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Greeting

Paul, a servanta 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,

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Greeting

Paul, a bondservant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect and the acknowledgment of the truth which accords with godliness,

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in hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages beganb

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in hope of eternal life which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began,

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and at the proper time manifested in his wordc through the preaching with which I have been entrusted by the command of God our Savior;

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but has in due time manifested His word through preaching, which was committed to me according to the commandment of God our Savior;

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To Titus, my true child in a common faith:
Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.

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To Titus, a true son in our common faith:
Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and [a]the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.

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Qualifications for Elders

This 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 —

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Qualified Elders

For this reason I left you in Crete, that you should set in order the things that are lacking, and appoint elders in every city as I commanded you —

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if anyone is above reproach, the husband of one wife,d and his children are believerse and not open to the charge of debauchery or insubordination.

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if a man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of [b]dissipation or insubordination.

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For an overseer,f 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,

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For a [c]bishop must be blameless, as a steward of God, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money,

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but hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.

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but hospitable, a lover of what is good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled,

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He must hold firm to the trustworthy word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in soundg doctrine and also to rebuke those who contradict it.

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holding fast the faithful word as he has been taught, that he may be able, by sound doctrine, both to exhort and convict those who contradict.

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For there are many who are insubordinate, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision party.h

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The Elders’ Task

For there are many insubordinate, both idle talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,

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They must be silenced, since they are upsetting whole families by teaching for shameful gain what they ought not to teach.

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whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole households, teaching things which they ought not, for the sake of dishonest gain.

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One of the Cretans,i a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”j

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One of them, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”

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This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,

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This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,

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not devoting themselves to Jewish myths and the commands of people who turn away from the truth.

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not giving heed to Jewish fables and commandments of men who turn from the truth.

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To the pure, all things are pure, but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their minds and their consciences are defiled.

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To the pure all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but even their mind and conscience are defiled.

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They profess to know God, but they deny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, unfit for any good work.

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They profess to know God, but in works they deny Him, being [d]abominable, disobedient, and disqualified for every good work.

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