 Chapter 1 of the Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Titus, American Standard Version. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information and to find out how you can volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Recording by Sam Stinson by hisfaith.com. Chapter 1. Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ according to the faith of God's elect and the knowledge of the truth which is in according to godliness and hope of eternal life which God who cannot lie promised before times eternal but in his own seasons manifested his word in the message wherewith I was instructed according to the commandment of God our Savior. To Titus my true child after a common faith, grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior. For this cause left I thee in creed that thou shouldest set in order the things that were wanting and appoint elders in every city as I gave thee charge. If any man is blameless the husband of one wife having children that believe who are not accused of riot or unruly for the bishop must be blameless as God's steward not self-willed not soon angry no brawler no striker not greedy a filthy looker but given to hospitality a lover of good sober minded just holy self-controlled holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching that he may be able both to exhort in the sound doctrine and to convince the gainsayers for there are many unruly men vain talkers and deceivers especially they of the circumcision whose mouths must be stopped men who overthrow whole houses teaching things which they ought not for filthy looker's sake one of themselves a prophet of their own said Cretans are always liars evil beast idol glutton's this testimony is true for which cause were prove them sharply that they may be sound in the faith not giving heat to Jewish fables and commandments of men who turn away from the truth do the pure all things are pure but to them that are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure but both their mind and their conscience are defiled they profess that they know God but by their works they deny him being abominable and disobedient and into every good work repropet end of chapter one chapter two of the epistle of Paul the apostle to Titus American standard version this is a LibriVox recording all LibriVox recordings are in the public domain for more information and to find out how you can volunteer please visit LibriVox.org recording by Sam Stinson by his faith dot com chapter two but speak thou the things which be fit the sound doctrine that aged men be temperate grave sober minded sound and faith in love and patience that aged women likewise be reverent and demeanor not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine teachers of that which is good that they may train the young women to love their husbands to love their children to be sober minded chased workers at home kind being in subjection to their own husbands that the word of God be not blasphemed the younger man likewise exhort to be sober minded in all things showing thyself and in sample of good works in thy doctrine showing uncorruptness gravity sound speech that cannot be condemned that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed having no evil thing to say of us exhorts servants to be in subjection to their own masters and to be well pleasing to them in all things not gain saying not perloining but showing all good fidelity that they may adorn the doctrine of God our savior in all things for the grace of God have appeared bringing salvation to all men instructing us to the intent that denying ungodliness and worldly lusts we should live soberly and righteously and godly in this present world looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of the great God in our savior Jesus Christ who gave himself for us that he might redeem us from all iniquity and purify unto himself a people for his own possession zealous of good works these things speak and exhort and reprove with all authority let no man despise thee end of chapter 2 chapter 3 of the epistle of Paul the apostle to Titus American standard version this is a LibriVox recording all LibriVox recordings are in the public domain for more information and to find out how you can volunteer please visit LibriVox.org recording by Sam Stinson by his faith dot com chapter 3 put them in mind to be in subjection to rulers to authorities to be obedient to be ready unto every good work to speak evil of no man not to be contentious to be gentle showing all meekness toward all men for we also once were foolish disobedient deceived serving diverse lusts and pleasures living in malice and envy hateful hating one another but when the kindness of God our savior and his love toward man appeared not by works done in righteousness which we did ourselves but according to his mercies he saved us through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit which he poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our savior that being justified by his grace we might be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life faithful as the saying and concerning these things I desire that thou affirm confidently to the end that they who have believed God may be careful to maintain good works these things are good and profitable unto men but shun foolish questionings and genealogies and stripes and findings about the law for they are unprofitable in vain a factious man after a first and second admonition refused knowing that such a one is perverted and sin is being self-condemned when I shall send Artemis unto thee or tychicus give diligence to come unto me to Nicopolis for there I have determined to winter set forward Xenus the lawyer and a Paulus on their journey diligently that nothing be wanting unto them and let our people also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses that they be not unfruitful all that are with me salute thee salute them that love us in faith grace be with you all end of chapter 3 and also the end of the epistle of Paul the apostle to Titus