{ "translation": { "id": "dra", "name": "Douay-Rheims 1899 (Catholic)" }, "book": { "id": "TIT", "name": "Titus", "chapterCount": 3 }, "chapters": [ { "chapter": 1, "verses": [ { "n": 1, "t": "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:" }, { "n": 2, "t": "Unto the hope of life everlasting, which God, who lieth not, hath promised before the times of the world:" }, { "n": 3, "t": "But hath in due times manifested his word in preaching, which is committed to me according to the commandment of God our Saviour:" }, { "n": 4, "t": "To Titus my beloved son, according to the common faith, grace and peace from God the Father, and from Christ Jesus our Saviour." }, { "n": 5, "t": "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:" }, { "n": 6, "t": "If any be without crime, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not accused of riot, or unruly." }, { "n": 7, "t": "For a bishop must be without crime, as the steward of God: not proud, not subject to anger, not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre:" }, { "n": 8, "t": "But given to hospitality, gentle, sober, just, holy, continent:" }, { "n": 9, "t": "Embracing that faithful word which is according to doctrine, that he may be able to exhort in sound doctrine, and to convince the gainsayers." }, { "n": 10, "t": "For there are also many disobedient, vain talkers, and seducers: especially they who are of the circumcision:" }, { "n": 11, "t": "Who must be reproved, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake." }, { "n": 12, "t": "One of them a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are always liars, evil beasts, slothful bellies." }, { "n": 13, "t": "This testimony is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;" }, { "n": 14, "t": "Not giving heed to Jewish fables and commandments of men, who turn themselves away from the truth." }, { "n": 15, "t": "All things are clean to the clean: but to them that are defiled, and to unbelievers, nothing is clean: but both their mind and their conscience are defiled." }, { "n": 16, "t": "They profess that they know God: but in their works they deny him; being abominable, and incredulous, and to every good work reprobate." } ] }, { "chapter": 2, "verses": [ { "n": 1, "t": "But speak thou the things that become sound doctrine:" }, { "n": 2, "t": "That the aged men be sober, chaste, prudent, sound in faith, in love, in patience." }, { "n": 3, "t": "The aged women, in like manner, in holy attire, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teaching well:" }, { "n": 4, "t": "That they may teach the young women to be wise, to love their husbands, to love their children," }, { "n": 5, "t": "To be discreet, chaste, sober, having a care of the house, gentle, obedient to their husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed." }, { "n": 6, "t": "Young men, in like manner, exhort that they be sober." }, { "n": 7, "t": "In all things shew thyself an example of good works, in doctrine, in integrity, in gravity," }, { "n": 8, "t": "The sound word that can not be blamed: that he, who is on the contrary part, may be afraid, having no evil to say of us." }, { "n": 9, "t": "Exhort servants to be obedient to their masters, in all things pleasing, not gainsaying:" }, { "n": 10, "t": "Not defrauding, but in all things shewing good fidelity, that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things:" }, { "n": 11, "t": "For the grace of God our Saviour hath appeared to all men;" }, { "n": 12, "t": "Instructing us, that, denying ungodliness and worldly desires, we should live soberly, and justly, and godly in this world," }, { "n": 13, "t": "Looking for the blessed hope and coming of the glory of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ," }, { "n": 14, "t": "Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and might cleanse to himself a people acceptable, a pursuer of good works." }, { "n": 15, "t": "These things speak, and exhort and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee." } ] }, { "chapter": 3, "verses": [ { "n": 1, "t": "Admonish them to be subject to princes and powers, to obey at a word, to be ready to every good work." }, { "n": 2, "t": "To speak evil of no man, not to be litigious, but gentle: shewing all mildness towards all men." }, { "n": 3, "t": "For we ourselves also were some time unwise, incredulous, erring, slaves to divers desires and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another." }, { "n": 4, "t": "But when the goodness and kindness of God our Saviour appeared:" }, { "n": 5, "t": "Not by the works of justice, which we have done, but according to his mercy, he saved us, by the laver of regeneration, and renovation of the Holy Ghost;" }, { "n": 6, "t": "Whom he hath poured forth upon us abundantly, through Jesus Christ our Saviour:" }, { "n": 7, "t": "That, being justified by his grace, we may be heirs, according to hope of life everlasting." }, { "n": 8, "t": "It is a faithful saying: and these things I will have thee affirm constantly: that they, who believe in God, may be careful to excel in good works. These things are good and profitable unto men." }, { "n": 9, "t": "But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law. For they are unprofitable and vain." }, { "n": 10, "t": "A man that is a heretic, after the first and second admonition, avoid:" }, { "n": 11, "t": "Knowing that he, that is such an one, is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned by his own judgment." }, { "n": 12, "t": "When I shall send to thee Artemas or Tychicus, make haste to come unto me to Nicopolis. For there I have determined to winter." }, { "n": 13, "t": "Send forward Zenas, the lawyer, and Apollo, with care, that nothing be wanting to them." }, { "n": 14, "t": "And let our men also learn to excel in good works for necessary uses: that they be not unfruitful." }, { "n": 15, "t": "All that are with me salute thee: salute them that love us in the faith. The grace of God be with you all. Amen." } ] } ], "exportedAt": "2026-09-06T16:29:21.118Z", "source": "https://quillin.org" }