Titus:1

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* Paul , a slave of God , and an apostle of Jesus Christ , according to the faith of God 's elect , and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness , * in hope of eternal life , which God , who can 't lie , promised before eternal times ; * but in his own seasons manifested his word in the message , with which I was entrusted according to the commandment of God our Savior ; * to Titus , my true child after a common faith : Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior . * For this cause I left you in Crete , that you should set in order the things that were wanting , and appoint elders in every city , as I gave you charge ; * if any man is blameless , the husband of one wife , having children who believe , who are not accused of riot or unruly . * For the overseer must be blameless , as God 's steward ; not self-willed , not soon angry , no brawler , no striker , not greedy of monetary gain ; * but given to hospitality , a lover of good , sober-minded , just , holy , self-controlled ; * holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching , that he may be able to exhort in the sound doctrine , and to convict the gainsayers . * For there are also many unruly men , vain talkers and deceivers , especially those of the circumcision , * whose mouths must be stopped ; men who overthrow whole houses , teaching things which they ought not , for greed of monetary gain 's sake . * One of themselves , a prophet of their own , said , Cretans are always liars , evil beasts , idle gluttons . * This testimony is true . For which cause reprove them sharply , that they may be sound in the faith , * not giving heed to Jewish fables , and commandments of men who turn away from the truth . * To the pure all things are pure : but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure ; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled . * They profess that they know God ; but by their works they deny him , being disgusting , and disobedient , and to every good work disapproved .

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