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1. Paul, a bondservant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect and the acknowledgment of the truth which accords with godliness,
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1. Paul G3972 , a servant G1401 of God G2316 , and G1161 an apostle G652 of Jesus G2424 Christ G5547 , according G2596 to the faith G4102 of God G2316 's elect G1588 , and G2532 the acknowledging G1922 of the truth G225 which G3588 is after G2596 godliness G2150 ;
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2. in hope of eternal life which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began,
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2. In G1909 hope G1680 of eternal G166 life G2222 , which G3739 God G2316 , that cannot lie G893 , promised G1861 before G4253 the world began G166 G5550 ;
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3. but has in due time manifested His word through preaching, which was committed to me according to the commandment of God our Savior;
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3. But G1161 hath in due G2398 times G2540 manifested G5319 his G848 word G3056 through G1722 preaching G2782 , which G3739 is committed G4100 unto me G1473 according G2596 to the commandment G2003 of God G2316 our G2257 Savior G4990 ;
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4. To Titus, a true son in our common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.
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4. To Titus G5103 , mine own G1103 son G5043 after G2596 the common G2839 faith G4102 : Grace G5485 , mercy G1656 , and peace G1515 , from G575 God G2316 the Father G3962 and G2532 the Lord G2962 Jesus G2424 Christ G5547 our G2257 Savior G4990 .
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5. For this reason I left you in Crete, that you should set in order the things that are lacking, and appoint elders in every city as I commanded you --
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5. For this cause G5484 G5127 left G2641 I thee G4571 in G1722 Crete G2914 , that G2443 thou shouldest set in order G1930 the things that are wanting G3007 , and G2532 ordain G2525 elders G4245 in every city G2596 G4172 , as G5613 I G1473 had appointed G1299 thee G4671 :
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6. if a man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of dissipation or insubordination.
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6. If any G1536 be G2076 blameless G410 , the husband G435 of one G3391 wife G1135 , having G2192 faithful G4103 children G5043 not G3361 accused G1722 G2724 of riot G810 or G2228 unruly G506 .
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7. For a bishop must be blameless, as a steward of God, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money,
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7. For G1063 a bishop G1985 must G1163 be G1511 blameless G410 , as G5613 the steward G3623 of God G2316 ; not G3361 self G829 -willed, not G3361 soon angry G3711 , not G3361 given to wine G3943 , no G3361 striker G4131 , not G3361 given to filthy lucre G146 ;
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8. but hospitable, a lover of what is good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled,
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8. But G235 a lover of hospitality G5382 , a lover of good men G5358 , sober G4998 , just G1342 , holy G3741 , temperate G1468 ;
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9. holding fast the faithful word as he has been taught, that he may be able, by sound doctrine, both to exhort and convict those who contradict.
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9. Holding fast G472 the G3588 faithful G4103 word G3056 as he hath been taught G2596 G1322 , that G2443 he may be G5600 able G1415 by G1722 sound G5198 doctrine G1319 both G2532 to exhort G3870 and G2532 to convince G1651 the G3588 gainsayers G483 .
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10. For there are many insubordinate, both idle talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,
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10. For G1063 there are G1526 many G4183 unruly G2532 G506 and vain talkers G3151 and G2532 deceivers G5423 , especially G3122 they G3588 of G1537 the circumcision G4061 :
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11. whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole households, teaching things which they ought not, for the sake of dishonest gain.
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11. Whose G3739 mouths must be stopped G1993 G1163 , who G3748 subvert G396 whole G3650 houses G3624 , teaching G1321 things which G3739 they ought G1163 not G3361 , for filthy lucre's sake G5484 G150 G2771 .
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12. One of them, a prophet of their own, said, "Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons."
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12. One G5100 of G1537 themselves G846 , even a prophet G4396 of their G846 own G2398 , said G2036 , The Cretians G2912 are always G104 liars G5583 , evil G2556 beasts G2342 , slow G692 bellies G1064 .
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13. This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,
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13. This G3778 witness G3141 is G2076 true G227 . Wherefore G1223 G3739 G156 rebuke G1651 them G846 sharply G664 , that G2443 they may be sound G5198 in G1722 the G3588 faith G4102 ;
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14. not giving heed to Jewish fables and commandments of men who turn from the truth.
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14. Not G3361 giving heed G4337 to Jewish G2451 fables G3454 , and G2532 commandments G1785 of men G444 , that turn from G654 the G3588 truth G225 .
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15. To the pure all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but even their mind and conscience are defiled.
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15. Unto the G3588 pure G2513 all things G3956 are G3303 pure G2513 : but G1161 unto them G3588 that are defiled G3392 and G2532 unbelieving G571 is nothing G3762 pure G2513 ; but G235 even G2532 their G846 mind G3563 and G2532 conscience G4893 is defiled G3392 .
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16. They profess to know God, but in works they deny Him, being abominable, disobedient, and disqualified for every good work.
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16. They profess G3670 that they know G1492 God G2316 ; but G1161 in works G2041 they deny G720 him, being G5607 abominable G947 , and G2532 disobedient G545 , and G2532 unto G4314 every G3956 good G18 work G2041 reprobate G96 .
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