<vn='1'><sn="3972">Paul</s>, a <sn="1401">servant</s> of <sn="2316">God</s>, <sn="1161">and</s> an <sn="652">apostle</s> of <sn="2424">Jesus</s><sn="5547">Christ</s>, <sn="2596">according</s> to the <sn="4102">faith</s> of <sn="2316">God</s> 's <sn="1588">elect</s>, <sn="2532">and</s> the <sn="1922">acknowledging</s> of the <sn="225">truth</s><sn="3588">which</s> is <sn="2596">after</s><sn="2150">godliness</s>; </v>
<vn='2'><sn="1909">In</s><sn="1680">hope</s> of <sn="166">eternal</s><sn="2222">life</s>, <sn="3739">which</s><sn="2316">God</s>, that cannot <sn="893">lie</s>, <sn="1861">promised</s><sn="4253">before</s> the world <sn="166 5550">began</s>; </v>
<vn='3'><sn="1161">But</s> hath in <sn="2398">due</s><sn="2540">times</s><sn="5319">manifested</s><sn="848">his</s><sn="3056">word</s><sn="1722">through</s><sn="2782">preaching</s>, <sn="3739">which</s> is <sn="4100">committed</s> unto <sn="1473">me</s><sn="2596">according</s> to the <sn="2003">commandment</s> of <sn="2316">God</s><sn="2257">our</s><sn="4990">Savior</s>; </v>
<vn='4'>To <sn="5103">Titus</s>, mine <sn="1103">own</s><sn="5043">son</s><sn="2596">after</s> the <sn="2839">common</s><sn="4102">faith</s>: <sn="5485">Grace</s>, <sn="1656">mercy</s>, and <sn="1515">peace</s>, <sn="575">from</s><sn="2316">God</s> the <sn="3962">Father</s><sn="2532">and</s> the <sn="2962">Lord</s><sn="2424">Jesus</s><sn="5547">Christ</s><sn="2257">our</s><sn="4990">Savior</s>. </v>
<vn='5'>For this <sn="5484 5127">cause</s><sn="2641">left</s> I <sn="4571">thee</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="2914">Crete</s>, <sn="2443">that</s> thou shouldest set in <sn="1930">order</s> the things that are <sn="3007">wanting</s>, <sn="2532">and</s><sn="2525">ordain</s><sn="4245">elders</s> in every <sn="2596 4172">city</s>, <sn="5613">as</s><sn="1473">I</s> had <sn="1299">appointed</s><sn="4671">thee</s>: </v>
<vn='6'>If <sn="1536">any</s><sn="2076">be</s><sn="410">blameless</s>, the <sn="435">husband</s> of <sn="3391">one</s><sn="1135">wife</s>, <sn="2192">having</s><sn="4103">faithful</s><sn="5043">children</s><sn="3361">not</s><sn="1722 2724">accused</s> of <sn="810">riot</s><sn="2228">or</s><sn="506">unruly</s>. </v>
<vn='7'><sn="1063">For</s> a <sn="1985">bishop</s><sn="1163">must</s><sn="1511">be</s><sn="410">blameless</s>, <sn="5613">as</s> the <sn="3623">steward</s> of <sn="2316">God</s>; <sn="3361">not</s><sn="829">self</s> -willed, <sn="3361">not</s> soon <sn="3711">angry</s>, <sn="3361">not</s> given to <sn="3943">wine</s>, <sn="3361">no</s><sn="4131">striker</s>, <sn="3361">not</s> given to filthy <sn="146">lucre</s>; </v>
<vn='8'><sn="235">But</s> a lover of <sn="5382">hospitality</s>, a lover of good <sn="5358">men</s>, <sn="4998">sober</s>, <sn="1342">just</s>, <sn="3741">holy</s>, <sn="1468">temperate</s>; </v>
<vn='9'>Holding <sn="472">fast</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="4103">faithful</s><sn="3056">word</s> as he hath been <sn="2596 1322">taught</s>, <sn="2443">that</s> he may <sn="5600">be</s><sn="1415">able</s><sn="1722">by</s><sn="5198">sound</s><sn="1319">doctrine</s><sn="2532">both</s> to <sn="3870">exhort</s><sn="2532">and</s> to <sn="1651">convince</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="483">gainsayers</s>. </v>
<vn='10'><sn="1063">For</s> there <sn="1526">are</s><sn="4183">many</s><sn="*2532 506">unruly</s> and vain <sn="3151">talkers</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="5423">deceivers</s>, <sn="3122">especially</s><sn="3588">they</s><sn="1537">of</s> the <sn="4061">circumcision</s>: </v>
<vn='11'><sn="3739">Whose</s> mouths must be <sn="1993 1163">stopped</s>, <sn="3748">who</s><sn="396">subvert</s><sn="3650">whole</s><sn="3624">houses</s>, <sn="1321">teaching</s> things <sn="3739">which</s> they <sn="1163">ought</s><sn="3361">not</s>, for filthy lucre's <sn="5484 150 2771">sake</s>. </v>
<vn='12'><sn="5100">One</s><sn="1537">of</s><sn="846">themselves</s>, even a <sn="4396">prophet</s> of <sn="846">their</s><sn="2398">own</s>, <sn="2036">said</s>, The <sn="2912">Cretians</s> are <sn="104">always</s><sn="5583">liars</s>, <sn="2556">evil</s><sn="2342">beasts</s>, <sn="692">slow</s><sn="1064">bellies</s>. </v>
<vn='13'><sn="3778">This</s><sn="3141">witness</s><sn="2076">is</s><sn="227">true</s>. <sn="1223 3739 156">Wherefore</s><sn="1651">rebuke</s><sn="846">them</s><sn="664">sharply</s>, <sn="2443">that</s> they may be <sn="5198">sound</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="4102">faith</s>; </v>
<vn='14'><sn="3361">Not</s> giving <sn="4337">heed</s> to <sn="2451">Jewish</s><sn="3454">fables</s>, <sn="2532">and</s><sn="1785">commandments</s> of <sn="444">men</s>, that turn <sn="654">from</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="225">truth</s>. </v>
<vn='15'>Unto <sn="3588">the</s><sn="2513">pure</s> all <sn="3956">things</s><sn="*3303">are</s><sn="2513">pure</s>: <sn="1161">but</s> unto <sn="3588">them</s> that are <sn="3392">defiled</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="571">unbelieving</s> is <sn="3762">nothing</s><sn="2513">pure</s>; <sn="235">but</s><sn="2532">even</s><sn="846">their</s><sn="3563">mind</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="4893">conscience</s> is <sn="3392">defiled</s>. </v>
<vn='16'>They <sn="3670">profess</s> that they <sn="1492">know</s><sn="2316">God</s>; <sn="1161">but</s> in <sn="2041">works</s> they <sn="720">deny</s> him, <sn="5607">being</s><sn="947">abominable</s>, <sn="2532">and</s><sn="545">disobedient</s>, <sn="2532">and</s><sn="4314">unto</s><sn="3956">every</s><sn="18">good</s><sn="2041">work</s><sn="96">reprobate</s>. </v>