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The Book of Titus, Chapter 1, Verse 16

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They profess that they know God; but in works they deny [him], being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.
King James Version
But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:
American Standard Version
But speak thou the things which befit the sound doctrine:
New English Translation
For we too were once foolish, disobedient, misled, enslaved to various passions and desires, spending our lives in evil and envy, hateful and hating one another.
World English Bible
They profess that they know God, but by their works they deny him, being abominable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.
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That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.
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The aged women likewise, that [they be] in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;
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That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,
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[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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Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded.
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In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine [shewing] uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,
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Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.
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[Exhort] servants to be obedient unto their own masters, [and] to please [them] well in all [things]; not answering again;
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Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.
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For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,