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Paul, bondman of God, and apostle of Jesus Christ according to [the] faith of God's elect, and knowledge of [the] truth which [is] according to piety;

in [the] hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before the ages of time,

but has manifested in its own due season his word, in [the] proclamation with which *I* have been entrusted, according to [the] commandment of our Saviour God;

to Titus, my own child according to [the] faith common [to us]: Grace and peace from God [the] Father, and Christ Jesus our Saviour.

They profess to know God, but in works deny [him], being abominable, and disobedient, and found worthless as to every good work.

discreet, chaste, diligent in home work, good, subject to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be evil spoken of.

not robbing [their masters], but shewing all good fidelity, that they may adorn the teaching which [is] of our Saviour God in all things.

For the grace of God which carries with it salvation for all men has appeared,

awaiting the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ;

But when the kindness and love to man of our Saviour God appeared,

The word [is] faithful, and I desire that thou insist strenuously on these things, that they who have believed God may take care to pay diligent attention to good works. These things are good and profitable to men.

Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and [the] Lord Jesus Christ.

I thank my God, always making mention of thee at my prayers,

God having spoken in many parts and in many ways formerly to the fathers in the prophets,

but as to the Son, Thy throne, O God, [is] to the age of the age, and a sceptre of uprightness [is] the sceptre of thy kingdom.

Thou hast loved righteousness and hast hated lawlessness; therefore God, thy God, has anointed thee with oil of gladness above thy companions.

God bearing, besides, witness with [them] to [it], both by signs and wonders, and various acts of power, and distributions of [the] Holy Spirit, according to his will?

but we see Jesus, who [was] made some little inferior to angels on account of the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; so that by the grace of God he should taste death for every thing.

And again, I will trust in him. And again, Behold, I and the children which God has given me.

Wherefore it behoved him in all things to be made like to [his] brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things relating to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people;