Titus 1

1 ♥ 📝 P aul,^G3972 a servant^G1401 of God,^G2316 and^G1161 an apostle^G652 of Jesus^G2424 Christ,^G5547 according to^G2596 the faith^G4102 of^G1588 God's^G2316 elect,^G1588 and^G2532 the knowledge^G1922 of^G1588 the truth^G225 which^G3588 is according to godliness,^G2150

2 ♥ 📝 in^G1909 hope^G1680 of eternal^G166 life,^G2222 which^G3739 God,^G2316 who cannot lie,^G893 promised^G1861 before^G4253 times^G5550 eternal;^G166

3 ♥ 📝 but^{G1161 G5319} in his own^G2398 seasons^G2540 manifested^G5319 his^G846 word^G3056 in^G1722 the message,^G2782 wherewith^G3739 I^G1473 was intrusted^G4100 according to^G2596 the commandment^G2003 of God^G2316 our^G2257 Saviour;^G4990

4 ♥ 📝 to Titus,^G5103 my true^G1103 child^G5043 after^G2596 a common^G2839 faith:^G4102 Grace^{G5485 G1656} and peace^G1515 from^G575 God^G2316 the Father^G3962 and^{G2532 G2962} Christ^G5547 Jesus^G2424 our^G2257 Saviour.^G4990

5 ♥ 📝 For this^G5127 cause^G5484 left I^G2641 thee^G4571 in^G1722 Crete,^G2914 that^G2443 thou shouldest set in order^G1930 the things^G3588 that were wanting,^G3007 and^G2532 appoint^G2525 elders^G4245 in every^G2596 city,^G4172 as^G5613 I^G1473 gave thee^G4671 charge;^G1299

6 ♥ 📝 if^G1487 any^G5100 man is^G2076 blameless,^G410 the husband^G435 of one^G1520 wife,^G1135 having^G2192 children^G5043 that believe,^G4103 who are not^G3361 accused^G2724 of riot^G810 or^G2228 unruly.^G506

7 ♥ 📝 For^G1063 the bishop^G1985 must^G1163 be^G1511 blameless,^G410 as^G5613 God's^G2316 steward;^G3623 not^G3361 self-willed,^G829 not^G3361 soon angry,^G3711 no^G3361 brawler,^G3943 no^G3361 striker,^G4131 not^G3361 greedy of filthy lucre;^G146

8 ♥ 📝 but^G235 given to hospitality,^G5382 a lover of good,^G5358 sober-minded,^G4998 just,^G1342 holy,^G3741 self-controlled;^G1468

9 ♥ 📝 holding^G472 to the faithful^G4103 word^G3056 which^G2596 is according to the teaching,^G1322 that^G2443 he may be^G5600 able^G1415 to^G2532 exhort^G3870 in^G1722 the sound^G5198 doctrine,^G1319 and^G2532 to convict^G1651 the gainsayers.^G483

10 ♥ 📝 For^G1063 there are^G1526 many^G4183 unruly^G506 men, ^G2532 vain talkers^G3151 and^G2532 deceivers,^G5423 specially^G3122 they^G3588 of^G1537 the circumcision,^G4061

11 ♥ 📝 whose^G3739 mouths^G1993 must^G1163 be stopped;^G1993 men who^G3748 overthrow^G396 whole^G3650 houses,^G3624 teaching^G1321 things which^G3739 they ought^G1163 not,^G3361 for^G5484 filthy^G150 lucre's^G2771 sake.^G5484

12 ♥ 📝 One^G5100 of^G1537 themselves,^G846 a prophet^G4396 of their^G846 own,^G2398 said,^G2036 Cretans^G2912 are always^G104 liars,^G5583 evil^G2556 beasts,^G2342 idle^G692 gluttons.^G1064

13 ♥ 📝 This^G3778 testimony^G3141 is^G2076 true.^G227 For which cause^G1223 reprove^G1651 them^G846 sharply,^G664 that^G2443 they may be sound^G5198 in^G1722 the faith,^G156

14 ♥ 📝 not^G3361 giving heed to^G4337 Jewish^G2451 fables,^G3454 and^G2532 commandments^G1785 of men^G444 who turn away from^G654 the truth.^G225

15 ♥ 📝 To the pure^G2513 all things^G3956 are pure:^G2513 but^G1161 to them that are defiled^G3392 and^G2532 unbelieving^G571 nothing^G3762 is pure;^G2513 but^G235 both^G2532 their^G846 mind^G3563 and^G2532 their^G846 conscience^G4893 are defiled.^G3392

16 ♥ 📝 They profess^G3670 that they know^G1492 God;^G2316 but^G1161 by their works^G2041 they deny^G720 him, being^G5607 abominable,^G947 and^G2532 disobedient,^G545 and^G2532 unto^G4314 every^G3956 good^G18 work^G2041 reprobate.^G96