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#1
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1|Paul, a bondservant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect and the acknowledgment of the truth which accords with godliness,
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2|in hope of eternal life which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began,
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3|but has in due time manifested His word through preaching, which was committed to me according to the commandment of God our Savior;
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4|to Titus, a true son in our common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.
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5|For this reason I left you in Crete, that you should set in order the things that are lacking, and appoint elders in every city as I commanded you –
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6|if a man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of dissipation or insubordination.
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7|For a bishop must be blameless, as a steward of God, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money,
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8|but hospitable, a lover of what is good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled,
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9|holding fast the faithful word as he has been taught, that he may be able, by sound doctrine, both to exhort and convict those who contradict.
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10|For there are many insubordinate, both idle talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,
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11|whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole households, teaching things which they ought not, for the sake of dishonest gain.
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12|One of them, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”
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13|This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,
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14|not giving heed to Jewish fables and commandments of men who turn from the truth.
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15|To the pure all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but even their mind and conscience are defiled.
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16|They profess to know God, but in works they deny Him, being abominable, disobedient, and disqualified for every good work.
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#2
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1|But as for you, speak the things which are proper for sound doctrine:
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2|that the older men be sober, reverent, temperate, sound in faith, in love, in patience;
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3|the older women likewise, that they be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things –
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4|that they admonish the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,
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5|to be discreet, chaste, homemakers, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be blasphemed.
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6|Likewise, exhort the young men to be sober-minded,
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7|in all things showing yourself to be a pattern of good works; in doctrine showing integrity, reverence, incorruptibility,
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8|sound speech that cannot be condemned, that one who is an opponent may be ashamed, having nothing evil to say of you.
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9|Exhort bondservants to be obedient to their own masters, to be well pleasing in all things, not answering back,
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10|not pilfering, but showing all good fidelity, that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in all things.
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11|For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men,
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12|teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age,
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13|looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,
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14|who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for Himself His own special people, zealous for good works.
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15|Speak these things, exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise you.
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#3
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1|Remind them to be subject to rulers and authorities, to obey, to be ready for every good work,
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2|to speak evil of no one, to be peaceable, gentle, showing all humility to all men.
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3|For we ourselves were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful and hating one another.
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4|But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared,
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5|not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,
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6|whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior,
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7|that having been justified by His grace we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
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8|This is a faithful saying, and these things I want you to affirm constantly, that those who have believed in God should be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men.
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9|But avoid foolish disputes, genealogies, contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and useless.
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10|Reject a divisive man after the first and second admonition,
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11|knowing that such a person is warped and sinning, being self-condemned.
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12|When I send Artemas to you, or Tychicus, be diligent to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there.
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13|Send Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey with haste, that they may lack nothing.
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14|And let our people also learn to maintain good works, to meet urgent needs, that they may not be unfruitful.
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15|All who are with me greet you. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen.
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