Strengthen your faith in God's word

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Titus

1. 1:1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness;
2. 1:2 In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;
3. 1:3 But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour;
4. 1:4 To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.
5. 1:5 For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:
6. 1:6 If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.
7. 1:7 For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;
8. 1:9 Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.
9. 1:10 For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:
10. 1:12 One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.
11. 1:13 This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;
12. 1:14 Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.
13. 1:15 Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.
14. 2:1 But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:
15. 2:2 That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.
16. 2:3 The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;
17. 2:4 That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,
18. 2:5 To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.
19. 2:8 Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.
20. 2:10 Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.
21. 2:11 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
22. 2:13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
23. 3:4 But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,
24. 3:5 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 Ghost;
25. 3:7 That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
26. 3:9 But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.
27. 3:10 A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;
28. 3:13 Bring Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey diligently, that nothing be wanting unto them.
29. 3:15 It was written to Titus, ordained the first bishop of the church of the Cretians, from Nicopolis of Macedonia. All that are with me salute thee. Greet them that love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen.