Titus

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(NASB) - Titus 1:1 Paul, a bond-servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the faith of those chosen of God and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,

 

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(NASB) - Titus 1:2 in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised long ages ago,

 

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(NASB) - Titus 1:3 but at the proper time manifested, even His word, in the proclamation with which I was entrusted according to the commandment of God our Savior,

 

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(NASB) - Titus 1:4 To Titus, my true child in a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.

 

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Qualifications of Elders

(NASB) - Titus 1:5 For this reason I left you in Crete, that you would set in order what remains and appoint elders in every city as I directed you,

 

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(NASB) - Titus 1:6 namely, if any man is above reproach, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, not accused of dissipation or rebellion.

 

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(NASB) - Titus 1:7 For the overseer must be above reproach as God's steward, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not addicted to wine, not pugnacious, not fond of sordid gain,
["Elder" = overseer]

 

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(NASB) - Titus 1:8 but hospitable, loving what is good, sensible, just, devout, self-controlled,

 

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(NASB) - Titus 1:9 holding fast the faithful word which is in accordance with the teaching, so that he will be able both to exhort in sound doctrine and to refute those who contradict.
[holding fast the word... able to exhort and refute]

 

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(NASB) - Titus 1:10 For there are many rebellious men, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,

 

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(NASB) - Titus 1:11 who must be silenced because they are upsetting whole families, teaching things they should not teach for the sake of sordid gain.
[elders to silence such people]

 

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(NASB) - Titus 1:12 One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, "Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons."

 

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(NASB) - Titus 1:13 This testimony is true. For this reason reprove them severely so that they may be sound in the faith,
[not what he said about Cretans, but what he said the 'prophet' said]

 

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(NASB) - Titus 1:14 not paying attention to Jewish myths and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.
[oof - how serious is it to 'turn away from the truth!']

 

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(NASB) - Titus 1:15 To the pure, all things are pure; but to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure, but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.

 

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(NASB) - Titus 1:16 They profess to know God, but by their deeds they deny Him, being detestable and disobedient and worthless for any good deed.
[scary and sobering we can deny knowledge of God by our deeds...]

 

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Duties of the Older and Younger

(NASB) - Titus 2:1 But as for you, speak the things which are fitting for sound doctrine.

 

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(NASB) - Titus 2:2 Older men are to be temperate, dignified, sensible, sound in faith, in love, in perseverance.

 

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(NASB) - Titus 2:3 Older women likewise are to be reverent in their behavior, not malicious gossips nor enslaved to much wine, teaching what is good,

 

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(NASB) - Titus 2:4 so that they may encourage the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,