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   From: doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca   
      
   Day 345, 11 December 2025 - 19th Day of Advent   
      
   1) Titus 1, Titus 2, Titus 3   
      
   Titus 1   
      
   Salutation   
      
   1 (Ro 1:1; 1Ti 6:3) Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ,   
   according to the faith of God's elect and the knowledge of the truth   
   which leads to godliness,   
   2 (2Ti 1:1; 1:9; Titus 2:13) in hope of eternal life which God, who cannot   
   lie, promised before the world began,   
   3 (1Ti 1:1; 1:1) 1and has in due time revealed His word through preaching,   
   with which I was entrusted according to the command of God our Savior,   
   4 (2Ti 1:2; 2Co 2:13) To Titus, my own son in the common faith:   
   Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus   
   Christ our Savior.   
      
   [1] 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;   
   [2] In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the   
   world began;   
   [3] But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is   
   committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour;   
   [4] To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace,   
   from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.   
      
   Titus' Work in Crete   
      
   5 (Ac 14:23; 27:7) For this reason I left you in Crete, that you should   
   set in order the things that are lacking, and appoint elders in every city,   
   as I commanded you:   
   6 (1Ti 3:2-7; 3:12) any man who is blameless, the husband of one wife,   
   having faithful children who are not accused of being wild or unruly.   
   7 (Lk 12:42; 2Pe 2:10) For an overseer must be blameless, as a steward   
   of God, not self-willed, not easily angered, not given to drunkenness,   
   not violent, not greedy for dishonest gain,   
   8 (1Ti 3:2) but hospitable, a lover of what is good, self-controlled,   
   just, holy, temperate,   
   9 (1Ti 1:10; 2Th 2:15) holding firmly the trustworthy word that is in   
   accordance with the teaching, that he may be able both to exhort with   
   sound doctrine and to convince those who oppose it.   
   10 (1Ti 1:6; Ac 11:2) For there are many unruly men, empty talkers   
   and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,   
   11 (2Ti 3:6; 1Ti 6:5) who must be silenced, who subvert whole houses   
   by teaching for dishonest gain things they ought not teach.   
   12 (Ac 17:28) One of them, a prophet of their own, said, "The Cretans are   
   always liars, evil beasts, and idle gluttons!"   
   13 (2Co 13:10; Titus 2:2) This witness is true. So rebuke them sharply   
   that they may be sound in the faith,   
   14 (Col 2:22; 2Ti 4:4) not paying attention to Jewish myths   
   and commandments of men who reject the truth.   
   15 (Ro 14:20; 14:23) To the pure, all things are pure.   
   But to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure.   
   Even their minds and consciences are defiled.   
   16 (1Jn 2:4; Rev 21:8) They profess that they know God,   
   but in their deeds they deny Him, being abominable, disobedient,   
   and worthless for every good work.   
      
   [5] 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:   
   [6] If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children   
   not accused of riot or unruly.   
   [7] 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;   
   [8] But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy,   
   temperate;   
   [9] 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.   
   [10] For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially   
   they of the circumcision:   
   [11] Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things   
   which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.   
   [12] One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are   
   alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.   
   [13] This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be   
   sound in the faith;   
   [14] Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn   
   from the truth.   
   [15] 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.   
   [16] They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being   
   abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.   
      
   Titus 2   
      
   The Teaching of Sound Doctrine   
      
   1 (1Ti 1:10; Titus 1:9) But as for you,   
   teach what is fitting of sound doctrine:   
   2 (1Ti 3:11; Titus 1:13) Older men should be sober, serious, temperate,   
   sound in faith, in love, in patience.   
   3 (1Ti 3:8; 3:11) Likewise, older women should be reverent in behaviour,   
   and not be false accusers, not be enslaved to much wine, but teachers   
   of good things,   
   4 (1Ti 5:14) that they may teach the young women to love their husbands,   
   to love their children,   
   5 (1Ti 6:1; Ge 3:16) and to be self-controlled, pure, homemakers, good,   
   obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be dishonoured.   
   6 (1Ti 5:1) Likewise, exhort young men to be self-controlled,   
   7 (1Ti 4:12; 1Pe 5:3) in all things presenting yourself as an example of good   
   works: in doctrine showing integrity, gravity, incorruptibility,   
   8 (1Pe 2:12; Ne 5:9) and sound speech that cannot be condemned, so that   
   the one who opposes you may be ashamed, having nothing evil to say of you.   
   9 Exhort servants to be obedient to their own masters, to please them well   
   in everything, not answering back,   
   10 (Mt 5:16; Titus 1:3) or stealing, but showing complete fidelity, so that   
   they may exemplify the doctrine of God our Savior in all things.   
   11 (1Ti 2:4; Ac 11:23) For the grace of God that brings salvation   
   has appeared to all men,   
   12 (Lk 1:75; Ro 6:19) teaching us that, denying ungodliness   
   and worldly desires, we should live soberly, righteously,   
   and in godliness in this present world,   
   13 (2Ti 4:8; Titus 1:2) as we await the blessed hope and the appearing   
   of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,   
   14 (Eph 2:10; Heb 9:14) who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us   
   from all lawlessness and purify for Himself a special people,   
   zealous of good works.   
   15 (2Ti 4:2; 1Ti 5:20) Teach these things, exhort, and rebuke with all   
   authority. Let no one despise you.   
      
   [1] But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:   
   [2] That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in   
   charity, in patience.   
   [3] The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness,   
   not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;   
   [4] That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands,   
   to love their children,   
   [5] To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own   
   husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.   
      
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