Titus 1:5-16

5For thisG3778 reasonG5484 I leftG620 you in 1CreteG2914, that you would setG1930 in orderG1930 what remainsG3007 and 2appointG2525 3eldersG4245 in everyG2596 cityG4172 as I directedG1299 you, 6namely, 4ifG1487 anyG5100 manG5100 is aboveG410 reproachG410, the 5husbandG435 of oneG1520 wifeG1135, havingG2192 childrenG5043 whoG4103 believeG4103, not accusedG2724 of 6dissipationG810 orG2228 7rebellionG506. 7For the 89overseerG1985 mustG1163 be aboveG410 reproachG410 as 10God’sG2316 stewardG3623, not 11self-willedG829, not quick-temperedG3711, not 12addictedG3943 to wineG3943, not pugnaciousG4131, 13not fondG146 of sordidG146 gainG146, 8but 14hospitableG5382, 15lovingG5358 whatG5358 is goodG5358, sensibleG4998, justG1342, devoutG3741, self-controlledG1468, 916holdingG472 fastG472 the faithfulG4103 wordG3056 which is in accordanceG2596 with the teachingG1322, soG2443 that he will be ableG1415 bothG2532 to exhortG3870 in 17soundG5198 doctrineG1319 and to refuteG1651 thoseG3588 who contradictG483.

1018For there are manyG4183 19rebelliousG506 menG506, 20emptyG3151 talkersG3151 and deceiversG5423, especiallyG3122 21thoseG3588 of the circumcisionG4061, 11whoG3739 mustG1163 be silencedG1993 becauseG3748 they are upsettingG396 22wholeG3650 familiesG3624, teachingG1321 23thingsG3739 they shouldG1163 not teach 24for the sakeG5484 of sordidG150 gainG2771. 12OneG5100 of themselvesG846, a prophetG4396 of their ownG2398, saidG3004, “25CretansG2912 are alwaysG104 liarsG5583, evilG2556 beastsG2342, lazyG692 gluttonsG1064.” 13ThisG3778 testimonyG3141 is trueG227. For thisG3739 reasonG156 26reproveG1651 them 27severelyG664 soG2443 that they may be 28soundG5198 in the faithG4102, 14not payingG4337 attentionG4337 to JewishG2451 29mythsG3454 and 30commandmentsG1785 of menG444 who 31turnG654 awayG654 from the truthG225. 1532To the pureG2513, allG3956 thingsG3956 are pureG2513; but 33to thoseG3588 who are defiledG3392 and unbelievingG571, nothingG3762 is pureG2513, but bothG2532 their 34mindG3563 and their conscienceG4893 are defiledG3392. 1635They professG3670 to knowG3609 GodG2316, but by their deedsG2041 they 36denyG720 Him, beingG1510 37detestableG947 and 38disobedientG545 and 39worthlessG96 40for anyG3956 goodG18 deedG2041.