Letters to the Churches

Only Luke is with me. Take Mark and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry.

But Tychicus I have sent to Ephesus.

The cloak that I left at Troas, with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee: and the books, especially the parchments.

Alexander the coppersmith hath done me much evil: the Lord will reward him according to his works:

Whom do thou also avoid: for he hath greatly withstood our words.

At my first answer, no man stood with me: but all forsook me. May it not be laid to their charge!

But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, that by me the preaching may be accomplished and that all the Gentiles may hear. And I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

The Lord hath delivered me from every evil work and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom. To whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

Salute Prisca, and Aquila and the household of Onesiphorus.

Erastus remained at Corinth. And Trophimus I left sick at Miletus.

Make haste to come before winter. Eubulus and Pudens and Linus and Claudia and all the brethren, salute thee.

The Lord Jesus Christ be with thy spirit. Grace be with you. Amen.

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:

Unto the hope of life everlasting, which God, who lieth not, hath promised before the times of the world:

But hath in due times manifested his word in preaching, which is committed to me according to the commandment of God our Saviour:

To Titus, my beloved son according to the common faith, grace and peace, from God the Father and from Christ Jesus our Saviour.

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:

If any be without crime, the husband of one wife. having faithful children, not accused of riot or unruly.

For a bishop must be without crime, as the steward of God: not proud, not subject to anger, nor given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre:

But given to hospitality, gentle, sober, just, holy, continent:

Embracing that faithful word which is according to doctrine, that he may be able to exhort in sound doctrine and to convince the gainsayers.

For there are also many disobedient, vain talkers and seducers: especially they who are of the circumcision.

Who must be reproved, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.

One of them a prophet of their own, said: The Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, slothful bellies.

This testimony is true. Wherefore, rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith: