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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;
Paulus, ‚'n dienaar van God, en ‚'n apostel van Jesus Christus, volgens die geloof van God se uitverkorenes, en die erkenning van die waarheid wat is volgens godsaligheid;
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In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;
In hoop van die ewige lewe, wat God, wat nie kan lieg nie, beloof het voor die wêreld begin het;
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But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour;
Maar het in die regte tye sy woord geopenbaar deur die prediking, wat aan my toevertrou is volgens die bevel van God onse Verlosser;
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To Titus, [mine] own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, [and] peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.
Aan Titus, my eie seun na die gemeenskaplike geloof: Genade, barmhartigheid, en vrede, van God die Vader en die Here Jesus Christus onse Verlosser.
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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:
Om hierdie oorsaak het ek jou in Kreta gelaat, dat jy in orde sou stel die dinge wat ontbreek, en ouderlinge in elke stad sou aanstel, soos ek jou beveel het:
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If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.
As iemand onberispelik is, die man van een vrou, hebbende gelowige kinders nie aangekla van losbandigheid of ongebondenheid nie.
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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;
Want ‚'n opsiener moet onberispelik wees, as die rentmeester van God; nie selfgesind nie, nie gou toornig nie, nie aan wyn verslaaf nie, nie ‚'n stryder nie, nie gierig na vuil wins nie;
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But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;
Maar gasvry, ‚'n liefhebber van goeie mense, matig, regverdig, heilig, matig;
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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.
Vashoudende die getroue woord soos hy geleer is, dat hy mag in staat wees deur gesonde leer beide te vermaan en te oortuig die weersprekers.
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For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:
Want daar is baie ongebondenes, ydele praters en verleiders, veral dié van die besnydenis:
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Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake.
Wie se monde gestop moet word, wat hele huise omverwerp, lerende dinge wat hulle nie behoort nie, om vuil wins ontwil.
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One of themselves, [even] a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians [are] alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.
Een van hulleself, selfs ’n profeet van hulle eie, het gesê, Die Kretensers is altyd leuenaars, boos diere, lui mae.
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This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;
Hierdie getuienis is waar. Daarom bestraf hulle skerp, dat hulle gesond in die geloof mag wees;
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Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.
Nie ag gee op Joodse fabels, en gebooie van mense, wat die waarheid afwend nie.
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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.
Aan die reines is alle dinge rein: maar aan hulle wat verontreinig en ongelowig is, is niks rein nie; maar selfs hulle verstand en gewete is verontreinig.
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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.
Hulle bely dat hulle God ken; maar in werke verloën hulle Hom, synde verfoeilik, en ongehoorsaam, en tot elke goeie werk verwerplik.