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32 lines
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Greeting
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# Chapter 1
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1. Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the faith of God's elect and their knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness,
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2. in the hope of eternal life that God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.
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3. In his own time he has revealed his word in the preaching with which I was entrusted by the command of God our Savior:
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4. To Titus, my true son in our common faith.
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Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
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Titus's Ministry in Crete
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5. The reason I left you in Crete was to set right what was left undone and, as I directed you, to appoint elders in every town.
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6. An elder must be blameless, the husband of one wife, with faithful children who are not accused of wildness or rebellion.
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7. As an overseer of God's household, he must be blameless, not arrogant, not hot-tempered, not an excessive drinker, not a bully, not greedy for money,
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8. but hospitable, loving what is good, sensible, righteous, holy, self-controlled,
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9. holding to the faithful message as taught, so that he will be able both to encourage with sound teaching and to refute those who contradict it.
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10. For there are many rebellious people, full of empty talk and deception, especially those from the circumcision party.
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11. It is necessary to silence them; they are ruining entire households by teaching what they shouldn't in order to get money dishonestly.
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12. One of their very own prophets said, "Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons."
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13. This testimony is true. For this reason, rebuke them sharply, so that they may be sound in the faith
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14. and may not pay attention to Jewish myths and the commands of people who reject the truth.
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15. To the pure, everything is pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; in fact, both their mind and conscience are defiled.
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16. They claim to know God, but they deny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.
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