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Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ to further the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness—
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in the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time,
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and which now at his appointed season he has brought to light through the preaching entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior,
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To Titus, my true son in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
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An elder must be blameless, faithful to his wife, a man whose children believe and are not open to the charge of being wild and disobedient.
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Since an overseer manages God’s household, he must be blameless—not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain.
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Rebuking Those Who Fail to Do Good
For there are many rebellious people, full of meaningless talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision group.
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One of Crete’s own prophets has said it: “Cretans are always liars, evil brutes, lazy gluttons.”
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This saying is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, so that they will be sound in the faith
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They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him. They are detestable, disobedient and unfit for doing anything good.
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to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God.
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In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness
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Teach slaves to be subject to their masters in everything, to try to please them, not to talk back to them,
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and not to steal from them, but to show that they can be fully trusted, so that in every way they will make the teaching about God our Savior attractive.
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For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people.
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It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age,
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while we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ,
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who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.
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But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared,
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he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit,
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so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life.
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This is a trustworthy saying. And I want you to stress these things, so that those who have trusted in God may be careful to devote themselves to doing what is good. These things are excellent and profitable for everyone.
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Warn a divisive person once, and then warn them a second time. After that, have nothing to do with them.
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Our people must learn to devote themselves to doing what is good, in order to provide for urgent needs and not live unproductive lives.
