Paul, a slave of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ according to the  ¹faith of God's  ²chosen ones and the  ³full knowledge of the truth, which is  ⁴according to godliness,

In the  ¹hope of  ²eternal life, which God, who cannot lie,  ³promised  ⁴before the times of the ages

But in  ¹its own times manifested  ²His word in the proclamation with which I was entrusted according to the  ³command of our Savior God;

To Titus, genuine child according to the  ¹common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.

For this cause I left you in Crete, that you might set in order the things which I have begun that remain and appoint elders in  ¹every city, as I directed you:

If anyone is unreprovable, the  ¹husband of one wife, having believing children not accused of dissoluteness or unruly.

For the  ¹overseer must be unreprovable as a steward of God, not self-willed,  ²not quick tempered,  ³not an excessive drinker,  ⁴not a striker,  ⁵not greedy for base gain;

But  ¹hospitable, a lover of good,  ²of a sober mind, righteous,  ³holy, self-controlled;

 ¹Holding to the  ²faithful word, which is according to the  ³teaching of the apostles, that he may be able both to exhort by the  ⁴healthy teaching and to  ⁵convict  ⁶those who oppose.

For there are many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, especially  ¹those of the circumcision,

Whose mouths must be  ¹stopped, who overthrow whole households, teaching things  ²for the sake of base gain, which they ought not to do.

One from among  ¹themselves, a  ²prophet of their own, said, Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, idle  ³gluttons.

This testimony is true; for which cause  ¹reprove them  ²severely that they may be  ³healthy in the  ⁴faith,

Not paying attention to Jewish  ¹myths and the  ²commandments of men who  ³turn away from the  ⁴truth.

 ¹All things are pure to the pure; yet to those who are  ²defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure, but both their  ³mind and their conscience are  ²defiled.

They  ¹profess to know God, but by their works they deny Him, being abominable and disobedient and, as to every good work,  ²disapproved.

But you, speak the things which are fitting to the  ¹healthy teaching.

Exhort older men to be  ¹temperate,  ²grave,  ³of a sober mind,  ⁴healthy in faith, in love, in endurance;

Older women likewise to be in  ¹demeanor as befits those who engage in  ²sacred things,  ³not slanderers, nor  ⁴enslaved by much wine,  ⁵teachers of what is good,

That they may  ¹train the young women  ²to love their husbands, to love their children,

To be of a sober mind, pure, workers at home,  ¹good, subject to their own husbands, that the  ²word of God would not be  ³blasphemed.

The younger men likewise exhort to be of a sober mind,

Concerning all things  ¹presenting yourself as a pattern of good works: in your teaching showing incorruption,  ²gravity,

Healthy speech that cannot be  ¹condemned, that  ²he who opposes may be put to shame, having  ³nothing evil to say about us.

Exhort  ¹slaves to be subject to their own masters in all things, to be well pleasing, not contradicting,

Not pilfering, but showing all good  ¹faithfulness that they may  ²adorn the teaching of our  ³Savior God in all things.

 ¹For the  ²grace of God,  ³bringing salvation to all men, has  ⁴appeared,

Training us that, denying  ¹ungodliness and  ²worldly lusts, we should live  ³soberly and  ⁴righteously and godly in the present age,

 ¹Awaiting the  ²blessed hope, even the appearing of the  ³glory of our  ⁴great God and Savior, Jesus Christ,

Who gave Himself  ¹for us that He might  ²redeem us from all lawlessness and purify to Himself a  ³particular people as His unique possession, zealous of good works.

 ¹These things speak, and exhort and  ²convict with all  ³authority.  ⁴Let no one despise you.

Remind them to be  ¹subject to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready unto every good work,

To slander no one, to be  ¹uncontentious,  ²gentle, showing all meekness toward all men.

For we also  ¹were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving as slaves various  ²lusts and pleasures, spending our lives in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.

But when the  ¹kindness and the love to man of our Savior God appeared,

Not out of  ¹works in righteousness which we did but according to His  ²mercy He saved us, through the  ³washing of  ⁴regeneration and the renewing of the  ⁵Holy Spirit,

Whom He  ¹poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior,

 ¹In order that having been justified by  ²His grace, we might become  ³heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

Faithful is  ¹the word, and concerning  ²these things I desire you to  ³confidently affirm, so that those who have believed in God may be careful to maintain respectable works. These things are good and profitable to men.

But  ¹avoid foolish  ²questionings and  ³genealogies and  ⁴strifes and  ⁵contentions about the  ⁶law, for they are unprofitable and  ⁷vain.

A  ¹factious man, after a first and second admonition,  ²refuse,

Knowing that such a one is  ¹perverted and is sinning, though he is condemned by his own self.

When I send Artemas to you or Tychicus, be diligent to come to me at  ¹Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there.

 ¹Zenas the  ²lawyer and Apollos send forward diligently that nothing may be lacking to them.

And let those also who are ours learn to maintain respectable works for their necessary needs, that they may not be unfruitful.

All who are with me greet you. Greet those who love us in  ¹faith. Grace be with you all.

Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy the brother, to Philemon our beloved and fellow worker

And to  ¹Apphia the sister and to  ¹Archippus our fellow soldier and to the  ²church, which is in your house:

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

I thank my God always, making mention of you in my prayers,

Hearing of your  ¹love and the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and to all the saints,

That the fellowship of your faith may become effective in the  ¹full knowledge of  ²every good thing which is in  ³you  ⁴for Christ.

 ¹For I had much joy and encouragement over your love, because the  ²inward parts of the saints have been  ³refreshed through you, brother.

Therefore though I have much boldness in Christ to charge you what is fitting,

Because of love I rather entreat, being such a one as Paul  ¹the aged and now also a  ²prisoner of Christ Jesus.

I entreat you concerning my child, whom I have  ¹begotten in my bonds,  ²Onesimus,

Who formerly was  ¹useless to you but now is  ²useful both to you and to me.

Him I have sent back to you — him, that is, my  ¹very heart —

Whom I intended to keep with myself that on your behalf he might minister to me in the bonds of the gospel.

But  ¹without your mind I did not want to do anything, that your goodness would not be as of necessity, but voluntary.

 ¹For  ²perhaps for this reason he was separated from you for but an hour, that you might  ³fully have him forever,

 ¹No longer as a slave, but  ²above a slave, a  ³beloved brother, especially to me, but how much more to you,  ⁴both in the flesh and in the Lord.

If then  ¹you hold me as a  ²partner, receive him as myself.

And if he has  ¹wronged you in anything or owes anything, charge that to  ²my account.

I, Paul, have written with my own hand: I will  ¹repay; not to say to you that you owe me even  ²your own self besides.

Yes, brother, may I have  ¹profit from you in the Lord;  ²refresh my  ³inward parts in Christ.

Having confidence in your obedience, I have written to you, knowing that you will do even beyond the things that I say.

And at the same time also prepare me a lodging, for I  ¹hope that through your prayers I will be  ²graciously given to you.

 ¹Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you;

As do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow workers.

The  ¹grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your  ²spirit.