe, by [the] washing of again-begetting, and again-newing of the Holy Ghost,
6 whom he shedded [out] into us plenteously by Jesus Christ, our Saviour,
7 that we justified by his grace, be heirs by hope [be heirs after hope] of everlasting life.
8 A true word is [this], and of these things I will that thou confirm others, that they that believe in God, be busy to be above others in good works [care, or do busyness, to be before in good works]. These things be good, and profitable to men.
9 And eschew thou foolish questions, and genealogies, and strivings [and strives], and fightings of the law; for those be unprofitable and vain.
10 Eschew thou a man heretic, after one and the second correction; [Shun thou a man heretic, after one and the second correction, or reproving;]
11 witting that he that is such a manner man is subverted, and trespasseth, and is condemned by his own doom.
12 When I [shall] send to thee Artemas, or Tychicus, hie thou to come to me to Nicopolis [hie, or haste, thou to come to me to Nicopolis]; for I have purposed to dwell in winter there.
13 Busily before send Zenas [Busily send before Zenas], a wise man of law, and Apollos, that nothing fail to them.
14 They that be of ours, learn to be governors in good works, to necessary uses, that they be not without fruit. [Forsooth and our men learn to be before in good works, to necessary uses, that they be not unfruitous.]
15 All men that be with me greet thee well. Greet thou well them, that love us in [the] faith. The grace of God be with you all. Amen.
Footnotes
- Titus 3:4 Forsooth when the benignity and humanity, or manhood/or large mercy, of God our Saviour appeared,
Titus 3
New Matthew Bible
Of obedience to persons in authority. Of gentleness to all people. He warns Titus to beware of foolish and unprofitable questions.
3 Warn the people to submit themselves to rule and authority, to obey the officials, to be ready for all good works, 2 to speak evil of no one, and not to be fighters, but soft, showing all gentleness to all people. 3 For we ourselves also were in times past unwise: disobedient, deceived; captive to desires, lusts, and diverse kinds of sensuality; living in maliciousness and envy, full of hate, hating one another.
4 But after the kindness and love of our Saviour God toward man appeared, 5 he saved us – not for the deeds of righteousness that we have done, but of his mercy, by the fountain of the new birth, and with the renewing of the Holy Spirit, 6 which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour, 7 so that we, once justified by his grace, should be heirs of eternal life through hope. 8 This is a true saying.
These things I want you to affirm constantly, so that those who believe God may be diligent to go forward in good works. These things are good and profitable to people. 9 Foolish questions and genealogies, and brawling and strife about the law, avoid. For they are unprofitable and superfluous.
10 A person who is given to heresy, after the first and the second admonition, avoid, 11 remembering that such a one has been perverted, and sins, even condemned by his own judgment.
12 When I send Artemas to you, or Tychicus, try your best to come to me to Nicopolis. For I have determined to winter there. 13 Set Zenas the lawyer and Apollos well on their journey, so that nothing is lacking to them. 14 And let our people also learn to excel in good works, as much as need requires, so that they are not unfruitful.
15 Everyone who is with me sends greetings to you. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen.
Written from Nicopolis,
a city of Macedonia.
2001 by Terence P. Noble
Copyright © 2016 by Ruth Magnusson (Davis). Includes emendations to February 2022. All rights reserved.