Titus 1:5-16

5For thisG3778 reasonG5484 I leftG620 you in 1CreteG2914, that you would setG1930 inG1930 orderG1930 what remainsG3007 and 2appointG2525 3eldersG4245 inG2596 everyG2596 cityG4172 as I directedG1299 you, 6namely, 4ifG1487 anyG5100 manG5100 is beyondG410 reproachG410, the 5husbandG435 of oneG1520 wifeG1135, havingG2192 childrenG5043 whoG4103 believeG4103, not accusedG2724 of 6indecentG810 behaviorG810 orG2228 7rebellionG506. 7For the 89overseerG1985 mustG1163 be beyondG410 reproachG410 as 10God’sG2316 stewardG3623, not 11self-willedG829, not quick-temperedG3711, not 12overindulgingG3943 inG3943 wineG3943, not 13a bullyG4131, 14not greedyG146 forG146 moneyG146, 8but 15hospitableG5382, 16lovingG5358 whatG5358 isG5358 goodG5358, self-controlledG4998, righteousG1342, holyG3741, disciplinedG1468, 917holdingG472 firmlyG472 the faithfulG4103 wordG3056 which is inG2596 accordanceG2596 withG2596 the teachingG1322, soG2443 thatG2443 he will be ableG1415 bothG2532 to 18exhortG3870 in 19soundG5198 doctrineG1319 and to refuteG1651 thoseG3588 who contradictG483 it.

1020For there are manyG4183 21rebelliousG506 peopleG506, 22emptyG3151 talkersG3151 and deceiversG5423, especiallyG3122 23thoseG3588 of the circumcisionG4061, 11whoG3739 mustG1163 be silencedG1993 becauseG3748 they are upsettingG396 24wholeG3650 familiesG3624, teachingG1321 25thingsG3739 they shouldG1163 not teach 26for the sakeG5484 of 27dishonestG150 gainG2771. 12OneG5100 of themG846, a prophetG4396 of their ownG2398, saidG3004, “28CretansG2912 are alwaysG104 liarsG5583, evilG2556 beastsG2342, lazyG692 gluttonsG1064.” 13ThisG3778 testimonyG3141 is trueG227. For thisG3739 reasonG156 29reprimandG1651 them 30severelyG664 soG2443 thatG2443 they may be 31soundG5198 in the faithG4102, 14not payingG4337 attentionG4337 to JewishG2451 32mythsG3454 and 33commandmentsG1785 of menG444 who 34turnG654 awayG654 from the truthG225. 1535To the pureG2513, allG3956 thingsG3956 are pureG2513; but 36to thoseG3588 who are defiledG3392 and unbelievingG571, nothingG3762 is pureG2513, but bothG2532 their 37mindG3563 and their conscienceG4893 are defiledG3392. 1638They professG3670 to knowG3609 GodG2316, but by their deedsG2041 they 39denyG720 Him, beingG1510 40detestableG947 and 41disobedientG545 and 42worthlessG96 43for anyG3956 goodG18 deedG2041.