1Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's chosen ones, and the knowledge 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

2in hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began;

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

3but in his own time revealed his word in the message with which I was entrusted according to the commandment of God our Savior;

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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 true child according to a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.

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

5I left you in Crete for this reason, that you would set in order the things that were lacking, and appoint elders in every city, as I directed you;

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

6if anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, who are not accused of loose or unruly behavior.

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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 the overseer must be blameless, as God's steward; not self-pleasing, not easily angered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for dishonest gain;

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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, as a lover of good, sober minded, fair, holy, self-controlled;

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

9holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict those who contradict him.

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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 unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, especially those 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

11whose mouths must be stopped; men who overthrow whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for dishonest gain'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, "Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, and idle gluttons."

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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. For this cause, reprove 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 paying attention to Jewish myths and commandments of men who turn 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

15To the pure, all things are pure; but to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; 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 by their works they deny him, being abominable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.

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