Titus 1:7-14
King James Version
7 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;
8 But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;
9 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.
10 For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:
11 Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.
12 One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, the Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.
13 This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;
14 Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.
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Titus 1:7-14
New International Version
7 Since an overseer(A) manages God’s household,(B) he must be blameless—not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain.(C) 8 Rather, he must be hospitable,(D) one who loves what is good,(E) who is self-controlled,(F) upright, holy and disciplined. 9 He must hold firmly(G) to the trustworthy message as it has been taught, so that he can encourage others by sound doctrine(H) and refute those who oppose it.
Rebuking Those Who Fail to Do Good
10 For there are many rebellious people, full of meaningless talk(I) and deception, especially those of the circumcision group.(J) 11 They must be silenced, because they are disrupting whole households(K) by teaching things they ought not to teach—and that for the sake of dishonest gain. 12 One of Crete’s own prophets(L) has said it: “Cretans(M) are always liars, evil brutes, lazy gluttons.”[a] 13 This saying is true. Therefore rebuke(N) them sharply, so that they will be sound in the faith(O) 14 and will pay no attention to Jewish myths(P) or to the merely human commands(Q) of those who reject the truth.(R)
Footnotes
- Titus 1:12 From the Cretan philosopher Epimenides
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