Titus 1: 1
- 9
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Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of
Jesus Christ, to further the faith of God's elect and their knowledge of the
truth which accords with godliness, |
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in hope of eternal life which God, who never
lies, promised ages ago |
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and at the proper time manifested in his
word through the preaching with which I have been entrusted by command of God
our Savior; |
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To Titus, my true child in a common faith:
Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
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This is why I left you in Crete, that you
might amend what was defective, and appoint elders in every town as I directed
you, |
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if any man is blameless, the husband of one
wife, and his children are believers and not open to the charge of being
profligate or insubordinate. |
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For a bishop, as God's steward, must be
blameless; he must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent or
greedy for gain, |
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but hospitable, a lover of goodness, master
of himself, upright, holy, and self-controlled; |
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he must hold firm to the sure word as
taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in sound doctrine and also to
confute those who contradict it.
Psalms 24:
1 - 6
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The earth is the LORD's and the fulness
thereof, the world and those who dwell therein; |
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for he has founded it upon the seas, and
established it upon the rivers. |
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Who shall ascend the hill of the LORD? And
who shall stand in his holy place? |
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He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who
does not lift up his soul to what is false, and does not swear deceitfully.
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He will receive blessing from the LORD, and
vindication from the God of his salvation. |
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Such is the generation of those who seek
him, who seek the face of the God of Jacob. [Selah]
Luke 17: 1
- 6
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And he said to his disciples, "Temptations
to sin are sure to come; but woe to him by whom they come! |
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It would be better for him if a millstone
were hung round his neck and he were cast into the sea, than that he should
cause one of these little ones to sin. |
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Take heed to yourselves; if your brother
sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him; |
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and if he sins against you seven times in
the day, and turns to you seven times, and says, `I repent,' you must forgive
him." |
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The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our
faith!" |
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And the Lord said, "If you had faith as a
grain of mustard seed, you could say to this sycamine tree, `Be rooted up, and
be planted in the sea,' and it would obey you. |
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