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1 Scroll 47 Epistle to Titus.
Paul, a servant of GOD, and an apostle of Jesus Christ,
according to the faith of God's elects, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness;

2 in hope of everlasting life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before Everlasting Times;

3 but has in due times manifested His word in preaching, which I was entrusted to me by a command of God our Saviour;

4 to Titus, my genuine child according to the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.

5 For this cause I left Thee in Crete, that Thou should set in order the things that are wanting, and may ordain elders in every city, as I appointed Thee:

6 if anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not accused of riot, or disorderly.

7 For an overseer[bishop] must be blameless, as the steward of God; not self-willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre;

8 but hospitable, lover of good, discreet, just, Holy, temperate;

9 holding fast the doctrine according to the faithful word, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the contradictors.

10 For there are many disorderly and vain talkers and deceivers, especially they of the circumcision:

11 whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for the sake of sordid gain.

12 One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy bellies.

13 This testimony is true: therefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;

14 not giving heed to Jewish fables, and Commandments of men that turn from the truth.

15 To the pure all things are pure: but to them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.

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

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1 But speak Thou the things which become sound doctrine:

2 that the aged men to be sober, honourable, temperate, sound in the faith, in love, in patience;

3 the aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becomes Holiness, not slanderers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;

4 that they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,

5 to be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, being obedient to their own husbands, that the Word of GOD may be not blasphemed.

6 Young men likewise exhort to be sober-minded.

7 In all things showing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine showing incorruptness, gravity, incorruption,

8 sound speech that cannot be condemned; that he who is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say concerning you.

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Exhort servants to be obedient to their own masters, to be pleasing in all things; not contradicting;

10 not purloining, but showing all good faith; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.

11 For it appeared that the grace of God brings Salvation to all men.

12 Teaching us, that denying ungodliness, and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and piously, in this present Age[World];

13 expecting the blessed hope, and appearance of the glory of the great God and our Saviour, Jesus Christ;

14 who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from all lawlessness, and might purify to Himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

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These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise Thee.

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Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and authorities, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,

2 to speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, showing all meekness to all men.

3 For we ourselves also were once foolish, disobedient, being deceived, serving diverse lusts and pleasures,
living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

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But when the kindness and love of God our Saviour towards man appeared,

5 not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us,
by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Spirit;

6 which He shed on us richly, through Jesus Christ our Saviour;

7 that having been justified by His grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of everlasting life.

8 Faithful is the Word, and these things I will that Thee affirm constantly,
that they who have believed in God may be careful to maintain good works.
These things are good and profitable to men.

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But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the Law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

10 A heretical man, after the first and second admonition, reject;

11 knowing that he who is such, is subverted, and sins, being condemned by himself.

12 When I shall send Artemas to Thee, or Tychicus, be diligent to come to me to Nicopolis: for I have determined there to winter.

13 Bring Zenas the Lawyer and Apollos on their journey diligently, that nothing may be wanting to them.

14 And let ours also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they may not be unfruitful.

15 All that are with me salute Thee. Greet them that loving us in faith. Grace be with you all. Amen!