Titus

The epistle of Paul to Titus, chapter 1, Vulgate and King James Version

Chapter 1 Vulgate

   1 Paulus servus Dei, apostolus autem Iesu Christi secundum fi dem electorum Dei et agnitionem veritatis, quae secundum pietatem est
   2 in spem vitae aeternae, quam promisit, qui non mentitur, Deus ante tempora saecularia;
   3 manifestavit autem temporibus suis verbum suum in praedicatione, quae credita est mihi secundum praeceptum salvatoris nostri Dei,
   4 Tito germano filio secundum communem fidem: gratia et pax a Deo Patre et Christo Iesu salvatore nostro.
   5 Huius rei gratia reliqui te Cretae, ut ea, quae desunt, corrigas et constituas per civitates presbyteros, sicut ego tibi disposui,
   6 si quis sine crimine est, unius uxoris vir, filios habens fideles, non in accusatione luxuriae aut non subiectos.
   7 Oportet enim episcopum sine crimine esse sicut Dei dispensatorem, non superbum, non iracundum, non vinolentum, non percussorem, non turpis lucri cupidum,
   8 sed hospitalem, benignum, sobrium, iustum, sanctum, continentem,
   9 amplectentem eum, qui secundum doctrinam est, fidelem sermonem, ut potens sit et exhortari in doctrina sana et eos, qui contradicunt, arguere.
   10 Sunt enim multi et non subiecti, vaniloqui et seductores, maxime qui de circumcisione sunt,
   11 quibus oportet silentium imponere, quia universas domos subvertunt docentes, quae non oportet, turpis lucri gratia.
   12 Dixit quidam ex illis, proprius ipsorum propheta: "Cretenses semper mendaces, malae bestiae, ventres pigri".
   13 Testimonium hoc verum est. Quam ob causam increpa illos dure, ut sani sint in fide,
   14 non intendentes Iudaicis fabulis et mandatis hominum aversantium veritatem.
   15 Omnia munda mundis; coinquinatis autem et infidelibus nihil mundum, sed inquinatae sunt eorum et mens et conscientia.
   16 Confitentur se nosse Deum, factis autem negant, cum sunt abominati et inoboedientes et ad omne opus bonum reprobi.

King James Version

   1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness;
   2 In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;
   3 But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour;
   4 To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.
   5 For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:
   6 If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.
   7 For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;
   8 But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;
   9 Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.
   10 For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:
   11 Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.
   12 One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.
   13 This witness 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, that turn from the truth.
   15 Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.
   16 They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.