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1 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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Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the sake of the faith of God's elect and the knowledge of the truth that is in accordance with godliness,
2 In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;
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in the hope of eternal life that God, who never lies, promised before the ages began—
3 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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in due time he revealed his word through the proclamation with which I have been entrusted by the command of God our Savior,
4 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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To Titus, my loyal child in the faith we share: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
5 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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I left you behind in Crete for this reason, so that you should put in order what remained to be done, and should appoint elders in every town, as I directed you:
6 If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.
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someone who is blameless, married only once, whose children are believers, not accused of debauchery and not rebellious.
7 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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For a bishop, as God's steward, must be blameless; he must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or addicted to wine or violent or greedy for gain;
8 But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;
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but he must be hospitable, a lover of goodness, prudent, upright, devout, and self-controlled.
9 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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He must have a firm grasp of the word that is trustworthy in accordance with the teaching, so that he may be able both to preach with sound doctrine and to refute those who contradict it.
10 For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:
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There are also many rebellious people, idle talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision;
11 Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.
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they must be silenced, since they are upsetting whole families by teaching for sordid gain what it is not right to teach.
12 One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.
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It was one of them, their very own prophet, who said, "Cretans are always liars, vicious brutes, lazy gluttons."
13 This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;
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That testimony is true. For this reason rebuke them sharply, so that they may become sound in the faith,
14 Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.
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not paying attention to Jewish myths or to commandments of those who reject the truth.
15 Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.
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To the pure all things are pure, but to the corrupt and unbelieving nothing is pure. Their very minds and consciences are corrupted.
16 They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.
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They profess to know God, but they deny him by their actions. They are detestable, disobedient, unfit for any good work.
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