Titus3

Paul instructs Titus to remind believers to be subject to authorities, practice gentleness, and avoid evil speech. He emphasizes that salvation comes not from works, but from God's mercy through regeneration by the Holy Ghost, leading to justification by grace and the hope of eternal life. Believers are then to maintain good works, while avoiding unprofitable disputes and rejecting divisive individuals.

Respect for Authority and Good Conduct

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Pvt them in remembrance that they bee subiect to the Principalities and powers, and that they bee obedient, and ready to euery good woorke,
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That they speake euill of no man, that they be no fighters, but soft, shewing all meekenesse vnto all men.

Saved by His Mercy

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For wee our selues also were in times past vnwise, disobedient, deceiued, seruing the lustes and diuers pleasures, liuing in maliciousnes and enuie, hatefull, and hating one another:
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But when that bountifulnesse and that loue of God our Sauiour toward man appeared,
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Not by the woorkes of righteousnesse, which we had done, but according to his mercie he saued vs, by the washing of the newe birth, and the renewing of the holy Ghost,
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Which he shed on vs aboundantly, through Iesus Christ our Sauiour,
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That we, being iustified by his grace, should be made heires according to the hope of eternall life.
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This is a true saying, and these thinges I will thou shouldest affirme, that they which haue beleeued God, might be carefull to shewe foorth good woorkes. These things are good and profitable vnto men.

Dealing with Division and Heresy

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But stay foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and brawlings about the Lawe: for they are vnprofitable and vaine.
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Reiect him that is an heretike, after once or twise admonition,
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Knowing that hee that is such, is peruerted, and sinneth, being damned of his owne selfe.

Final Instructions and Greetings

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When I shall send Artemas vnto thee, or Tychicus, be diligent to come to mee vnto Nicopolis: for I haue determined there to winter.
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Bring Zenas the expounder of the Lawe, and Apollos on their iourney diligently, that they lacke nothing.
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And let ours also learne to shewe foorth good woorkes for necessary vses, that they be not vnfruitfull.
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All that are with mee, salute thee. Greete them that loue vs in the faith. Grace bee with you all, Amen. To Titus, elect the first bishoppe of the Church of the Cretians, written from Nicopolis in Macedonia.
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