Verse
KJV
King James Version
WEB
World English Bible
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 ;
Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's chosen
ones
, and the knowledge
of the truth which is according
to
godliness ,
In hope of eternal life, which God, that
cannot
lie, promised before the
world
began
;
in hope of eternal life, which God, who
can't
lie, promised before eternal
times
;
But hath
in due
times
manifested
his word through
preaching,
which is
committed
unto
me
according to the commandment of God our Saviour
;
but in his own
time
revealed
his
word in
the
message
with
which I
was
entrusted
according to the commandment of God our Savior
;
To Titus, mine
own
son
after
the
common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace ,
from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour
.
to Titus, my
true
child
according
to
a
common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior
.
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:
I left
you
in Crete for
this
reason
, that you
would
set in order the things that were
lacking
, and appoint
elders in every city, as I directed
you;
If any
be
blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful
children not accused of riot
or unruly.
if anyone
is
blameless, the husband of one wife, having children who
believe,
who
are
not accused of loose
or unruly behavior
.
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
;
For the
overseer
must be blameless, as God's
steward; not self-pleasing
, not easily
angered
, not given to wine, not
violent
, not greedy
for
dishonest
gain
;
But a
lover
of
hospitality, a lover of good men
, sober, just
, holy, temperate
;
but given
to
hospitality, as
a lover of good, sober -minded
, fair
, holy, self-controlled
;
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
.
holding to
the faithful word which
is
according
to
the
teaching
, that he may be able to exhort in
the
sound
doctrine,
and to convict
those
who
contradict
him
.
For there are many unruly and
vain talkers and deceivers, specially
they
of the circumcision :
For there are also
many unruly men,
vain talkers and deceivers, especially
those
of the circumcision ,
Whose mouths must be stopped ,
who subvert
whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy
lucre's
sake.
whose mouths must be stopped ;
men
who overthrow
whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for dishonest
gain's
sake.
One of themselves
, even
a prophet of their own, said, The
Cretians
are alway
liars, evil beasts, slow
bellies
.
One of them
, a prophet of their own, said, "Cretans
are always
liars, evil beasts, and
idle
gluttons
. "
This witness
is true. Wherefore
rebuke
them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith ;
This testimony
is true. For
this
cause,
reprove
them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith ,
Not giving
heed
to Jewish fables ,
and commandments of men ,
that
turn from the truth.
not paying
attention
to Jewish fables and commandments of men who
turn away
from the truth.
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.
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.
They profess that they know God ;
but in
works they deny him, being abominable, and
disobedient, and unto
every
good work reprobate
.
They profess that they know God ,
but by
their
works they deny him, being abominable, disobedient, and unfit
for
any
good work.
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