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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 world 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; |
| 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. |
| 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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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. |
| 1:10: |
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 subvert whole houses, teaching
things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake. |
| 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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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. |
| 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. |
| 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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| 2:1: |
But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine: |
| 2:2: |
That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in
charity, in patience. |
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The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh
holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good
things; |
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That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their
husbands, to love their children, |
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To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own
husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed. |
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Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded. |
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In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine
shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity, |
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Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the
contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you. |
| 2:9: |
Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please
them well in all things; not answering again; |
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Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn
the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things. |
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For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all
men, |
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Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should
live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; |
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Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the
great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; |
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Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity,
and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. |
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These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no
man despise thee. |
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| 3:1: |
Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey
magistrates, to be ready to every good work, |
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To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all
meekness unto all men. |
| 3:3: |
For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived,
serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful,
and hating one another. |
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But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man
appeared, |
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Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to
his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of
the Holy Ghost; |
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Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; |
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That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according
to the hope of eternal life. |
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This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm
constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to
maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men. |
| 3:9: |
But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and
strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain. |
| 3:10: |
A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition
reject; |
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Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being
condemned of himself. |
| 3:12: |
When I shall send Artemas unto thee, or Tychicus, be diligent to come
unto me to Nicopolis: for I have determined there to winter. |
| 3:13: |
Bring Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey diligently, that
nothing be wanting unto them. |
| 3:14: |
And let ours also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses,
that they be not unfruitful. |
| 3:15: |
All that are with me salute thee. Greet them that love us in the
faith. Grace be with you all. Amen. |