Titus 1
1 Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the faith of God’s chosen ones and the knowledge of the truth that accords with godliness,
2 in the hope of eternal life, which the God who does not lie promised before the ages began.
3 At the proper time, he revealed his word through the proclamation entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior.
4 To Titus, my true child in our common faith: grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
5 For this reason I left you in Crete: to set in order what remained unfinished and appoint elders in every city, as I instructed you:
6 If anyone is above reproach, the husband of one wife, with faithful children who are not accused of wild living or rebellion.
7 For the overseer must be above reproach as God’s steward: not arrogant, not quick-tempered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for dishonest gain;
8 but hospitable, a lover of what is good, sensible, just, holy, self-controlled;
9 holding firmly to the faithful word, in keeping with the teaching, so that he may be able both to encourage others with sound teaching and to refute those who oppose it.
10 For there are many rebellious people, empty talkers, and deceivers, especially those from the circumcision.
11 They must be silenced, since they are upsetting whole households by teaching what they should not, for shameful gain.
12 One of their own, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”
13 This testimony is true. For this reason, rebuke them sharply, so that they may be sound in the faith
14 and pay no attention to Jewish myths or commands of people who turn away from the truth.
15 To the pure, all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure. On the contrary, both their minds and their consciences are defiled.
16 They claim to know God, but their actions deny him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.
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