1:1 | Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness; |
1:2 | In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began; |
1:3 | But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour; |
1:4 | To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour. |
1:5 | For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee: |
1:6 | If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly. |
1:7 | For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre; |
1:8 | But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate; |
1:9 | 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. |
1:10 | For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision: |
1:11 | Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake. |
1:12 | One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies. |
1:13 | This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith; |
1:14 | Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth. |
1:15 | Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled. |
1:15 | 在潔淨的人、凡物都潔淨.在污穢不信的人、甚麼都不潔淨.連心地和天良、也都污穢了。 |
1:15 | 在洁净的人,凡物都洁净。在污秽不信的人,什么都不洁净。连心地和天良,也都污秽了。 |
luk:11:41 | But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you. |
act:10:15 | And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common. |
rom:14:23 | And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin. |
2ti:3:8 | Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith. |
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1:16 | They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate. |