WEBVTT 00:00.000 --> 00:07.140 Chapter Three Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, 00:07.660 --> 00:13.680 to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work, to speak evil of no man, 00:13.960 --> 00:18.820 to be no brawlers, but gentle, showing all meekness unto all men. 00:19.400 --> 00:24.780 For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, 00:24.780 --> 00:31.360 serving diverse lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful and 00:31.360 --> 00:32.300 hating one another. 00:32.820 --> 00:37.640 But after that, the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, 00:38.060 --> 00:43.920 not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He 00:43.920 --> 00:49.000 saved us, by the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Ghost, 00:49.000 --> 00:55.800 which He shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour, that, 00:55.960 --> 01:00.940 being justified by His grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of 01:00.940 --> 01:01.700 eternal life. 01:02.200 --> 01:04.200 This is a faithful saying. 01:04.580 --> 01:10.380 And these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed 01:10.380 --> 01:13.720 in God might be careful to maintain good works. 01:14.240 --> 01:20.280 These things are good and profitable unto men, but avoid foolish questions and 01:20.280 --> 01:25.940 genealogies and contentions and strivings about the law, for they are unprofitable 01:25.940 --> 01:26.980 and vain. 01:27.860 --> 01:33.120 A man that is an heretic, after the first and second admonition, reject, 01:33.860 --> 01:39.480 knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself. 01:39.480 --> 01:45.940 When I shall send Artemis unto thee, or Tychicus, be diligent to come unto me 01:45.940 --> 01:49.480 to Nicopolis, for I have determined there to winter. 01:50.100 --> 01:55.440 Bring Zenos, the lawyer, and Apollos on their journey diligently, that nothing be 01:55.440 --> 01:56.280 wanting unto them. 01:56.820 --> 02:02.620 And let ours also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not 02:02.620 --> 02:03.360 unfruitful. 02:04.060 --> 02:06.020 All that are with me salute thee. 02:06.020 --> 02:08.700 Greet them that love us in the faith. 02:09.480 --> 02:10.780 Grace be with you all. 02:11.500 --> 02:11.900 Amen. 02:14.080 --> 02:17.980 It was written to Titus, ordained the first bishop of the Church of the Cretans, 02:18.260 --> 02:19.860 from Nicopolis of Macedonia.