22 Do not be hasty in the laying on of hands,(A) and do not share in the sins of others.(B) Keep yourself pure.(C)

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22 Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: keep thyself pure.

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11 Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness,(A) but rather expose them.

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11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

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10 They must first be tested;(A) and then if there is nothing against them, let them serve as deacons.

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10 And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.

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He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited(A) and fall under the same judgment(B) as the devil.

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Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.

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14 Do not neglect your gift, which was given you through prophecy(A) when the body of elders(B) laid their hands on you.(C)

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14 Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.

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They presented these men to the apostles, who prayed(A) and laid their hands on them.(B)

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Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.

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11 Anyone who welcomes them shares(A) in their wicked work.

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11 For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.

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Appeal for Loyalty to Paul and the Gospel

For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.(A)

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Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.

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instruction about cleansing rites,[a](A) the laying on of hands,(B) the resurrection of the dead,(C) and eternal judgment.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 6:2 Or about baptisms

Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

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12 Don’t let anyone look down on you(A) because you are young, but set an example(B) for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith(C) and in purity.

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12 Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

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So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them(A) and sent them off.(B)

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And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.

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Warning to Escape Babylon’s Judgment

Then I heard another voice from heaven say:

“‘Come out of her, my people,’[a](A)
    so that you will not share in her sins,
    so that you will not receive any of her plagues;(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 18:4 Jer. 51:45

And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.

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Appointing Elders Who Love What Is Good(A)

The reason I left you in Crete(B) was that you might put in order what was left unfinished and appoint[a] elders(C) in every town, as I directed you. An elder must be blameless,(D) faithful to his wife, a man whose children believe[b] and are not open to the charge of being wild and disobedient. Since an overseer(E) manages God’s household,(F) he must be blameless—not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain.(G) Rather, he must be hospitable,(H) one who loves what is good,(I) who is self-controlled,(J) upright, holy and disciplined. He must hold firmly(K) to the trustworthy message as it has been taught, so that he can encourage others by sound doctrine(L) and refute those who oppose it.

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Footnotes

  1. Titus 1:5 Or ordain
  2. Titus 1:6 Or children are trustworthy

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:

If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.

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;

But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;

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.

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