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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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Greetings from Paul

This letter is from Paul, a slave of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ. I have been sent to proclaim faith toa those God has chosen and to teach them to know the truth that shows them how to live godly lives.

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

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This truth gives them confidence that they have eternal life, which God — who does not lie — promised them before the world began.

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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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And now at just the right time he has revealed this message, which we announce to everyone. It is by the command of God our Savior that I have been entrusted with this work for him.

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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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I am writing to Titus, my true son in the faith that we share.
May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior give you grace and peace.

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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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Titus’s Work in Crete

I left you on the island of Crete so you could complete our work there and appoint elders in each town as I instructed you.

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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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An elder must live a blameless life. He must be faithful to his wife,b and his children must be believers who don’t have a reputation for being wild or rebellious.

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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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A church leaderc is a manager of God’s household, so he must live a blameless life. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered; he must not be a heavy drinker,d violent, or dishonest with money.

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

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Rather, he must enjoy having guests in his home, and he must love what is good. He must live wisely and be just. He must live a devout and disciplined life.

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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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He must have a strong belief in the trustworthy message he was taught; then he will be able to encourage others with wholesome teaching and show those who oppose it where they are wrong.

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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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For there are many rebellious people who engage in useless talk and deceive others. This is especially true of those who insist on circumcision for salvation.

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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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They must be silenced, because they are turning whole families away from the truth by their false teaching. And they do it only for money.

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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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Even one of their own men, a prophet from Crete, has said about them, “The people of Crete are all liars, cruel animals, and lazy gluttons.”e

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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 is true. So reprimand them sternly to make them strong in the faith.

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

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They must stop listening to Jewish myths and the commands of people who have turned away from the truth.

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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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Everything is pure to those whose hearts are pure. But nothing is pure to those who are corrupt and unbelieving, because their minds and consciences are corrupted.

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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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Such people claim they know God, but they deny him by the way they live. They are detestable and disobedient, worthless for doing anything good.

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