KJV ⁷ 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;

KJV ⁸ But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;

KJV ⁹ 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.

KJV ¹⁰ For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:

KJV ¹¹ Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.

KJV ¹² One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.

KJV ¹³ This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;

KJV ¹⁴ Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.

KJV ¹⁵ 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.

KJV ¹⁶ They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.