Paul <G3972>, a servant <G1401> of God <G2316>, and <G1161> an apostle <G0652> of Jesus <G2424> Christ <G5547>, according to <G2596> the faith <G4102> of God's <G2316> elect <G1588>, and <G2532> the acknowledging <G1922> of the truth <G0225> which <G3588> is after <G2596> godliness <G2150>;
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In <G1909> hope <G1680> of eternal <G0166> life <G2222>, which <G3739> God <G2316>, that cannot lie <G0893>, promised <G1861> <G5662> before <G4253> the world <G0166> began <G5550>;
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But <G1161> hath <G5319> <G0000> in due <G2398> times <G2540> manifested <G5319> <G5656> his <G0848> word <G3056> through <G1722> preaching <G2782>, which <G3739> is committed <G4100> <G5681> unto me <G1473> according to <G2596> the commandment <G2003> of God <G2316> our <G2257> Saviour <G4990>;
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To Titus <G5103>, [mine] own <G1103> son <G5043> after <G2596> the common <G2839> faith <G4102>: Grace <G5485>, mercy <G1656>, [and] peace <G1515>, from <G0575> God <G2316> the Father <G3962> and <G2532> the Lord <G2962> Jesus <G2424> Christ <G5547> our <G2257> Saviour <G4990>.
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For this <G5127> cause <G5484> left I <G2641> <G5627> thee <G4571> in <G1722> Crete <G2914>, that <G2443> thou shouldest set in order <G1930> <G5672> the things that are wanting <G3007> <G5723>, and <G2532> ordain <G2525> <G5661> elders <G4245> in every <G2596> city <G4172>, as <G5613> I <G1473> had appointed <G1299> <G5668> thee <G4671>:
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If any <G1536> be <G2076> <G5748> blameless <G0410>, the husband <G0435> of one <G3391> wife <G1135>, having <G2192> <G5723> faithful <G4103> children <G5043> not <G3361> accused <G1722> <G2724> of riot <G0810> or <G2228> unruly <G0506>.
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For <G1063> a bishop <G1985> must <G1163> <G5748> be <G1511> <G5750> blameless <G0410>, as <G5613> the steward <G3623> of God <G2316>; not <G3361> selfwilled <G0829>, not <G3361> soon angry <G3711>, not <G3361> given to wine <G3943>, no <G3361> striker <G4131>, not <G3361> given to filthy lucre <G0146>;
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But <G0235> a lover of hospitality <G5382>, a lover of good men <G5358>, sober <G4998>, just <G1342>, holy <G3741>, temperate <G1468>;
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Holding fast <G0472> <G5740> the faithful <G4103> word <G3056> as <G2596> he hath been taught <G1322>, that <G2443> he may be <G5600> <G5753> able <G1415> by <G1722> sound <G5198> <G5723> doctrine <G1319> both <G2532> to exhort <G3870> <G5721> and <G2532> to convince <G1651> <G5721> the gainsayers <G0483> <G5723>.
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For <G1063> there are <G1526> <G5748> many <G4183> unruly <G0506> and <G2532> vain talkers <G3151> and <G2532> deceivers <G5423>, specially <G3122> they of <G1537> the circumcision <G4061>:
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Whose <G3739> mouths <G1993> <G0000> must <G1163> <G5748> be stopped <G1993> <G5721>, who <G3748> subvert <G0396> <G5719> whole <G3650> houses <G3624>, teaching <G1321> <G5723> things which <G3739> they ought <G1163> <G5748> not <G3361>, for <G5484> <G0000> filthy <G0150> lucre's <G2771> sake <G5484>.
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One <G5100> of <G1537> themselves <G0846>, [even] a prophet <G4396> of their own <G2398>, said <G2036> <G5627>, The Cretians <G2912> [are] alway <G0104> liars <G5583>, evil <G2556> beasts <G2342>, slow <G0692> bellies <G1064>.
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This <G3778> witness <G3141> is <G2076> <G5748> true <G0227>. Wherefore <G1223> <G3739> <G0156> rebuke <G1651> <G5720> them <G0846> sharply <G0664>, that <G2443> they may be sound <G5198> <G5725> in <G1722> the faith <G4102>;
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Not <G3361> giving heed <G4337> <G5723> to Jewish <G2451> fables <G3454>, and <G2532> commandments <G1785> of men <G0444>, that turn from <G0654> <G5734> the truth <G0225>.
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Unto the pure <G2513> all things <G3956> [are] pure <G3303> <G2513>: but <G1161> unto them that are defiled <G3392> <G5772> and <G2532> unbelieving <G0571> [is] nothing <G3762> pure <G2513>; but <G0235> even <G2532> their <G0846> mind <G3563> and <G2532> conscience <G4893> is defiled <G3392> <G5769>.
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They profess <G3670> <G5719> that they know <G1492> <G5760> God <G2316>; but <G1161> in works <G2041> they deny <G0720> <G5736> [him], being <G5607> <G5752> abominable <G0947>, and <G2532> disobedient <G0545>, and <G2532> unto <G4314> every <G3956> good <G0018> work <G2041> reprobate <G0096>.