1Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of the elect of God and the acknowledging of the truth, which is according to godliness:

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Romans 1:1, Romans 1:1, 1 Timothy 6:3, 1 Timothy 6:3, Titus 2:11

2Unto the hope of life everlasting, which God, who lieth not, hath promised before the times of the world:

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Numbers 23:19, Numbers 23:19, 2 Timothy 1:9, 1 John 2:25, 2 Timothy 1:9

3But hath in due times manifested his word in preaching, which is committed to me according to the commandment of God our Saviour:

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1 Timothy 1:11, 1 Timothy 1:11, Titus 3:4, Titus 3:6, 1 Timothy 1:1

4To Titus, my beloved son according to the common faith, grace and peace, from God the Father and from Christ Jesus our Saviour.

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2 Timothy 1:2, 2 Timothy 1:2, Jude 1:3, Jude 1:3, 2 Peter 1:11

5For this cause I left thee in Crete: that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting and shouldest ordain priests in every city, as I also appointed thee:

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Acts 14:23, Acts 14:23, 1 Timothy 1:3, 1 Timothy 1:3, Ecclesiastes 12:9

6If any be without crime, the husband of one wife. having faithful children, not accused of riot or unruly.

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1 Timothy 3:2, 1 Timothy 3:7, 1 Timothy 3:12, 1 Timothy 3:2, 1 Timothy 3:7

7For a bishop must be without crime, as the steward of God: not proud, not subject to anger, nor given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre:

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2 Peter 2:10, Ephesians 5:18, 2 Peter 2:10, Ephesians 5:18, 1 Peter 5:2

8But given to hospitality, gentle, sober, just, holy, continent:

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1 Timothy 3:2, 1 Timothy 3:2, Titus 2:7, Titus 2:7, 1 Kings 5:7

9Embracing that faithful word which is according to doctrine, that he may be able to exhort in sound doctrine and to convince the gainsayers.

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2 Thessalonians 2:15, 2 Thessalonians 2:15, 2 Timothy 1:13, 2 Timothy 1:13, 1 Timothy 6:3

10For there are also many disobedient, vain talkers and seducers: especially they who are of the circumcision.

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1 Timothy 1:6, 1 Timothy 1:6, 1 John 4:1, 1 John 4:1, Galatians 2:4

11Who must be reproved, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.

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2 Timothy 3:6, 2 Timothy 3:6, Romans 3:19, 1 Timothy 6:5, Romans 3:19

12One of them a prophet of their own, said: The Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, slothful bellies.

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Romans 16:18, 1 Timothy 4:2, Romans 16:18, 1 Timothy 4:2, Acts 17:28

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

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Titus 2:2, 1 Timothy 5:20, Titus 2:2, 1 Timothy 5:20, Titus 2:15

14Not giving heed to Jewish fables and commandments of men who turn themselves away from the truth.

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2 Timothy 4:4, 2 Timothy 4:4, Colossians 2:22, Colossians 2:22, Galatians 4:9

15All things are clean to the clean: but to them that are defiled and to unbelievers, nothing is clean: but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.

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Romans 14:14, Romans 14:14, Romans 14:20, Romans 14:20, 1 Corinthians 10:23

16They profess that they know God: but in their works they deny him: being abominable and incredulous and to every good work reprobate.

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1 John 2:4, 1 John 2:4, Isaiah 29:13, Isaiah 29:13, Ephesians 5:6