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1 Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the faith of the chosen people of God and knowledge of the truth that agrees with godliness, 2 with the certain hope of eternal life that the non-lying God promised before all the ages of time. 3 But at the right time, he revealed his word by the proclamation, the one I was entrusted with by the command of God our Savior. 4 To Titus, a true son in a common faith. Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
5 For this purpose I left you in Crete, that you might set in order the things not yet being complete and ordain elders in every city as I directed you— 6 if anyone is blameless, a husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of reckless behavior or rebellion. 7 For the overseer must be blameless, as a household manager of God, not arrogant, not easily angered, not addicted to wine, not a brawler, not greedy. 8 Instead, he must be hospitable, a friend of what is good, sensible, righteous, holy, self-controlled. 9 He must hold tightly to the trustworthy message that is in accordance with the teaching, so that he may be able both to encourage others with sound teaching and to rebuke the ones opposing him.
10 For there are many rebellious people, empty talkers and deceivers, especially the ones from the circumcision. 11 It is necessary to stop them. They are upsetting whole households, teaching what they should not for the sake of shameful profit. 12 One of them, of their own prophets, has said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy bellies.” 13 This testimony is true. For this reason, rebuke them severely, so that they may be sound in the faith, 14 not paying any attention to Jewish myths or to commands of people turning away from the truth. 15 All things are pure to the ones who are pure. But to the ones having been corrupted and unbelieving, nothing is pure, but both their minds and consciences have been corrupted. 16 They profess to know God, but they deny him by their actions, being detestable and disobedient and unfit for any good work.