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Titus 1

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¹ Paul, a servant[1] of God andⓐ an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the sake of the faith of God's elect andⓑ their knowledge of the truth,ⓒ which accords with godliness,

² ⓓ in hope of eternal life, which God,ⓔ who never lies,ⓕ promisedⓖ before the ages began[2]

³ andⓗ at the proper time manifested in his word[3] ⓘ through the preachingⓙ with which I have been entrustedⓚ by the command of God our Savior;

⁴ To Titus,ⓛ my true child inⓜ a common faith: ⓝGrace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.

⁵ ⓞ This is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order, andⓟ appoint elders in every town as I directed you —

⁶ ⓠ if anyone is above reproach, the husband of one wife,[4] and his children are believers[5] and not open to the charge ofⓡ debauchery or insubordination.

⁷ For an overseer,[6] ⓢ as God's steward, must be above reproach. He must notⓣ be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violentⓤ or greedy for gain,

⁸ but hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy,ⓥ and disciplined.

⁹ He mustⓦ hold firm to the trustworthy word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction inⓧ sound[7] doctrine and also to rebuke those who contradict it.

¹⁰ For there are many who are insubordinate,ⓨ empty talkers and deceivers, especially those ofⓩ the circumcision party.[8]

¹¹ They must be silenced, sinceⓐ they are upsetting whole families by teachingⓑ for shameful gain what they ought not to teach.

¹³ This testimony is true. Thereforeⓓ rebuke themⓔ sharply, that theyⓕ may be sound in the faith,

¹⁴ ⓖ not devoting themselves to Jewish myths andⓗ the 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; but bothⓛ their minds and their consciences are defiled.

¹⁶ ⓜ They profess to know God, but theyⓝ deny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient,ⓞ unfit for any good work.

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1	Paul, a servant[1] of God andⓐ an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the sake of the faith of God's elect andⓑ their knowledge of the truth,ⓒ which accords with godliness,
2	ⓓ in hope of eternal life, which God,ⓔ who never lies,ⓕ promisedⓖ before the ages began[2]
3	andⓗ at the proper time manifested in his word[3] ⓘ through the preachingⓙ with which I have been entrustedⓚ by the command of God our Savior;
4	To Titus,ⓛ my true child inⓜ a common faith: ⓝGrace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
5	ⓞ This is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order, andⓟ appoint elders in every town as I directed you —
6	ⓠ if anyone is above reproach, the husband of one wife,[4] and his children are believers[5] and not open to the charge ofⓡ debauchery or insubordination.
7	For an overseer,[6] ⓢ as God's steward, must be above reproach. He must notⓣ be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violentⓤ or greedy for gain,
8	but hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy,ⓥ and disciplined.
9	He mustⓦ hold firm to the trustworthy word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction inⓧ sound[7] doctrine and also to rebuke those who contradict it.
10	For there are many who are insubordinate,ⓨ empty talkers and deceivers, especially those ofⓩ the circumcision party.[8]
11	They must be silenced, sinceⓐ they are upsetting whole families by teachingⓑ for shameful gain what they ought not to teach.
12	ⓒ One of the Cretans,[9] a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”[10]
13	This testimony is true. Thereforeⓓ rebuke themⓔ sharply, that theyⓕ may be sound in the faith,
14	ⓖ not devoting themselves to Jewish myths andⓗ the 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; but bothⓛ their minds and their consciences are defiled.
16	ⓜ They profess to know God, but theyⓝ deny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient,ⓞ unfit for any good work.

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