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| 1:1 |
Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to further the faith of God's elect and their knowledge of the truth which accords with godliness,
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| 1:2 |
in hope of eternal life which God, who never lies, promised ages ago
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| 1:3 |
and at the proper time manifested in his word through the preaching with which I have been entrusted by command of God our Savior;
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| 1:4 |
To Titus, my true child in a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
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| 1:5 |
This is why I left you in Crete, that you might amend what was defective, and appoint elders in every town as I directed you,
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| 1:6 |
if any man is blameless, the husband of one wife, and his children are believers and not open to the charge of being profligate or insubordinate.
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| 1:7 |
For a bishop, as God's steward, must be blameless;he must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent or greedy for gain,
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| 1:8 |
but hospitable, a lover of goodness, master of himself, upright, holy, and self-controlled;
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| 1:9 |
he must hold firm to the sure word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in sound doctrine and also to confute those who contradict it.
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| 1:10 |
For there are many insubordinate men, empty talkers and deceivers, especially the circumcision party;
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| 1:11 |
they must be silenced, since they are upsetting whole families by teaching for base gain what they have no right to teach.
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| 1:12 |
One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, 'Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.'
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| 1:13 |
This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,
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| 1:14 |
instead of giving heed to Jewish myths or to commands of men who reject the truth.
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| 1:15 |
To the pure all things are pure, but to the corrupt and unbelieving nothing is pure;their very minds and consciences are corrupted.
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| 1:16 |
They profess to know God, but they deny him by their deeds;they are detestable, disobedient, unfit for any good deed.
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