{
 "translation": "KJV",
 "book": "Titus",
 "chapter": 1,
 "verses": [
  {
   "v": 1,
   "t": "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;"
  },
  {
   "v": 2,
   "t": "In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;"
  },
  {
   "v": 3,
   "t": "But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour;"
  },
  {
   "v": 4,
   "t": "To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour."
  },
  {
   "v": 5,
   "t": "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:"
  },
  {
   "v": 6,
   "t": "If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly."
  },
  {
   "v": 7,
   "t": "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;"
  },
  {
   "v": 8,
   "t": "But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;"
  },
  {
   "v": 9,
   "t": "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."
  },
  {
   "v": 10,
   "t": "For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:"
  },
  {
   "v": 11,
   "t": "Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake."
  },
  {
   "v": 12,
   "t": "One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies."
  },
  {
   "v": 13,
   "t": "This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;"
  },
  {
   "v": 14,
   "t": "Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth."
  },
  {
   "v": 15,
   "t": "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."
  },
  {
   "v": 16,
   "t": "They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate."
  }
 ],
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 "blessing": "The Word is public domain. So is grace."
}