TITUS, my son, to the pure all things are pure, but to the corrupt and unbelieving nothing is pure

St. Paul's Letter to Titus 1:15-16; 2:1-10

TITUS, my son, to the pure all things are pure, but to the corrupt and
unbelieving nothing is pure; their very minds and consciences are corrupted.
They profess to know God, but they deny him by their deeds; they are
detestable, disobedient, unfit for any good deed.

But as for you, teach what befits sound doctrine. Bid the older men
be temperate, serious, sensible, sound in faith, in love, and in
steadfastness. Bid the older women likewise to be reverent in behavior, not to
be slanderous or slaves to drink; they are to teach what is good,
and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, to
be sensible, chaste, domestic, kind, and submissive to their
husbands, that the word of God may not be discredited. Likewise urge the
younger men to control themselves. Show yourself in all respects a model
of good deeds, and in your teaching show integrity, gravity, and
sound speech that cannot be censured, so that an opponent may be put to
shame, having nothing evil to say to us. Bid slaves to be submissive to
their masters and to give satisfaction in every respect; they are not
to be refractory, nor to pilfer, but to show entire and true
fidelity, so that in everything they may adorn the doctrine of God our
Savior.