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| 1:1 | Paul a seruant of God, and an Apostle of Iesus Christ, according to the Faith of Gods Elect, and the acknowledging of the trueth which is after godlinesse, |
| 1:2 | In hope of eternall life, which God that cannot lie, promised before the world began: |
| 1:3 | But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed vnto mee according to the commandement of God our Sauiour: |
| 1:4 | To Titus mine owne Sonne after the common faith, Grace, mercie, and peace from God the Father, and the Lord Iesus Christ our Sauiour. |
| 1:5 | For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordaine Elders in euery citie, as I had appointed thee. |
| 1:6 | If any be blamelesse, the husband of one wife, hauing faithfull children, not accused of riot, or vnruly. |
| 1:7 | For a Bishop must be blameles, as the steward of God: not selfewilled, not soone angry, not giuen to wine, no striker, not giuen to filthie lucre, |
| 1:8 | But a louer of hospitality, a louer of good men, sober, iust, holy, temperate, |
| 1:9 | Holding fast the faithfull word, as hee hath beene taught, that he may bee able by sound doctrine, both to exhort and to conuince the gainsayers. |
| 1:10 | For there are many vnruly and vaine talkers and deceiuers, specially they of the circumcision: |
| 1:11 | Whose mouthes must be stopped, who subuert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthie lucres sake. |
| 1:12 | One of themselues, euen a Prophet of their owne, said: The Cretians are alway lyers, euill beasts, slow bellies. |
| 1:13 | This witnesse is true: wherefore rebuke them sharpely that they may be sound in the faith; |
| 1:14 | Not giuing heede to Iewish fables, and commandements of men that turne from the trueth. |
| 1:15 | Unto the pure all things are pure, but vnto them that are defiled, and vnbeleeuing, is nothing pure: but euen their mind and conscience is defiled. |
| 1:16 | They professe that they know God; but in workes they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and vnto euery good worke reprobate. |
| 1:1 | Pavl the seruaunt of God, and an Apostle off Iesus Christ, to preach the faith off Gods electe, and the knowlege of ye trueth, which ledeth vnto godlynes, |
| 1:2 | vpon the hope of eternall life: which God that can not lye hath promysed before the tymes of the worlde: |
| 1:3 | but at his tyme hath opened his worde thorow preachinge, which is commytted vnto me acordinge to the commaundemet of God oure Sauioure. |
| 1:4 | Vnto Titus my naturall sonne after ye comen faith. Grace, mercy, and peace from God the father, and fro the LORDE Iesu Christ oure Sauioure. |
| 1:5 | For this cause left I the in Creta, that thou shuldest perfourme that which was lackynge, and shuldest ordeyne Elders in euery cite, as I appoynted ye. |
| 1:6 | Yf eny be blamelesse, the hussbande of one wife, hauynge faithfull children, which are not slaundred or ryote, nether are dishobedient. |
| 1:7 | For a Bisshoppe must be blamelesse, as the stewarde of God: not wylfull, not angrye, not geuen vnto moch wyne, no fyghter, not gredye of filthye lucre: |
| 1:8 | but harbarous, one that loueth goodnes, sober mynded, righteous, holy, temperate, |
| 1:9 | and soch one as cleueth vnto the true worde of doctryne: that he maye be able to exhorte with wholsome lernynge, & to improue them that saye agaynst it. |
| 1:10 | For there are many dishobedient, and talkers of vanite, and disceauers of myndes: namely they of the circucision, |
| 1:11 | whose mouthes must be stopped: which peruerte whole houses, teachinge thinges which they oughte not, because of filthye lucre. |
| 1:12 | One of them selues euen their awne prophet, sayde: The Cretayns are alwayes lyars, euell beestes, and slowe belies. |
| 1:13 | This witnesse is true. Wherfore rebuke them sharply, yt they maye be sounde in the faith, |
| 1:14 | and not to take hede vnto Iewes fables and commaundementes of men, which turne them awaye from the trueth. |
| 1:15 | Vnto ye cleane are all thinges cleane: but. to the vncleane & vnbeleuers, there is nothinge cleane, but both their mynde & conscience is defyled. |
| 1:16 | They saye that they knowe God, but with the dedes they denye him: for so moch as they are abhominable and dishobedient, and vnmete to all good workes. |
| 1:1 | Poul, the seruaunt of God, and apostle of Jhesu Crist, bi the feith of the chosun of God, and bi the knowing of the treuthe, |
| 1:2 | whiche is aftir pitee, in to the hope of euerlastinge lijf, which lijf God that lieth not, bihiyte bifore tymes of the world; |
| 1:3 | but he hath schewid in hise tymes his word in preching, that is bitakun to me bi the comaundement of `God oure sauyour, |
| 1:4 | to Tite, most dereworthe sone bi the comyn feith, grace and pees of God the fadir, and of Crist Jhesu, oure sauyour. |
| 1:5 | For cause of this thing Y lefte thee at Crete, that thou amende tho thingis that failen, and ordeyne preestis bi citees, as also Y disposide to thee. |
| 1:6 | If ony man is withoute cryme, an hosebonde of o wijf, and hath feithful sones, not in accusacioun of letcherie, or not suget. |
| 1:7 | For it bihoueth a bischop to be without cryme, a dispendour of God, not proud, not wrathful, not drunkelew, not smytere, not coueytouse of foul wynnyng; |
| 1:8 | but holdinge hospitalite, benygne, prudent, sobre, iust, |
| 1:9 | hooli, contynent, takinge that trewe word, that is aftir doctryn; that he be miyti to amoneste in hoolsum techyng, and to repreue hem that ayenseien. |
| 1:10 | For ther ben many vnobedient, and veyn spekeris, and disseyueris, moost thei that ben of circumcisyoun, |
| 1:11 | whiche it bihoueth to be repreued; whiche subuerten alle housis, techinge whiche thingis it bihoueth not, for the loue of foul wynnyng. |
| 1:12 | And oon of hem, her propre profete, seide, Men of Crete ben euere more lyeris, yuele beestis, of slowe wombe. |
| 1:13 | This witnessyng is trewe. For what cause blame hem sore, that thei be hool in feith, |
| 1:14 | not yyuynge tent to fablis of Jewis, and to maundementis of men, that turnen awei hem fro treuthe. |
| 1:15 | And alle thingis ben clene to clene men; but to vnclene men and to vnfeithful no thing is clene, for the soule and conscience of hem ben maad vnclene. |
| 1:16 | Thei knoulechen that thei knowen God, but bi dedis thei denyen; whanne thei ben abhominable, and vnbileueful, and repreuable to al good werk. |
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