1Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Christ Jesus, for the faith of God’s elect, 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 everlasting life, which God, who cannot lie, promised from the most ancient times,

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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 seasons manifested his word through the preaching with which I was intrusted by 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, true child after the common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and 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 behind in Crete, that thou shouldst set in order the things that are wanting, and appoint elders in every city, as I directed thee;

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

6if any one is without reproach, the husband of one wife, having believing children, that are not accused of dissoluteness, 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 reproach, as God’s steward; not self-willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, not a striker, not greedy of base gain,

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

8but hospitable, a lover of what is good, discreet, just, holy, temperate,

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

9holding fast the sure word according to what he was taught, that he may be able by sound teaching both to exhort, and to refute 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 many unruly vain talkers and deceivers, especially they 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, since they overturn whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for the sake of base gain.

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

12One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said: "The Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, slothful 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 which cause 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 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 the defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure, but both their mind and 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 and disobedient, and for 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