World English Bible
Titus 1:5
“I left you in Crete for this reason, that you would set in order the things that were lacking, and appoint elders in every city, as I directed you;”
Verse in context — Titus 1
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but in his own time revealed his word in the message with which I was entrusted according to the commandment of God our Savior;
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to Titus, my true child according to a common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.
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I left you in Crete for this reason, that you would set in order the things that were lacking, and appoint elders in every city, as I directed you;
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if anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, who are not accused of loose or unruly behavior.
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For the overseer must be blameless, as God's steward; not self-pleasing, not easily angered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for dishonest gain;