Titus Chapter 1

Titus

Titus

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✦ Chapter Overview

The chapter calls for the faithful to be trustworthy and upright, urging them to avoid greed, drunkenness, and sexual immorality. It emphasizes that a person's character is tested by their conduct and that the church must be guided by godly principles. The purpose is to strengthen the community by promoting godly living and unity.

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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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(2) In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;
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(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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(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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(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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(6) If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.
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(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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(8) But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;
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(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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(10) For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:
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(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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(12) One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.
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(13) This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;
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(14) Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.
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(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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(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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