Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

¹² Because the day of the Lord of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and highminded, and upon every one that is arrogant, and he shall be humbled.

¹³ And upon all the tall and lofty cedars of Libanus, and upon all the oaks of Basan.

¹⁴ And upon all the high mountains, and upon all the elevated hills.

¹⁵ And upon every high tower, and every fenced wall.

¹⁶ And upon all the ships of Tharsis, and upon all that is fair to behold.

¹⁷ And the loftiness of men shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be humbled, and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.

1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of the elect of God and the acknowledging of the truth, which is according to godliness:

² Unto the hope of life everlasting, which God, who lieth not, hath promised before the times of the world:

³ But hath in due times manifested his word in preaching, which is committed to me according to the commandment of God our Saviour:

⁴ To Titus my beloved son, according to the common faith, grace and peace from God the Father, and from Christ Jesus our Saviour.

⁵ For this cause I left thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and shouldest ordain priests in every city, as I also appointed thee:

⁶ If any be without crime, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not accused of riot, or unruly.

⁷ For a bishop must be without crime, as the steward of God: not proud, not subject to anger, not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre:

⁸ But given to hospitality, gentle, sober, just, holy, continent:

⁹ Embracing that faithful word which is according to doctrine, that he may be able to exhort in sound doctrine, and to convince the gainsayers.