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Titus 1:5 (NIV)
The reason I left you in Crete was that you might put in order what was left unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.
Titus 1:1 (NIV)
Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ to further the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness—
Titus 1:2 (NIV)
in the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time,
Titus 1:3 (NIV)
and which now at his appointed season he has brought to light through the preaching entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior,
Titus 1:4 (NIV)
To Titus, my true son in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
Titus 1:6 (NIV)
An elder must be blameless, faithful to his wife, a man whose children believe and are not open to the charge of being wild and disobedient.
Titus 1:7 (NIV)
Since an overseer manages God’s household, he must be blameless—not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain.
Titus 1:8 (NIV)
Rather, he must be hospitable, one who loves what is good, who is self-controlled, upright, holy and disciplined.
Titus 1:9 (NIV)
He must hold firmly to the trustworthy message as it has been taught, so that he can encourage others by sound doctrine and refute those who oppose it.
Titus 1:10 (NIV)
For there are many rebellious people, full of meaningless talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision group.
Titus 1:11 (NIV)
They must be silenced, because they are disrupting whole households by teaching things they ought not to teach—and that for the sake of dishonest gain.
Titus 1:12 (NIV)
One of Crete’s own prophets has said it: “Cretans are always liars, evil brutes, lazy gluttons.”
Titus 1:13 (NIV)
This saying is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, so that they will be sound in the faith
Titus 1:14 (NIV)
and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the merely human commands of those who reject the truth.
Titus 1:15 (NIV)
To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are corrupted and do not believe, nothing is pure. In fact, both their minds and consciences are corrupted.
Titus 1:16 (NIV)
They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him. They are detestable, disobedient and unfit for doing anything good.
Titus 2:5 (NIV)
to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God.
Titus 3:5 (NIV)
he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit,
Titus 2:1 (NIV)
You, however, must teach what is appropriate to sound doctrine.
Titus 3:1 (NIV)
Remind the people to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready to do whatever is good,
1 Thessalonians 5:16 (NIV)
Rejoice always,
1 Thessalonians 5:17 (NIV)
pray continually,
1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NIV)
give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
1 Peter 5:6 (NIV)
Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.
1 Peter 5:7 (NIV)
Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.