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056:Book 56

056: Titus Book 56

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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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In hope of eternal life,
which God,
that cannot lie,
promised before the world began;

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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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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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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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If any be blameless,
the husband of one wife,
having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.

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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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But a lover of hospitality,
a lover of good men,
sober,
just,
holy,
temperate;

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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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For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers,
specially they of the circumcision:

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Whose mouths must be stopped,
who subvert whole houses,
teaching things which they ought not,
for filthy lucre's sake.

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One of themselves,
even a prophet of their own,
said,
The Cretians are alway liars,
evil beasts,
slow bellies.

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This witness is true.
Wherefore rebuke them sharply,
that they may be sound in the faith;

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Not giving heed to Jewish fables,
and commandments of men,
that turn from the truth.

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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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They profess that they know God;
but in works they deny him,
being abominable,
and disobedient,
and unto every good work reprobate.