Titus 1

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        Titus 1
      
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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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        <b>2.  In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world 
        began;</b>
      
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         3.  But hath in due times manifested his word 
      
      
        <b>through preaching</b>
      
      
        , 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 
      
      
        <b>left I thee in Crete</b>
      
      
        , that thou shouldest 
      
      
        <b>set in order the things that are wanting, and </b>
      
      
        <b>ordain elders in every city</b>
      
      
        <b>, as I had appointed thee</b>
      
      
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        <b> 6.  If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused 
        of riot or unruly.</b>
      
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        <b> 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;</b>
      
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        <b> 8.  But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;</b>
      
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        <b> 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.</b>
      
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         10.  For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, 
      
      
        <b>specially they of the circumcision:</b>
      
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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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        <b>12.  One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway 
        liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.</b>
      
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        <b> 13.  This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in 
        the faith;</b>
      
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        <b> 14.  Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the 
        truth.</b>
      
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        <b>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.</b>
      
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        <b> 16.  They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, 
        and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.</b>
      
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