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But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;

In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;

For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:

Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.

To Titus , mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.

This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;

If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.

Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded.

But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:

One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretans are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.

Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;

For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,

Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.

A man that is an heretic after the first and second admonition reject;

But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,

Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself.

They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.

But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour;

That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.

These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.

In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,

Bring Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey diligently, that nothing be wanting unto them.

Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.

And let ours also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.