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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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In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the aworld began; |
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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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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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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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If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly. |
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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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But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate; |
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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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For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision: |
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Whose mouths must be stopped, who 1subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.
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One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies. |
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This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith; |
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Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth. |
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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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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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(a) "world" = "age" - Strongs #166 "aionios", an age began.
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