Tito 3

¹ PutHe declares particularly and separately that which he said before generally, noting out certain main and principal duties which men owe to men, and especially subjects to their magistrates.them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,

² That they speake euill of no man, that they be no fighters, but soft, shewing all meekenesse vnto all men.

³ He confirms again the former exhortation by propounding the free benefit of our regeneration, the symbol of which is our baptism. (Ed.)For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, [and] hating one another.

⁴ But when that bountifulnesse & that loue of God our Sauiour toward man appeared,

⁵ Not by works ofLiterally, «of works which are done in righteousness»: and this passage fully refutes the doctrine of meritorious works.righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of theWhich the power of the Holy Spirit works.Holy Ghost;

⁶ Which he shed on vs aboundantly, through Iesus Christ our Sauiour,

⁷ That we, being iustified by his grace, should be made heires according to the hope of eternall life.

⁸ Again with great earnestness emphasises how we ought to give ourselves to true godliness and avoid all vain questions, which serve to nothing but to cause strife and debate.[This is] a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintainGive themselves earnestly to good works.good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.

⁹ But stay foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and brawlings about the Lawe: for they are vnprofitable and vaine.

¹⁰ The ministers of the word must at once cast off heretics, that is, those who stubbornly and seditiously disquiet the Church, and will pay no attention to ecclesiastical admonitions.A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;

¹¹ Knowing that hee that is such, is peruerted, and sinneth, being damned of his owne selfe.

¹² Last of all, he writes a word or two regarding personal matters, and commends certain men.When I shall send Artemas unto thee, or Tychicus, be diligent to come unto me to Nicopolis: for I have determined there to winter.

¹³ Bring Zenas the expounder of the Lawe, and Apollos on their iourney diligently, that they lacke nothing.

¹⁴ And let ours also learne to shewe foorth good woorkes for necessary vses, that they be not vnfruitfull.

¹⁵ All that are with mee, salute thee. Greete them that loue vs in the faith. Grace bee with you all, Amen. To Titus, elect the first bishoppe of the Church of the Cretians, written from Nicopolis in Macedonia.