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Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of Gods elect,chosen ones and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness, |
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in hope of eternal life, which God, who cannotcant lie, promised before timestime eternalbegan; |
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but in his own seasonstime manifestedrevealed his word in the message, wherewithwith which I was intrustedentrusted according to the commandment of God our Saviour;Savior, |
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to Titus, my true child afteraccording to a common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christthe Lord Jesus Christ our SaviourSavior. |
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ForI thisleft causeyou leftin ICrete theefor inthis Cretereason, that thouyou shouldestwould set in order the things that were wanting,lacking and appoint elders in every city, as I gavedirected thee charge;you— |
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if anyanyone man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children thatwho believe, who are not accused of riotloose or unruly behavior. |
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For the bishopoverseer must be blameless, as Gods steward;, not self willedpleasing, not sooneasily angryangered, nonot brawlergiven to wine, nonot strikerviolent, not greedy offor filthydishonest lucregain; |
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but given to hospitality, a lover of good, sober minded, justfair, holy, self controlled;, |
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holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able both to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict thethose gainsayerswho contradict him. |
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For there are also many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, speciallyespecially theythose of the circumcision, |
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whose mouths must be stopped;: men who overthrow whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthydishonest lucresgains sake. |
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One of themselvesthem, a prophet of their own, said, Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, and idle gluttons. |
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This testimony is true. For whichthis cause, reprove them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith, |
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not givingpaying heedattention to Jewish fables, and commandments of men who turn away from the truth. |
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To the pure, all things are pure:, but to themthose thatwho are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled. |
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They profess that they know God;, but by their worksdeeds they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and untounfit everyfor any good work reprobate. |
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But speaksay thou the things which befitfit the sound doctrine:, |
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that agedolder men should be temperate, gravesensible, sober minded, sound in faith, in love, and in patience:perseverance, |
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and that agedolder women likewise be reverent in demeanorbehavior, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good;, |
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that they may train the young womenwives to love their husbands, to love their children, |
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to be sober minded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that theGods word ofmay Godnot be not blasphemed:. |
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Likewise, exhort the younger men likewise exhort to be sober minded:. |
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inIn all things showingshow thyselfyourself an ensampleexample of good works;. inIn thyyour doctrineteaching, showingshow uncorruptnessintegrity, gravityseriousness, incorruptibility, |
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soundand soundness of speech, that cannotcant be condemned;, that he thatwho isopposes ofyou the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say ofabout us. |
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Exhort servants to be in subjection to their own masters, and to be well pleasing to them in all things;, not gainsaying;contradicting, |
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not purloiningstealing, but showing all good fidelity;, that they may adorn the doctrine of God, our SaviourSavior, in all things. |
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For the grace of God hathhas appeared, bringing salvation to all men, |
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instructing us, to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we shouldwould live soberly, and righteously, and godly in this present worldage; |
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looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of theour great God and ourSavior, Saviour Jesus Christ;, |
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who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify untofor himself a people for his own possession, zealous offor good works. |
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TheseSay these things speak and exhort and reprove with all authority. Let no manone despise theeyou. |
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PutRemind them in mind to be in subjection to rulers, and to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready untofor every good work, |
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to speak evil of no manone, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all meeknesshumility toward all men. |
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For we were also once were foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving diversvarious lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. |
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But when the kindness of God our Saviour,Savior and his love toward man,mankind appeared, |
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not by works doneof in righteousness, which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy, he saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing ofby the Holy Spirit, |
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whichwhom he poured out uponon us richly, through Jesus Christ our SaviourSavior; |
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that, being justified by his grace, we might be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life. |
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FaithfulThis saying is the sayingfaithful, and concerning these things I desire that thouyou affirminsist confidently, toso the end that theythose who have believed God may be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable untoto men:; |
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but shun foolish questionings, and genealogies, and strifesstrife, and fightingsdisputes about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain. |
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AAvoid a factious man after a first and second admonition refuse;warning, |
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knowing that such a one is perverted, and sinnethsinful, being self condemned. |
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When I shall send Artemas untoto theeyou, or Tychicus, givebe diligencediligent to come untoto me to Nicopolis:, for there I have determined to winter there. |
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SetSend forward Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey diligentlyspeedily, that nothing may be wantinglacking untofor them. |
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AndLet let our people also learn to maintain good works forto meet necessary usesneeds, that they bemay not be unfruitful. |
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All thatwho are with me salutegreet theeyou. SaluteGreet themthose thatwho love us in faith. Grace be with you all. Amen. |