Titus

Titus 1 ©

1 The salutation. 5 For what purpose Titus was left in Crete. 6 How they should be qualified who are ordained to the ministry. 10 The mouths of evil teachers must be stopped. 12 The bad character of the Cretians.

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aPAUL, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to bthe faith of cGod's elect, and the dacknowledging of the truth ewhich is after godliness;

a Ac. 13.9; 9.15; 22.21; 26.16-18. Ro. 1.5,9,11. Ja. 1.1. 2Pe. 1.1.
b Ac. 13.48. Jn. 10.26. Ep. 2.8. 2Ti. 1.5. Col. 2.12.
c Lu. 18.7. Ro. 8.33.
d 2Ti. 2.25.
e 1Ti. 3.16; 6.3. ch. 2.11,12.
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f1In hope of eternal life, which God, that gcannot lie, promised hbefore the world began;

f Ro. 8.24; 5.2. 1Pe. 1.3. Ga. 5.5. Col. 1.23. 1Th. 5.8. He. 6.18,19. ch. 3.7.
g Nu. 23.19. He. 6.17,18. 1Sa. 15.29. 2Ti. 2.13.
h Ro. 1.2; 16.25. Ep. 1.4,9; 3.9. Col. 1.26. 2Ti. 1.9,10. 1Pe. 1.20. Mat. 25.34.
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iBut hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is jcommitted unto me according to the commandment of kGod our Saviour;

i Ro. 10.14,15; 16.26. Col. 1.6,23,26. Ep. 3.5-8. 1Co. 1.21. Mar. 16.15. 1Ti. 2.6.
j Ac. 20.24. 1Co. 9.16. 2Co. 2.12; 4.13. Ga. 1.1,11; 2.2,7. 1Ti. 1.11,12; 2.7. 2Ti. 1.10,11. 1Th. 2.4.
k 1Ti. 1.1; 2.3; 4.10. Lu. 1.47. ch. 2.10; 3.4.
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To lTitus, mmine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, nfrom God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.

l 2Co. 2.13; 8.6,16; 12.18. Ga. 2.3.
m 1Ti. 1.1,2. 1Co. 4.15.
n Ro. 1.7. 2Co. 13.11,14. Phile. 3. 1Pe. 1.2. Col. 1.2.
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For this cause left I thee in oCrete, pthat thou shouldest set in order the things that are 2wanting, and ordain qelders in every city, as I had appointed thee:

o Ac. 27.7,12,13.
p 1Co. 11.34. 1Ti. 1.3. Ac. 14.23. 2Ti. 2.2.
q 1Ti. 5.17,19.
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rIf any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of *riot or unruly.

r 1Ti. 3.2-7,12. 1Th. 2.10. 1Ti. 4.12; 6.10-12. 2Ti. 2.22. Ge. 18.19. Jos. 24.15.
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For sa *bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; tnot selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy *lucre;

s 2Co. 6.3-10. 1Co. 4.1,2. Mat. 24.45. 1Ti. 3.2,3.
t Pr. 26.12,16. 2Ti. 2.24,25. Le. 10.9. Ep. 5.18. Eze. 44.21. 1Pe. 5.2. Is. 56.10-12. 1Ti. 3.3,8.
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But ua lover of hospitality, a lover of 3good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;

u 1Ti. 3.2,11. 1Co. 6.12. 2Ti. 2.22.
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vHolding fast the faithful word 4as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the *gainsayers.

v 2Th. 2.15. 2Ti. 1.13; 3.14. Pr. 23.23. Jude 3. 1Ti. 1.10,15,19; 6.3. ch. 2.1,2,7,8.
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wFor there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially xthey of the circumcision:

w Ja. 1.26. Ac. 15.15,24; 20.29. Ro. 16.17,18. Ga. 1.6-8; 3.1. Ep. 4.14. 1Ti. 1.4,6,7; 6.3-5,20. Col. 2.8,18-22. 2Ti. 4.4; 3.13. 2Pe. 2.1-3,10-19. 1Jn. 4.1.
x Ac. 15.1. Ga. 2.12.
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yWhose mouths must be stopped, zwho subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, afor filthy *lucre's sake.

a Is. 56.11. Eze. 13.19. Mi. 3.5,11. Ro. 16.18. Phi. 3.19. 1Ti. 3.3,8; 6.5,10. Jude 16.
y v.9. ch. 3.10. Re. 2.2.
z Mat. 23.14. 2Ti. 3.6.
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One of themselves, even a bprophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, *slow bellies.

b Ac. 17.28. Ro. 2.14.
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This witness is true. Wherefore crebuke them sharply, that they may be dsound in the faith;

c 1Ti. 5.20. 2Ti. 4.2. ch. 2.15.
d ch. 2.2. 1Ti. 1.10,19; 4.6; 6.3. 2Ti. 1.13. Re. 2.13; 3.8,10.
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eNot giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.

e 1Ti. 1.4,6,7; 4.7; 6.3-5,20. 2Ti. 4.4. Mat. 15.9. Col. 2.20-22. Is. 29.13; 66.3,4.
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fUnto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their gmind and conscience is defiled.

f Mat. 15.11. Lu. 11.39,41. Ac. 10.15. Ro. 14.14,20,23. 1Co. 6.12; 10.23,25. 1Ti. 4.3,4. Hag. 2.13.
g Ro. 1.28. 1Ti. 6.5.
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hThey profess that they know God; but in works they ideny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work 5*reprobate.

h Is. 29.13; 58.2. Eze. 33.31. Ho. 11.12; 6.4,7. Ro. 2.17-24. 2Ti. 3.5,7,8. Jude 4. Ro. 1.28-32.
i 1Ti. 5.8.