Titus 3

Revised Geneva Translation

3 Remind them to be subject to the principalities and powers so that they are obedient and ready for every good work;

² to speak evil of no one so that they are not contentious, but soft, showing humility to all men.

³ For we ourselves also were in times past unwise, disobedient, deceived, serving the lusts and diverse pleasures, living in maliciousness and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

⁴ But when that kindness and that love of God our Savior appeared toward us

⁵ - not by the works of righteousness which we had done, but according to His mercy - He saved us, by the washing of the new birth and the renewing of the Holy Ghost,

⁶ which He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior.

⁷ So that we, being justified by His grace, would be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

⁸ This is a true saying. And these things I want you to affirm constantly, so that those who have believed God might be careful to practice good works. These things are good and profitable to man.

⁹ But stay away from foolish questions and genealogies and contentions and arguments about the Law. For they are unprofitable and pointless.

¹⁰ Reject a heretic after one or two warnings,

¹¹ knowing that such a man is perverted and sins, being self-condemned.

¹² When I shall send Artemas or Tychicus to you, be diligent to come to me to Nicopolis. For I have determined to winter there.

¹³ Bring Zenas, the expounder of the Law, and Apollos on their journey quickly, so that they lack nothing.

¹⁴ And let our own also learn to practice good works for necessary uses, so that they are not unfruitful.

¹⁵ All who are with me greet you. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen.

(To Titus, elected the first overseer of the Church of the Cretans, written from Nicopolis in Macedonia.)