Titus 1:8-16

8but 1hospitable, 2loving what is good, self-controlled, righteous, holy, disciplined, 93holding firmly the faithful word which is in accordance with the teaching, so that he will be able both to 4exhort in 5sound doctrine and to refute those who contradict it.

106For there are many 7rebellious people, 8empty talkers and deceivers, especially 9those of the circumcision, 11who must be silenced because they are upsetting 10whole families, teaching 11things they should not teach 12for the sake of 13dishonest gain. 12One of them, a prophet of their own, said, “14Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.” 13This testimony is true. For this reason 15reprimand them 16severely so that they may be 17sound in the faith, 14not paying attention to Jewish 18myths and 19commandments of men who 20turn away from the truth. 1521To the pure, all things are pure; but 22to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure, but both their 23mind and their conscience are defiled. 1624They profess to know God, but by their deeds they 25deny Him, being 26detestable and 27disobedient and 28worthless 29for any good deed.