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| 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the sake of the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth, which accords with godliness, |
| 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2in hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began |
| 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3and at the proper time manifested in his word through the preaching with which I have been entrusted by the command of God our Savior; |
| 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4To Titus, my true child in a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior. |
| 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5This is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order, and appoint elders in every town as I directed you— |
| 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6if anyone is above reproach, the husband of one wife, and his children are believers and not open to the charge of debauchery or insubordination. |
| 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7For an overseer, as God’s steward, must be above reproach. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent or greedy for gain, |
| 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8but hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined. |
| 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9He must hold firm to the trustworthy word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in sound doctrine and also to rebuke those who contradict it. |
| 10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10For there are many who are insubordinate, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision party. |
| 11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11They must be silenced, since they are upsetting whole families by teaching for shameful gain what they ought not to teach. |
| 12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12One of the Cretans, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.” |
| 13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith, |
| 14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14not devoting themselves to Jewish myths and the commands of people who turn away from the truth. |
| 15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15To the pure, all things are pure, but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their minds and their consciences are defiled. |
| 16[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 16They profess to know God, but they deny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, unfit for any good work. |
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