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1. Greetings from Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ. I was sent to help God's chosen people have faith and understand the truth that produces a life of devotion to God.
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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. This faith and knowledge make us sure that we have eternal life. God promised that life to us before time began�and God does not lie.
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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. At the right time, God let the world know about that life. He did this through the telling of the Good News message, and he trusted me with that work. I told people that message because God our Savior commanded me to.
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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 to me in the faith we share together. Grace and peace to you from God the Father and Christ Jesus 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. I left you in Crete so that you could finish doing what still needed to be done. And I also left you there so that you could choose men to be elders in every town.
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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. To be an elder, a man must not be guilty of living in a wrong way. He must be faithful to his wife, and his children must be faithful to God. They must not be known as children who are wild and don't obey.
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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. An elder has the job of taking care of God's work. So people should not be able to say that he lives in a wrong way. He must not be someone who is proud and selfish or who gets angry quickly. He must not drink too much, and he must not be someone who likes to fight. He must not be a man who will do almost anything 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. An elder must be ready to help people by welcoming them into his home. He must love what is good. He must be wise. He must live right. He must be devoted to God and pleasing to him. And he must be able to control himself.
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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. An elder must be faithful to the same true message we teach. Then he will be able to encourage others with teaching that is true and right. And he will be able to show those who are against this teaching that they are wrong.
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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. This is important, because there are many people who refuse to obey�people who talk about worthless things and mislead others. I am talking especially about those who say that men who are not Jews must be circumcised to please God.
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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. These people must be stopped, because they are destroying whole families by teaching what they should not teach. They teach only to cheat people and make money.
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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. Even one of their own prophets said, "Cretans are always liars. They are evil animals and lazy people who do nothing but eat."
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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. The words that prophet said are true. So tell those people that they are wrong. You must be strict with them. Then they will become strong 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. and they will stop paying attention to the stories told by those Jews. They will stop following the commands of those who have turned away 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 people who are pure, everything is pure. But to those who are full of sin and don't believe, nothing is pure. Really, their thinking has become evil and their consciences have been ruined.
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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 say they know God, but the evil things they do show that they don't accept him. They are disgusting. They refuse to obey God and are not capable of doing anything good.
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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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