1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of the elect of God and the acknowledging of the truth, which is according to godliness: 2 Unto the hope of life everlasting, which God, who lieth not, hath promised before the times of the world: 3 But hath in due times manifested his word in preaching, which is committed to me according to the commandment of God our Saviour: 4 To Titus my beloved son, according to the common faith, grace and peace from God the Father, and from Christ Jesus our Saviour. 5 For this cause I left thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and shouldest ordain priests in every city, as I also appointed thee: 6 If any be without crime, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not accused of riot, or unruly. 7 For a bishop must be without crime, as the steward of God: not proud, not subject to anger, not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre: 8 But given to hospitality, gentle, sober, just, holy, continent: 9 Embracing that faithful word which is according to doctrine, that he may be able to exhort in sound doctrine, and to convince the gainsayers. 10 For there are also many disobedient, vain talkers, and seducers: especially they who are of the circumcision: 11 Who must be reproved, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake. 12 One of them a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are always liars, evil beasts, slothful bellies. 13 This testimony is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith; 14 Not giving heed to Jewish fables and commandments of men, who turn themselves away from the truth. 15 All things are clean to the clean: but to them that are defiled, and to unbelievers, nothing is clean: but both their mind and their conscience are defiled. 16 They profess that they know God: but in their works they deny him; being abominable, and incredulous, and to every good work reprobate.
Titus · Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
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- 1 Romans 1:1; 1 Timothy 6:3; Titus 2:11–12; 2 Timothy 2:25; 2 Peter 1:3
- 2 Numbers 23:19; 2 Timothy 1:9; 1 John 2:25; Hebrews 6:17–18; 1 John 5:11–13
- 3 1 Timothy 1:11; Titus 3:4–6; 1 Timothy 1:1; Titus 2:10; Titus 2:13
- 4 2 Timothy 1:2; Jude 3; 2 Peter 1:1; 2 Corinthians 2:13; 2 Peter 1:11
- 5 Acts 14:23; 1 Timothy 1:3; Ecclesiastes 12:9; 1 Corinthians 14:40; Acts 27:21
- 6 1 Timothy 3:2–7; 1 Timothy 3:12; Proverbs 28:7; Titus 1:6–8; Genesis 18:19
- 7 Ephesians 5:18; 2 Peter 2:10; 1 Peter 4:10; 1 Peter 5:2; Luke 12:42
- 8 1 Timothy 3:2; Titus 2:7; 1 Kings 5:7; 1 Thessalonians 2:10; 1 John 3:14
- 9 2 Thessalonians 2:15; 2 Timothy 1:13; 1 Timothy 6:3; 1 Timothy 1:10; Revelation 3:3
- 10 1 Timothy 1:6; 1 John 4:1; Galatians 2:4; Ephesians 4:14; 2 Timothy 3:13
- 11 2 Timothy 3:6; 1 Timothy 6:5; Titus 3:10; Romans 3:19; Psalm 63:11
- 12 Romans 16:18; 1 Timothy 4:2; Acts 17:28; 2 Peter 2:15; Jude 8–13
- 13 1 Timothy 5:20; Titus 2:2; 2 Timothy 4:2; Titus 2:15; Proverbs 27:5
- 14 2 Timothy 4:4; Colossians 2:22; Galatians 4:9; 2 Peter 2:22; Matthew 15:9
- 15 Romans 14:14; Romans 14:20; 1 Corinthians 10:23; 1 Timothy 4:3–4; Matthew 15:18
- 16 1 John 2:4; Isaiah 29:13; Ephesians 5:6; Ezekiel 33:31; 2 Timothy 3:5–8
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Titus was an approved one of the companions of Paul; otherwise, he would not have committed to him the charge of that whole island, nor would he have commanded him to supply what was deficient, as he says, "That thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting." (Ver.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 13 (1889)
Let them perish from Thy presence, O God, as "vain talkers and deceivers" of the soul do perish, who, observing that there were two wills in deliberating, affirm that there are two kinds of minds in us,--one good, the other evil.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
Thou hast taught me, good Father, that "unto the pure all things are pure;" but "it is evil for that man who eateth with offence;" "and that every creature of Thine is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with, thanksgiving;" and that "meat commendeth us not to God;" and that no man should "judge us in …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
For he says, "In hope of eternal life, which God that cannot lie promised before the eternal times, but hath in due times manifested His word." You see he says that in the past there have been eternal times, which, however, were not co-eternal with God.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)