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Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness;
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But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour;
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To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.
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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:
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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;
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But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;
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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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For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:
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Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.
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One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, the Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.
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This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;
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But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:
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That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.
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That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,
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Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded.
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In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,
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Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.
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Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again;
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Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.
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For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
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Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
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Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
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These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.
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Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,
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To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.