<TITLE>Titus 1</TITLE>
                    Titus 1

[1]Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the sake of the faith of God's elect and their knowledge of the truth, which accords with godliness, [2]in hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began [3]and at the proper time manifested in his word through the preaching with which I have been entrusted by the command of God our Savior;

[4]To Titus, my true child in a common faith:

Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.

[5]This is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order, and appoint elders in every town as I directed you [6]if anyone is above reproach, the husband of one wife, and his children are believers and not open to the charge of debauchery or insubordination. [7]For an overseer, as God's steward, must be above reproach. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent or greedy for gain, [8]but hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined. [9]He must hold firm to the trustworthy word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in sound doctrine and also to rebuke those who contradict it.

[10]For there are many who are insubordinate, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision party. [11]They must be silenced, since they are upsetting whole families by teaching for shameful gain what they ought not to teach. [12]One of the Cretans, a prophet of their own, said, Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons. [13]This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith, [14]not devoting themselves to Jewish myths and the commands of people who turn away from the truth. [15]To the pure, all things are pure, but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their minds and their consciences are defiled. [16]They profess to know God, but they deny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, unfit for any good work.

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