Titus 1
1Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ for the faith of God's elect and the knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness--G3972G1401G2316G1161G652G2424G5547G2596G4102G2316G1588G2532G1922G225G3588G2596G21502a faith and knowledge resting on the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time,G1909G1680G166G2222G3739G2316G893G1861G4253G166G55503and at his appointed season he brought his word to light through the preaching entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior,G1161G5319G2398G2540G5319G846G3056G1722G2782G3739G4100G1473G2596G2003G2316G2257G49904To Titus, my true son in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.G5103G1103G5043G2596G2839G4102G5485G1656G1515G575G2316G3962G2532G2962G2424G5547G2257G49905The reason I left you in Crete was that you might straighten out what was left unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.G5127G5484G2641G4571G1722G2914G2443G1930G3007G2532G2525G4245G2596G4172G5613G1473G1299G46716An elder must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, a man whose children believe and are not open to the charge of being wild and disobedient.G1536G2076G410G435G3391G1135G2192G4103G5043G3361G1722G2724G810G2228G5067Since an overseer is entrusted with God's work, he must be blameless--not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain.G1063G1985G1163G1511G410G5613G3623G2316G3361G829G3361G3711G3361G3943G3361G4131G3361G1468Rather he must be hospitable, one who loves what is good, who is self-controlled, upright, holy and disciplined.G235G5382G5358G4998G1342G3741G14689He must hold firmly to the trustworthy message as it has been taught, so that he can encourage others by sound doctrine and refute those who oppose it.G472G4103G3056G2596G1322G2443G5600G1415G1722G5198G1319G2532G3870G2532G1651G48310For there are many rebellious people, mere talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision group.G1063G1526G4183G506G2532G3151G2532G5423G3122G1537G406111They must be silenced, because they are ruining whole households by teaching things they ought not to teach--and that for the sake of dishonest gain.G3739G1993G1163G1993G3748G396G3650G3624G1321G3739G1163G3361G5484G150G2771G548412Even one of their own prophets has said, "Cretans are always liars, evil brutes, lazy gluttons."G5100G1537G846G4396G846G2398G2036G2912G104G5583G2556G2342G692G106413This testimony is true. Therefore, rebuke them sharply, so that they will be sound in the faithG3778G3141G2076G227G1223G3739G156G1651G846G664G2443G5198G1722G410214and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the commands of those who reject the truth.G3361G4337G2451G3454G2532G1785G444G654G22515To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are corrupted and do not believe, nothing is pure. In fact, both their minds and consciences are corrupted.G2513G3956G3303G2513G1161G3392G2532G571G3762G2513G235G2532G846G3563G2532G4893G339216They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him. They are detestable, disobedient and unfit for doing anything good.G3670G1492G2316G1161G2041G720G5607G947G2532G545G2532G4314G3956G18G2041G96
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