teach, and not teach...]
PUT them in mind to be subject to principalities
and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready
to every good work,
2 To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers,
but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.
3 For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish,
disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and
hating one another.
4 But after that the kindness and love of
God our Saviour toward man appeared,
5 Not by works of righteousness which we
have done, but according to his mercy he saved us,
by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of
the Holy Ghost;
6 Which he shed on us abundantly, through
Jesus Christ our Saviour;
7 That being justified by his grace, we should
be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
8 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 maintain good works.
These things are good and profitable unto men.
9 But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies,
and contentions, and strivings about the law; for
they are unprofitable and vain.
10 A man that is an heretic, after the first and
second admonition, reject;
11 Knowing that he that is such, is subverted,
and sinneth, becoming condemned of himself.
12 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 lawyer and Apollos on their
journey diligently, that nothing be wanting unto them.
14 And let ours also learn to maintain good works
for necessary uses, that they be not unfrutiful.
15 All that are with me salute thee. Greet them
that love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen.
[It was written to Titus, ordained the first bishop
of the church of the Cretians, from Nicopolis of
Macedonia.]
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