The actual, original, first printing of the 1611 King James Version (‘HE’ Bible) — Titus Chapter 2.

CHAP. II.

1 Directions giuen vnto Titus both for his doctrine and life. 9 Of the duetie of seruants, and in generall of all Christians.

¹ But speake thou the things which become sound doctrine:

² That the aged men be sober, graue, temperate, sound in faith, in charitie, in patience.²

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³ The aged women likewise that they be in behauiour as becommeth holinesse, not false accusers, not giuen to much wine, teachers of good things,³

⁴ That they may teach the young women to bee sober, to loue their husbands, to loue their children,⁴

⁵ To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God bee not blasphemed.

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⁶ Yong men likewise exhort, to bee sober minded.⁶

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⁷ In all things shewing thy selfe a patterne of good workes: in doctrine shewing vncorruptnesse, grauity, sinceritie,

⁸ Sound speech that cannot be condemned, that hee that is of the contrarie part, may bee ashamed, hauing no euill thing to say of you.

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⁹ Exhort seruants to be obedient vnto their own masters, and to please them well in all things, not answering againe:⁹

¹⁰ Not purloyning, but shewing all good fidelitie, that they may adorne the doctrine of God our Sauiour in all things.

¹¹ For the grace of God that bringeth saluatiō, hath appeared to all men,¹¹

¹² Teaching vs that denying vngodlinesse and worldly lusts we should liue soberly, righteously and godly in this present world,

¹³ Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God, and our Sauiour Iesus Christ,

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¹⁴ Who gaue himselfe for vs, that he might redeeme vs from all iniquitie, and purifie vnto himselfe a peculiar people, zealous of good workes.

¹⁵ These things speake and exhort, and rebuke with all authoritie. Let no man despise thee.

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