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| 1:1 |
Paul, a bond-servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the faith of those chosen of God and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,
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| 1:2 |
in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised long ages ago,
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| 1:3 |
but at the proper time manifested, [even] His word, in the proclamation with which I was entrusted according to the commandment 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 |
For this reason I left you in Crete, that you might set in order what remains, and appoint elders in every city as I directed you,
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| 1:6 |
[namely], if any man be above reproach, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, not accused of dissipation or rebellion.
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| 1:7 |
For the overseer must be above reproach as God's steward, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not addicted to wine, not pugnacious, not fond of sordid gain,
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| 1:8 |
but hospitable, loving what is good, sensible, just, devout, self-controlled,
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| 1:9 |
holding fast the faithful word which is in accordance with the teaching, that he may be able both to exhort in sound doctrine and to refute those who contradict.
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| 1:10 |
For there are many rebellious men, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,
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| 1:11 |
who must be silenced because they are upsetting whole families, teaching things they should not [teach], for the sake of sordid gain.
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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. For this cause reprove them severely that they may be sound in the faith,
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| 1:14 |
not paying attention to Jewish myths and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.
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| 1:15 |
To the pure, all things are pure; but to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure, but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.
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| 1:16 |
They profess to know God, but by [their] deeds they deny [Him], being detestable and disobedient, and worthless for any good deed.
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