bible-app/Translations/KJV/KJV_books/Titus.json

{
  "Info": {
    "Language": "English",
    "Meaningless": "1.2.0",
    "Timestamp": "2025-04-21T21:46:45.351845-04:00",
    "Translation": "KJV"
  },
  "Titus": {
    "1": {
      "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."
    },
    "2": {
      "1": "But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:",
      "2": "That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.",
      "3": "The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;",
      "4": "That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,",
      "5": "To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.",
      "6": "Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded.",
      "7": "In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,",
      "8": "Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.",
      "9": "Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again;",
      "10": "Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.",
      "11": "For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,",
      "12": "Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;",
      "13": "Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;",
      "14": "Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.",
      "15": "These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee."
    },
    "3": {
      "1": "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 pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, 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 heretick after the first and second admonition reject;",
      "11": "Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being 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 our's also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.",
      "15": "All that are with me salute thee. Greet them that love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen."
    }
  }
}