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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,
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1 Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ for the faith of God's elect and the knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness--
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2 in hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began
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2 a faith and knowledge resting on the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time,
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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;
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3 and at his appointed season he brought his word to light through the preaching entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior,
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4 To Titus, my true child in a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
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4 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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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--
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5 The reason I left you in Crete was that you might straighten out what was left unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.
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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.
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6 An elder must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, a man whose children believe and are not open to the charge of being wild and disobedient.
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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,
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7 Since an overseer is entrusted with God's work, he must be blameless--not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain.
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8 but hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.
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8 Rather he must be hospitable, one who loves what is good, who is self-controlled, upright, holy and disciplined.
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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.
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9 He must hold firmly to the trustworthy message as it has been taught, so that he can encourage others by sound doctrine and refute those who oppose it.
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10 For there are many who are insubordinate, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision party.
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10 For there are many rebellious people, mere talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision group.
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11 They must be silenced, since they are upsetting whole families by teaching for shameful gain what they ought not to teach.
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11 They must be silenced, because they are ruining whole households by teaching things they ought not to teach--and that for the sake of dishonest gain.
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12 One of the Cretans, a prophet of their own, said, "Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons."
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12 Even one of their own prophets has said, "Cretans are always liars, evil brutes, lazy gluttons."
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13 This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,
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13 This testimony is true. Therefore, rebuke them sharply, so that they will be sound in the faith
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14 not devoting themselves to Jewish myths and the commands of people who turn away from the truth.
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14 and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the commands of those who reject the truth.
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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.
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15 To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are corrupted and do not believe, nothing is pure. In fact, both their minds and consciences are corrupted.
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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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16 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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