\id TIT - Plain English Version 
\h Titus 
\toc3 Titus 
\toc2 Titus 
\toc1 Paul’s Letter to Titus 
\mt1 The letter that Paul wrote to Titus  
\mt2 (The book in the Holy Bible called \k Titus\k*)  
\imt1 About this letter  
\ip Paul wrote this letter to Titus about 2,000 years ago, about 30 years after Jesus went back to heaven, and it is now in the Holy Bible.  
\ip God sent Paul to lots of countries to tell people about Jesus. Titus was a young man that went with Paul to the island called Crete, near the country called Greece. Then Paul got ready to go to another place, but he asked Titus to stay at Crete to help the new Christians there.  
\ip In this letter Paul told Titus things that helped him be a good Christian leader. This letter has important messages for us Christians today, especially for ministers and pastors. It can help church leaders work out how to properly look after the people in their churches.  
\cl Chapter  
\c 1  
\m
\v 1 Dear Titus,  
\p \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w am|strong="G2532"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* letter \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w from|strong="G2532"\w* me. \w I|strong="G2532"\w* work \w for|strong="G1161"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w am|strong="G2532"\w* \w one|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*’s special workers. \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w sent|strong="G2316"\w* me \w to|strong="G2532"\w* teach \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w about|strong="G2596"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* help \w his|strong="G2532"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w believe|strong="G4102"\w* \w in|strong="G2596"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w more|strong="G2532"\w*. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w sent|strong="G2316"\w* me \w to|strong="G2532"\w* help \w people|strong="G3588"\w* understand \w his|strong="G2532"\w* message better. \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* know \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w make|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* happy.   
\p
\v 2 \w A|strong="G1909"\w* \w long|strong="G5550"\w* \w time|strong="G5550"\w* \w ago|strong="G4253"\w*, \w before|strong="G4253"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w made|strong="G1861"\w* anything, \w he|strong="G3739"\w* \w promised|strong="G1861"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w his|strong="G1909"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* live \w with|strong="G1909"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w for|strong="G1909"\w* \w ever|strong="G4253"\w*. \w And|strong="G2316"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* doesn’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* lie. \w His|strong="G1909"\w* \w promise|strong="G1861"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* still \w true|strong="G3588"\w*, \w and|strong="G2316"\w* \w it|strong="G3739"\w* stops \w his|strong="G1909"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w from|strong="G3588"\w* worrying \w about|strong="G1909"\w* \w what|strong="G3739"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* happen \w after|strong="G1909"\w* \w they|strong="G3588"\w* die.  
\v 3 \w At|strong="G1722"\w* \w first|strong="G3588"\w*, \w people|strong="G3588"\w* didn’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* \w know|strong="G1722"\w* \w what|strong="G3739"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* promised, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w now|strong="G1161"\w* \w he|strong="G1161"\w* \w says|strong="G3056"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w it|strong="G1161"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w right|strong="G2540"\w* \w time|strong="G2540"\w* \w for|strong="G1161"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G2596"\w* hear \w his|strong="G1722"\w* \w message|strong="G3056"\w*, \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w he|strong="G1161"\w* helps \w them|strong="G3588"\w* understand \w it|strong="G1161"\w*. \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w gave|strong="G3588"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w message|strong="G3056"\w*, \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w he|strong="G1161"\w* told \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w to|strong="G2596"\w* tell \w it|strong="G1161"\w* \w to|strong="G2596"\w* \w other|strong="G1161"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w*. \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w one|strong="G3739"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* saves \w us|strong="G2249"\w*.   
\p
\v 4 \w Titus|strong="G5103"\w*, \w you|strong="G2532"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w*, \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w both|strong="G2532"\w* \w believe|strong="G4102"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w same|strong="G2532"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w about|strong="G2596"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w like|strong="G2596"\w* \w my|strong="G1473"\w* \w own|strong="G1103"\w* \w son|strong="G5043"\w*. \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1473"\w* asking \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w father|strong="G3962"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*, \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w good|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G2532"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w make|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G2532"\w* feel happy \w and|strong="G2532"\w* quiet inside yourself. \w You|strong="G2532"\w* know, \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* saves \w us|strong="G2249"\w*.\x * \xo 1:4 \xt 2 Corinthians 8:23; Galatians 2:3; 2 Timothy 4:10\x*   
\s1 Pick good people to be church leaders  
\p
\v 5 Titus, remember \w when|strong="G5613"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* Christians \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* island \w called|strong="G3778"\w* \w Crete|strong="G2914"\w*, \w some|strong="G3588"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w* \w there|strong="G2532"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G2532"\w* right. \w So|strong="G2443"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* asked \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* stay \w there|strong="G2532"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* try \w to|strong="G2443"\w* fix \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w*. \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* told \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* pick \w good|strong="G3588"\w* leaders \w to|strong="G2443"\w* look \w after|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* Christians \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w all|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w towns|strong="G4172"\w* \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w Crete|strong="G2914"\w*.   
\p
\v 6 \w Now|strong="G1510"\w* \w I|strong="G1487"\w* want \w to|strong="G1722"\w* tell \w you|strong="G1487"\w* \w what|strong="G5101"\w* church leaders \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* like.\x * \xo 1:6 \xt 1 Timothy 3:2-7\x* \w They|strong="G2192"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* really \w good|strong="G5101"\w* \w people|strong="G1510"\w*, \w so|strong="G3361"\w* \w that|strong="G1487"\w* nobody can \w say|strong="G5101"\w* \w anything|strong="G5100"\w* bad \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w them|strong="G1722"\w*. \w A|strong="G2192"\w* church leader can \w only|strong="G1487"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w one|strong="G1520"\w* \w wife|strong="G1135"\w*, \w and|strong="G1135"\w* \w he|strong="G1487"\w* can’t sleep \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w any|strong="G5100"\w* \w other|strong="G1520"\w* \w woman|strong="G1135"\w*, like \w a|strong="G2192"\w* husband sleeps \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w his|strong="G1722"\w* \w wife|strong="G1135"\w*. \w His|strong="G1722"\w* kids \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w believe|strong="G4103"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w God|strong="G3361"\w*, \w and|strong="G1135"\w* \w they|strong="G2192"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w do|strong="G5101"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* right \w things|strong="G5100"\w* \w and|strong="G1135"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w get|strong="G2192"\w* \w into|strong="G1722"\w* trouble. \w His|strong="G1722"\w* kids \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w do|strong="G5101"\w* \w what|strong="G5101"\w* \w he|strong="G1487"\w* says.   
\p
\v 7 Church leaders \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w in|strong="G2316"\w* charge \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’s \w work|strong="G3623"\w* \w on|strong="G1210"\w* earth, \w so|strong="G5613"\w* \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w have|strong="G1510"\w* \w to|strong="G1163"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* really \w good|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G1510"\w*, \w and|strong="G2316"\w* \w then|strong="G1063"\w* nobody \w will|strong="G2316"\w* say anything bad \w about|strong="G5613"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*. \w Whenever|strong="G5613"\w* \w you|strong="G1510"\w* pick \w people|strong="G1510"\w* \w to|strong="G1163"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* church leaders,  
\li1 – Don’t pick people that think they are better than everyone else.  
\li1 – Don’t pick people that get angry too easily.  
\li1 – Don’t pick people that drink a lot of grog.  
\li1 – Don’t pick people that get into fights.  
\li1 – Don’t pick greedy people, that want lots of money and things.   
\p
\v 8 Church leaders have \w to|strong="G3741"\w* \w be|strong="G3741"\w* like this,  
\li1 – They have to let visitors stay in their houses.  
\li1 – They have to really want to do good things.  
\li1 – They have to control themselves.  
\li1 – They have to be sensible.  
\li1 – They have to do what is right.  
\li1 – They have to do things that make God happy.  
\li1 – They have to be strong for Jesus.   
\p
\v 9 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* keep \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w believing|strong="G4103"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*’s \w message|strong="G3056"\w* \w about|strong="G2596"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G1510"\w*, \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w message|strong="G3056"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* told \w you|strong="G1722"\w*. \w That|strong="G2443"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* help \w a|strong="G2532"\w* leader teach \w true|strong="G4103"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* right \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w people|strong="G1510"\w*. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w then|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* help \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w people|strong="G1510"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w believe|strong="G4103"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G1510"\w* \w more|strong="G2532"\w* strongly. \w Some|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G1510"\w* \w say|strong="G3056"\w*, “\w That|strong="G2443"\w* \w message|strong="G3056"\w* isn’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* \w true|strong="G4103"\w*.” \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w true|strong="G4103"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w good|strong="G5198"\w* leader can \w show|strong="G1651"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G1510"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w wrong|strong="G1651"\w*.   
\s1 Stop people from teaching wrong things  
\p
\v 10 \w You|strong="G1510"\w* see, \w there|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* lots \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w people|strong="G1510"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w* says. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* talk \w about|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* lot \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* matter. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* try \w to|strong="G2532"\w* trick \w people|strong="G1510"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* want \w people|strong="G1510"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* believe \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w say|strong="G2532"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w people|strong="G1510"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w say|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G1063"\w* Christians \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* follow \w all|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* Jewish \w laws|strong="G1537"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w get|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* save \w us|strong="G1537"\w*.  
\v 11 \w Those|strong="G3739"\w* \w people|strong="G3361"\w* \w teach|strong="G1321"\w* \w things|strong="G3739"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w are|strong="G3739"\w* wrong. \w They|strong="G3739"\w* trick \w whole|strong="G3650"\w* \w families|strong="G3624"\w*. \w And|strong="G1321"\w* \w they|strong="G3739"\w* only \w do|strong="G3361"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w to|strong="G1163"\w* get money \w from|strong="G3361"\w* \w people|strong="G3361"\w*. \w So|strong="G3361"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w have|strong="G3748"\w* \w to|strong="G1163"\w* \w stop|strong="G3361"\w* \w them|strong="G3739"\w*.   
\p
\v 12 Remember \w what|strong="G5100"\w* \w one|strong="G5100"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* Crete’s \w own|strong="G2398"\w* teachers \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, \w a|strong="G1537"\w* long time ago. \w He|strong="G3004"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*,  
\q1 “\w People|strong="G5100"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* Crete \w are|strong="G4396"\w* always lying.  
\q1 \w They|strong="G3004"\w* \w are|strong="G4396"\w* \w bad|strong="G2556"\w*, like cheeky animals.  
\q1 \w They|strong="G3004"\w* \w are|strong="G4396"\w* lazy, \w and|strong="G4396"\w* \w they|strong="G3004"\w* eat too much food.”   
\m
\v 13 \w The|strong="G1722"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* teacher \w said|strong="G1223"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* still \w true|strong="G3588"\w*. \w You|strong="G3739"\w* \w have|strong="G1510"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* talk straight \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* bad teachers \w and|strong="G4102"\w* \w tell|strong="G1651"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* doing \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w wrong|strong="G1651"\w* \w thing|strong="G3778"\w*, \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* properly \w believe|strong="G4102"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w true|strong="G3588"\w* message \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G1510"\w*.  
\v 14 \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w stop|strong="G3361"\w* believing \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w old|strong="G2532"\w* stories \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* made \w up|strong="G2532"\w*. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w stop|strong="G3361"\w* listening \w to|strong="G2532"\w* rules \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Jewish|strong="G2451"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* rules \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* stopped \w going|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*’s way. \w Those|strong="G3588"\w* rules \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w just|strong="G2532"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w*’s rules. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*’s rules.   
\p
\v 15 \w You|strong="G3956"\w* know, \w if|strong="G2532"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w just|strong="G2532"\w* want \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w follow|strong="G1161"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*’s \w way|strong="G3956"\w*, \w they|strong="G2532"\w* don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* worry \w about|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w*’s rules. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w clean|strong="G2513"\w* inside, \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w everything|strong="G3956"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* right \w for|strong="G1161"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*. \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w nothing|strong="G3762"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* right \w for|strong="G1161"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* want \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w follow|strong="G1161"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*’s \w way|strong="G3956"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* can \w only|strong="G2532"\w* think \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* bad \w way|strong="G3956"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* know \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* right \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* wrong.  
\v 16 \w Those|strong="G3588"\w* bad \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w say|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G1492"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* bad \w things|strong="G3956"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* hates. \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* show \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* really \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* shame \w themselves|strong="G1510"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* \w do|strong="G1492"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* says. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w can|strong="G1492"\w*’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* \w do|strong="G1492"\w* \w anything|strong="G3956"\w* \w good|strong="G3956"\w*.   
\c 2  
\s1 Teach Christians to do the right thing  
\p
\v 1 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* Titus, \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w have|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G2980"\w* teach \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* properly \w good|strong="G5198"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w*, \w so|strong="G1161"\w* \w they|strong="G1161"\w* \w will|strong="G3739"\w* live \w the|strong="G1161"\w* right \w way|strong="G3739"\w*.   
\p
\v 2 \w You|strong="G1510"\w* \w have|strong="G1510"\w* \w to|strong="G1510"\w* teach \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w older|strong="G4246"\w* \w men|strong="G4246"\w* \w to|strong="G1510"\w* control \w themselves|strong="G1510"\w*. \w They|strong="G3588"\w* \w have|strong="G1510"\w* \w to|strong="G1510"\w* \w do|strong="G1510"\w* \w good|strong="G5198"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w* so \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G1510"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* respect \w them|strong="G3588"\w*. \w They|strong="G3588"\w* \w have|strong="G1510"\w* \w to|strong="G1510"\w* keep \w on|strong="G1510"\w* \w believing|strong="G4102"\w* \w in|strong="G4102"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G1510"\w* strongly. \w They|strong="G3588"\w* \w have|strong="G1510"\w* \w to|strong="G1510"\w* love \w other|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G1510"\w*. \w And|strong="G4102"\w*, if \w they|strong="G3588"\w* get trouble, \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w have|strong="G1510"\w* \w to|strong="G1510"\w* never give up following \w Jesus|strong="G1510"\w*.   
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\v 3 \w You|strong="G1722"\w* \w also|strong="G3361"\w* \w have|strong="G3361"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* teach \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w older|strong="G4247"\w* \w women|strong="G4247"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w do|strong="G3361"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w things|strong="G4183"\w* \w that|strong="G3361"\w* \w make|strong="G3361"\w* \w God|strong="G3361"\w* happy. Tell \w them|strong="G1722"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* say bad \w things|strong="G4183"\w* \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w people|strong="G4183"\w*, \w and|strong="G3366"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* drink \w a|strong="G1722"\w* lot \w of|strong="G1722"\w* grog, \w but|strong="G3361"\w* \w they|strong="G1722"\w* \w have|strong="G3361"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* teach \w people|strong="G4183"\w* \w good|strong="G2567"\w* \w things|strong="G4183"\w*.  
\v 4 \w Then|strong="G2443"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* old \w women|strong="G3501"\w* can \w teach|strong="G4994"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w young|strong="G3501"\w* \w women|strong="G3501"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w love|strong="G5388"\w* \w their|strong="G3588"\w* \w husbands|strong="G5362"\w* \w and|strong="G3588"\w* \w their|strong="G3588"\w* kids,  
\v 5 \w and|strong="G2316"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w control|strong="G5293"\w* \w themselves|strong="G2398"\w*, \w and|strong="G2316"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* only sleep \w with|strong="G2316"\w* \w their|strong="G2398"\w* \w own|strong="G2398"\w* husbands, \w and|strong="G2316"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w do|strong="G3361"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* married \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w do|strong="G3361"\w* together \w with|strong="G2316"\w* anybody \w else|strong="G3361"\w*. \w And|strong="G2316"\w* \w they|strong="G3588"\w* can teach \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w work|strong="G3056"\w* hard \w at|strong="G3588"\w* \w home|strong="G3626"\w*, \w and|strong="G2316"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w do|strong="G3361"\w* \w good|strong="G3588"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w*, \w and|strong="G2316"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* think \w about|strong="G3588"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w their|strong="G2398"\w* husbands want \w and|strong="G2316"\w* agree \w with|strong="G2316"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*. \w So|strong="G2443"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* see \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* young women \w do|strong="G3361"\w*, \w and|strong="G2316"\w* \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w be|strong="G3361"\w* able \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w say|strong="G3056"\w* anything bad \w about|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’s \w message|strong="G3056"\w*.   
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\v 6 \w You|strong="G3870"\w* also \w have|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G3870"\w* teach \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w young|strong="G3501"\w* \w men|strong="G3501"\w* \w to|strong="G3870"\w* control themselves.  
\v 7 \w You|strong="G1722"\w* too, \w you|strong="G1722"\w* \w have|strong="G3956"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w always|strong="G3956"\w* \w do|strong="G2041"\w* \w good|strong="G2570"\w* \w things|strong="G3956"\w*. \w Then|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* young \w men|strong="G3956"\w* \w will|strong="G3956"\w* see \w you|strong="G1722"\w*, \w and|strong="G3956"\w* \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G3956"\w* \w do|strong="G2041"\w* \w good|strong="G2570"\w* \w things|strong="G3956"\w* too. \w You|strong="G1722"\w* \w always|strong="G3956"\w* \w have|strong="G3956"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* teach \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w true|strong="G3588"\w* message, \w and|strong="G3956"\w* remember, \w your|strong="G3956"\w* job \w is|strong="G3588"\w* important.  
\v 8 \w The|strong="G1537"\w* \w message|strong="G3056"\w* \w you|strong="G3004"\w* teach \w has|strong="G2192"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w be|strong="G2443"\w* \w right|strong="G1727"\w*, \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w nobody|strong="G3367"\w* \w can|strong="G3004"\w* rubbish \w it|strong="G2443"\w*. \w Then|strong="G3004"\w* \w your|strong="G2192"\w* enemies \w can|strong="G3004"\w*’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* \w say|strong="G3004"\w* \w anything|strong="G3367"\w* \w bad|strong="G5337"\w* \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w you|strong="G3004"\w*. \w Anyone|strong="G3367"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w says|strong="G3004"\w* \w bad|strong="G5337"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w you|strong="G3004"\w* \w will|strong="G1473"\w* \w shame|strong="G1788"\w* themselves.   
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\v 9 \w And|strong="G1401"\w* \w now|strong="G1510"\w* \w I|strong="G1510"\w* want \w to|strong="G1722"\w* talk \w about|strong="G1722"\w* workers \w and|strong="G1401"\w* \w their|strong="G1722"\w* bosses. Workers \w have|strong="G1510"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w do|strong="G3361"\w* \w what|strong="G1722"\w* \w their|strong="G1722"\w* bosses \w say|strong="G1401"\w*. \w They|strong="G1510"\w* \w have|strong="G1510"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w make|strong="G3361"\w* \w their|strong="G1722"\w* bosses happy. Tell \w them|strong="G1722"\w*, “Don’t talk back \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w your|strong="G3956"\w* boss,  
\v 10 \w and|strong="G2316"\w* don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* \w ever|strong="G3361"\w* steal \w from|strong="G3588"\w* \w your|strong="G3956"\w* boss, \w but|strong="G3361"\w* \w show|strong="G1731"\w* \w your|strong="G3956"\w* boss \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w they|strong="G3588"\w* can \w always|strong="G3956"\w* trust \w you|strong="G1722"\w*.” \w Then|strong="G3956"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w say|strong="G3956"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* workers \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w good|strong="G3956"\w*. \w And|strong="G2316"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w respect|strong="G3956"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* message \w from|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w about|strong="G1722"\w* Jesus, \w and|strong="G2316"\w* \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* want \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w know|strong="G1722"\w* \w more|strong="G3956"\w* \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w*.   
\s1 We are God’s own people, so we have to do things that make God happy  
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\v 11 \w It|strong="G1063"\w*’s like \w this|strong="G3588"\w*. \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* shown us \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w he|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w very|strong="G3588"\w* \w good|strong="G3956"\w* \w to|strong="G2316"\w* us. \w He|strong="G3588"\w* \w made|strong="G2316"\w* \w a|strong="G1063"\w* \w way|strong="G3956"\w* \w to|strong="G2316"\w* save everybody.  
\v 12 \w He|strong="G2532"\w* teaches \w us|strong="G2249"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w say|strong="G2532"\w* \em no\em* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* bad \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* world. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* tells \w us|strong="G2249"\w* \w not|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w live|strong="G2198"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w wild|strong="G2532"\w* \w life|strong="G2198"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* tells \w us|strong="G2249"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* control \w ourselves|strong="G2249"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* tells \w us|strong="G2249"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w good|strong="G3588"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w make|strong="G2532"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* happy.  
\v 13 \w He|strong="G2532"\w* tells \w us|strong="G2249"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w these|strong="G3588"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w now|strong="G2532"\w*, \w while|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* wait \w for|strong="G2532"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w come|strong="G2532"\w* back. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w one|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* saves \w us|strong="G2249"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w come|strong="G2532"\w* back, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* show everybody \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* world \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* really \w great|strong="G3173"\w*. \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w very|strong="G2532"\w* \w happy|strong="G3107"\w*.   
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\v 14 \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w* died \w to|strong="G2443"\w* save \w us|strong="G1325"\w* \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* bad \w things|strong="G3956"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w this|strong="G3739"\w* world. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w did|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* change \w us|strong="G1325"\w* into \w his|strong="G1438"\w* \w own|strong="G1438"\w* special \w people|strong="G2992"\w*, \w like|strong="G2443"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* properly cleaned \w us|strong="G1325"\w* inside, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w now|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* don’t want \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w anything|strong="G3956"\w* bad, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w only|strong="G2532"\w* want \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w good|strong="G2570"\w* \w things|strong="G3956"\w*.\x * \xo 2:14 \xt Psalm 130:8; Exodus 19:5; Deuteronomy 4:20; 7:6; 14:2; 1 Peter 2:9\x*   
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\v 15 \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* teach \w these|strong="G3778"\w* \w things|strong="G3956"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* Christians \w there|strong="G2532"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* teach \w them|strong="G3870"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w strong|strong="G2532"\w* \w way|strong="G3956"\w*. \w Tell|strong="G2980"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* Christians \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w keep|strong="G3367"\w* \w going|strong="G2532"\w* \w strong|strong="G2532"\w* \w for|strong="G2532"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w*. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w if|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w anything|strong="G3367"\w* \w wrong|strong="G1651"\w*, \w tell|strong="G2980"\w* \w them|strong="G3870"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* stop \w it|strong="G2532"\w*. \w Make|strong="G2532"\w* sure \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w take|strong="G2532"\w* notice \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w*.   
\c 3  
\s1 Christians have to live properly  
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\v 1 Tell \w the|strong="G3956"\w* Christians \w there|strong="G1510"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w remember|strong="G5279"\w* \w what|strong="G2092"\w* \w we|strong="G1510"\w* taught \w them|strong="G1438"\w*, \w that|strong="G3956"\w* \w they|strong="G1510"\w* \w have|strong="G1510"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* follow \w the|strong="G3956"\w* government’s rules. \w They|strong="G1510"\w* \w have|strong="G1510"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* follow \w the|strong="G3956"\w* rules \w of|strong="G2041"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* government bosses, \w and|strong="G3956"\w* \w they|strong="G1510"\w* \w always|strong="G3956"\w* \w have|strong="G1510"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w ready|strong="G2092"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w do|strong="G1510"\w* \w good|strong="G3956"\w* \w things|strong="G3956"\w*.  
\v 2 \w And|strong="G3956"\w* tell \w them|strong="G3956"\w* \w not|strong="G3367"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w say|strong="G3956"\w* bad \w things|strong="G3956"\w* \w about|strong="G4314"\w* other \w people|strong="G3956"\w*. \w They|strong="G1510"\w* \w have|strong="G1510"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* happy \w with|strong="G4314"\w* each other, \w and|strong="G3956"\w* \w not|strong="G3367"\w* fight or argue. \w They|strong="G1510"\w* \w have|strong="G1510"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* go easy \w on|strong="G4314"\w* other \w people|strong="G3956"\w*.   
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\v 3 \w You|strong="G1722"\w* \w know|strong="G1722"\w*, \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* like \w that|strong="G2532"\w* \w before|strong="G1722"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w believed|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G1510"\w*. \w We|strong="G2249"\w* \w did|strong="G2532"\w* silly things \w too|strong="G2532"\w*. \w We|strong="G2249"\w* didn’t \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w what|strong="G1063"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w* told \w us|strong="G2249"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w*. \w People|strong="G1510"\w* tricked \w us|strong="G2249"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w believed|strong="G2532"\w* things \w that|strong="G2532"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G1510"\w* true. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* wanted \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G2532"\w* \w sorts|strong="G4164"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* bad things. \w We|strong="G2249"\w* couldn’t stop \w ourselves|strong="G2249"\w*. \w If|strong="G2532"\w* anybody \w had|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* lot \w of|strong="G2532"\w* things, \w we|strong="G2249"\w* wanted \w those|strong="G1722"\w* things \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w ourselves|strong="G2249"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* angry \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w those|strong="G1722"\w* \w people|strong="G1510"\w*. \w We|strong="G2249"\w* \w hated|strong="G3404"\w* \w people|strong="G1510"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w people|strong="G1510"\w* \w hated|strong="G3404"\w* \w us|strong="G2249"\w*.   
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\v 4 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w then|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w did|strong="G2532"\w* something \w to|strong="G2532"\w* help \w us|strong="G2249"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* showed \w us|strong="G2249"\w* \w how|strong="G1161"\w* much \w he|strong="G2532"\w* loves \w us|strong="G2249"\w*.  
\v 5 \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w saved|strong="G4982"\w* \w us|strong="G4160"\w*, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* didn’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* \w save|strong="G4982"\w* \w us|strong="G4160"\w* \w because|strong="G1223"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w did|strong="G4160"\w* \w good|strong="G1223"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w*. \w No|strong="G3756"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w saved|strong="G4982"\w* \w us|strong="G4160"\w* \w because|strong="G1223"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* felt really sorry \w for|strong="G1223"\w* \w us|strong="G4160"\w*. \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w his|strong="G1223"\w* \w Holy|strong="G4151"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* washed \w us|strong="G4160"\w* \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* really clean \w inside|strong="G1722"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w made|strong="G4160"\w* \w us|strong="G4160"\w* \w like|strong="G2596"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* got born \w again|strong="G2532"\w* \w as|strong="G1722"\w* new \w people|strong="G3588"\w*.  
\v 6 \w You|strong="G3739"\w* see, \w God|strong="G3588"\w* \w sent|strong="G2424"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w die|strong="G1223"\w* \w for|strong="G1223"\w* \w us|strong="G2249"\w* \w and|strong="G2424"\w* save \w us|strong="G2249"\w*, \w and|strong="G2424"\w* \w then|strong="G2424"\w* \w he|strong="G3739"\w* properly filled \w us|strong="G2249"\w* \w with|strong="G1223"\w* \w his|strong="G1223"\w* Holy \w Spirit|strong="G3588"\w*.  
\v 7 \w God|strong="G3588"\w* \w was|strong="G1096"\w* \w very|strong="G1565"\w* \w good|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w us|strong="G1096"\w*, \w and|strong="G5485"\w* \w he|strong="G3588"\w* \w did|strong="G1096"\w* \w all|strong="G2596"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w for|strong="G2443"\w* \w us|strong="G1096"\w*. \w So|strong="G2443"\w* \w now|strong="G1096"\w* \w we|strong="G2443"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w his|strong="G1565"\w* friends, \w we|strong="G2443"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G2596"\w* \w his|strong="G1565"\w* family, \w and|strong="G5485"\w* \w we|strong="G2443"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* sure \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w we|strong="G2443"\w* \w will|strong="G1096"\w* live \w with|strong="G2596"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w for|strong="G2443"\w* ever. \w So|strong="G2443"\w* \w we|strong="G2443"\w* can \w be|strong="G1096"\w* \w very|strong="G1565"\w* happy.   
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\v 8 \w That|strong="G2443"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w all|strong="G2532"\w* \w very|strong="G2532"\w* \w true|strong="G4103"\w*. \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w want|strong="G1014"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* teach \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w* strongly. \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w want|strong="G1014"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w sure|strong="G4103"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w people|strong="G1510"\w* understand \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w*. \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w people|strong="G1510"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w believe|strong="G4100"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’s \w message|strong="G3056"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* think \w more|strong="G2532"\w* \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w doing|strong="G2041"\w* \w good|strong="G2570"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w*. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w good|strong="G2570"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w help|strong="G4012"\w* everyone.   
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\v 9 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w make|strong="G2532"\w* sure \w you|strong="G1510"\w* don’t argue \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w people|strong="G1510"\w* \w about|strong="G2532"\w* silly \w things|strong="G3152"\w*. \w You|strong="G1510"\w* know, some \w people|strong="G1510"\w* argue \w about|strong="G2532"\w* family groups \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* long time ago. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* argue \w about|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G2532"\w* sorts \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w old|strong="G2532"\w* rules. Don’t \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G2532"\w*. \w It|strong="G2532"\w*’s \w a|strong="G2532"\w* waste \w of|strong="G2532"\w* time. \w It|strong="G2532"\w* doesn’t \w get|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G1510"\w* anywhere.   
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\v 10 Some people teach things \w that|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G2532"\w* different \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*’s true message. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w get|strong="G2532"\w* Christians \w to|strong="G2532"\w* fight \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w each|strong="G3326"\w* \w other|strong="G1520"\w*, \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* tell \w those|strong="G2532"\w* people \w to|strong="G2532"\w* stop. \w You|strong="G2532"\w* \w might|strong="G2532"\w* \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* tell \w them|strong="G3326"\w* 2 times. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w if|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* don’t stop \w after|strong="G3326"\w* \w you|strong="G2532"\w* tell \w them|strong="G3326"\w* 2 times, \w then|strong="G2532"\w* leave \w them|strong="G3326"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* don’t \w have|strong="G2532"\w* anything \w more|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w them|strong="G3326"\w*.  
\v 11 \w Those|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G1492"\w* don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* believe \w God|strong="G2532"\w*’s \w true|strong="G3588"\w* message. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G1492"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* wrong, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* keep \w on|strong="G1510"\w* doing \w them|strong="G3588"\w* anyway. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G1510"\w* change.   
\s1 Paul wanted to see Titus again  
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\v 12 \w And|strong="G2064"\w* now, Titus, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* want \w to|strong="G1519"\w* tell \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w about|strong="G1519"\w* some \w people|strong="G2919"\w* \w that|strong="G1519"\w* \w are|strong="G1473"\w* \w with|strong="G4314"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w here|strong="G1519"\w*. Artemas \w and|strong="G2064"\w* Tikicus \w are|strong="G1473"\w* \w here|strong="G1519"\w* now, \w and|strong="G2064"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w will|strong="G1473"\w* \w send|strong="G3992"\w* \w one|strong="G2919"\w* \w of|strong="G2228"\w* \w them|strong="G4314"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* help \w you|strong="G4771"\w*. \w After|strong="G1063"\w* \w he|strong="G1063"\w* gets \w there|strong="G1563"\w*, please \w try|strong="G2919"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w come|strong="G2064"\w* \w and|strong="G2064"\w* meet \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w at|strong="G1519"\w* \w Nicopolis|strong="G3533"\w* town. \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w will|strong="G1473"\w* stay \w there|strong="G1563"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w next|strong="G2064"\w* cold weather time.\x * \xo 3:12 \xt Acts 20:4; Ephesians 6:21-22; Colossians 4:7-8; 2 Timothy 4:12\x*   
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\v 13 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G2532"\w* know \w Zenas|strong="G2211"\w*, \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w lawyer|strong="G3544"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w his|strong="G2532"\w* mate, Apollos. \w Those|strong="G3588"\w* 2 \w men|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w leaving|strong="G3588"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* place soon \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w go|strong="G2532"\w* \w on|strong="G4311"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* trip. Please \w help|strong="G4311"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w as|strong="G2532"\w* much \w as|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G2532"\w* can. \w Make|strong="G2532"\w* sure \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* everything \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w need|strong="G3007"\w* \w for|strong="G2532"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* trip.\x * \xo 3:13 \xt Acts 18:24; 1 Corinthians 16:12\x*  
\v 14 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* teach \w our|strong="G2251"\w* \w people|strong="G1510"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w good|strong="G2570"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w like|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w all|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* time. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* help anybody \w that|strong="G2443"\w* really \w needs|strong="G5532"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w*. \w When|strong="G1161"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w*, \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w doing|strong="G2041"\w* \w something|strong="G1510"\w* \w good|strong="G2570"\w* \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* lives.   
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\v 15 \w All|strong="G3956"\w* right, \w I|strong="G1473"\w*’m going \w to|strong="G1722"\w* finish \w my|strong="G1722"\w* letter \w here|strong="G3956"\w*. Everybody \w here|strong="G3956"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w* says \em hello\em* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w and|strong="G4102"\w* please \w say|strong="G3956"\w* \em hello\em* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w there|strong="G1722"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w love|strong="G5368"\w* \w us|strong="G2249"\w* \w and|strong="G4102"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w believe|strong="G4102"\w* \w God|strong="G3588"\w*’s \w true|strong="G3588"\w* message.  
\p \w I|strong="G1473"\w* pray \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G1473"\w* \w be|strong="G3956"\w* \w very|strong="G3588"\w* \w good|strong="G3956"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*.  
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\p \sig \+w From|strong="G3588"\+w* \+w Paul|strong="G3588"\+w*\sig*