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Paul a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ according to the faith of Gods elect and the acknowledgingknowledge of the truth which is afteraccording to godliness; |
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Inin hope of eternal life which God thatwho cannot lie promised before thetimes worldeternal; began; |
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Butbut hath in duehis timesown seasons manifested his word throughin preachingthe whichmessage iswherewith committedI untowas meintrusted according to the commandment of God our Saviour; |
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Toto Titus minemy owntrue sonchild after thea common faith: Grace mercy and peace from God the Father and theChrist Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour |
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For this cause left I thee in Crete that thou shouldest set in order the things that arewere wanting and ordainappoint elders in every city as I hadgave appointedthee thee:charge; |
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Ifif any beman is blameless the husband of one wife having faithful children that believe who are not accused of riot or unruly |
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For athe bishop must be blameless as theGods steward of God; not selfwilledself willed not soon angry notno givenbrawler to wine no striker not givengreedy toof filthy lucre; |
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Butbut agiven loverto of hospitality a lover of good men sober minded just holy temperateself controlled; |
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Holdingholding fastto the faithful word aswhich heis hathaccording beento taughtthe teaching that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort in the sound doctrine and to convinceconvict the gainsayers |
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For there are many unruly andmen vain talkers and deceivers specially they of the circumcision: |
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Whosewhose mouths must be stopped; men who subvertoverthrow whole houses teaching things which they ought not for filthy lucres sake |
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One of themselves even a prophet of their own said theCretans Cretians are alwayalways liars evil beasts slowidle belliesgluttons |
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This witnesstestimony is true WhereforeFor rebukewhich cause reprove them sharply that they may be sound in the faith; |
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Notnot giving heed to Jewish fables and commandments of men thatwho turn away from the truth |
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UntoTo the pure all things are pure: but untoto them that are defiled and unbelieving nothing is nothing pure; but evenboth their mind and their conscience isare defiled |
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They profess that they know God; but inby their works they deny him being abominable and disobedient and unto every good work reprobate |
| 2:1 |
But speak thou the things which becomebefit the sound doctrine: |
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Thatthat the aged men be sobertemperate grave temperatesober minded sound in faith in charitylove in patience: |
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Thethat aged women likewise thatbe theyreverent be in behaviourdemeanor as becometh holiness not falseslanderers accusersnor notenslaved given to much wine teachers of that which is good; things; |
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Thatthat they may teachtrain the young women to be sober to love their husbands to love their children |
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Toto be discreetsober minded chaste keepersworkers at home goodkind obedientbeing in subjection to their own husbands that the word of God be not blasphemed: |
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Youngthe younger men likewise exhort to be sober minded: |
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Inin all things shewingshowing thyself aan patternensample of good works:; in thy doctrine shewingshowing uncorruptness gravity sincerity |
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Soundsound speech that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed having no evil thing to say of youus |
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Exhort servants to be obedientin untosubjection to their own masters and to pleasebe well pleasing to them well in all things; not answeringgainsaying; again; |
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Notnot purloining but shewingshowing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things |
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For the grace of God thathath bringethappeared bringing salvation hath appeared to all men |
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Teachinginstructing us to the intent that denying ungodliness and worldly lusts we should live soberly and righteously and godly in this present world; |
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Lookinglooking for thatthe blessed hope and appearing of the gloriousglory appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; |
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Whowho gave himself for us that he might redeem us from all iniquity and purify unto himself a peculiar people for his own possession zealous of good works |
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These things speak and exhort and rebukereprove with all authority Let no man despise thee |
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Put them in mind to be subjectin subjection to principalitiesrulers andto powersauthorities to obeybe magistratesobedient to be ready tounto every good work |
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Toto speak evil of no man not to be nocontentious brawlersto butbe gentle shewingshowing all meekness untotoward all men |
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For we ourselves also once were sometimes foolish disobedient deceived serving divers lusts and pleasures living in malice and envy hateful and hating one another |
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But afterwhen that the kindness and love of God our Saviour and his love toward man appeared |
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Notnot by works ofdone in righteousness which we havedid doneourselves but according to his mercy he saved us bythrough the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Ghost;Spirit |
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Whichwhich he shedpoured onout upon us abundantlyrichly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; |
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Thatthat being justified by his grace we shouldmight be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life |
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ThisFaithful is athe faithful saying and concerning these things I willdesire that thou affirm constantlyconfidently to the end that they whichwho have believed in God mightmay be careful to maintain good works These things are good and profitable unto men: |
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Butbut avoidshun foolish questionsquestionings and genealogies and contentionsstrifes and strivingsfightings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain |
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A factious man that is an heretick after thea first and second admonition rejectrefuse; |
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Knowingknowing that hesuch thata isone such is subvertedperverted and sinneth being self condemned of himself |
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When I shall send Artemas unto thee or Tychicus begive diligentdiligence to come unto me to Nicopolis: for there I have determined there to winter |
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BringSet forward Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey diligently that nothing be wanting unto them |
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And let oursour people also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses that they be not unfruitful |
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All that are with me salute thee GreetSalute them that love us in the faith Grace be with you all Amen |