| 1:1 | Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ,
according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging
of the truth which is after godliness; |
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1:2 | In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised
before the world began; |
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1:3 | But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching,
which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God
our Saviour; |
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1:4 | To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy,
and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our
Saviour. |
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1:5 | For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set
in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in
every city, as I had appointed thee: |
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1:6 | If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful
children not accused of riot or unruly. |
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1:7 | For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not
selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not
given to filthy lucre; |
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1:8 | But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just,
holy, temperate; |
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1:9 | Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he
may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince
the gainsayers. |
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1:10 | For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers,
specially they of the circumcision: |
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1:11 | Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses,
teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake. |
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1:12 | One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The
Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies. |
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1:13 | This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they
may be sound in the faith; |
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1:14 | Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men,
that turn from the truth. |
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1:15 | Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are
defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind
and conscience is defiled. |
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1:16 | They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him,
being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work
reprobate. |
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