e[See ver. 11 above]
Psa 60
 
cp[See ver. 1 above]

2 Chronicles 25:11-14

11But Amaziah took courage and led out his people and went to the aValley of Salt and struck down b10,000 men of Seir. 12The men of Judah captured another 10,000 alive and took them to the top of a rock and threw them down from the top of the rock, and they were all dashed to pieces. 13But the men of the army whom Amaziah sent back, not letting them go with him to battle, raided the cities of Judah, cfrom Samaria to Beth-horon, and struck down 3,000 people in them and took much spoil.

Amaziah’s Idolatry

14After Amaziah came from striking down the Edomites, dhe brought the gods eof the men of Seir and set them up as his gods and worshiped them, making offerings to them.

Psalms 60

He Will Tread Down Our Foes

To the choirmaster: according to fShushan Eduth. A gMiktam
Probably musical or liturgical terms
of David; ifor instruction; when he jstrove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and when Joab on his return struck down twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt.

1 O God, kyou have rejected us, lbroken our defenses;
you have been angry; moh, restore us.
2You have made the land to quake; you have torn it open;
nrepair its breaches, for it totters.
3 oYou have made your people see hard things;
pyou have given us qwine to drink that made us stagger.
4 You have set up ra banner for those who fear you,
that they may flee to it sfrom the bow.
Or  that it may be displayed because of truth
 Selah
5 uThat your vbeloved ones may be delivered,
give salvation by your right hand and answer us!
6 God has spoken win his holiness:
Or sanctuary

“With exultation yI will divide up zShechem
and portion out the Vale of aaSuccoth.
7 abGilead is mine; Manasseh is mine;
acEphraim is admy helmet;
Judah is my aescepter.
8 afMoab is my washbasin;
upon Edom I agcast my shoe;
over ahPhilistia I shout in triumph.”
Revocalization (compare Psalm 108:10); Masoretic Text  over me, O Philistia, shout in triumph

9 Who will bring me to the fortified city?
ajWho will lead me to Edom?
10Have you not akrejected us, O God?
You aldo not go forth, O God, with our armies.
11Oh, grant us help against the foe,
for amvain is the salvation of man!
12With God we shall ando valiantly;
it is he who will aotread down our foes.

This pastoral letter from Paul to Titus was intended to offer encouragement and wisdom as Titus endured ongoing opposition from the ungodly and from legalists within his congregations. Paul instructed Titus to complete his assigned job of establishing overseers (elders) for the churches under his care. He described what sort of people these leaders should be, and how all believers should live in relation to each other as well as in their interactions with nonbelievers. Proper Christian behavior is based on the fact that “the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people,” and therefore those who believe in Christ are to “live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives” as they await his return (2:11-13). Paul probably wrote this letter in the 60s a.d.

Titus 1

Greeting

1Paul, a servant
Or slave (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)
of God and aqan apostle of Jesus Christ, for the sake of the faith of God’s elect and artheir knowledge of the truth, aswhich accords with godliness,
2 atin hope of eternal life, which God, auwho never lies, avpromised awbefore the ages began
Greek before times eternal
3and ayat the proper time manifested in his word azthrough the preaching bawith which I have been entrusted bbby the command of God our Savior;

4To Titus, bcmy true child in bda common faith:

beGrace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.

Qualifications for Elders

5 bfThis is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order, and bgappoint elders in every town as I directed you 6 bhif anyone is above reproach, the husband of one wife,
Or a man of one woman
and his children are believers
Or  are faithful
and not open to the charge of bkdebauchery or insubordination.
7For an overseer,
Or bishop; Greek episkopos
bmas God’s steward, must be above reproach. He must not bnbe arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent boor greedy for gain,
8but hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, bpand disciplined. 9He must bqhold firm to the trustworthy word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in brsound
Or healthy; also verse 13
doctrine and also to rebuke those who contradict it.

10For there are many who are insubordinate, btempty talkers and deceivers, especially those of buthe circumcision party.
Or  especially those of the circumcision
11They must be silenced, since bwthey are upsetting whole families by teaching bxfor shameful gain what they ought not to teach. 12 byOne of the Cretans,
Greek  One of them
a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”
Probably from Epimenides of Crete
13This testimony is true. Therefore cbrebuke them ccsharply, that they cdmay be sound in the faith, 14 cenot devoting themselves to Jewish myths and cfthe commands of people cgwho turn away from the truth. 15 chTo the pure, all things are pure, but to the defiled and ciunbelieving, nothing is pure; but both cjtheir minds and their consciences are defiled. 16 ckThey profess to know God, but they cldeny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, cmunfit for any good work.

Titus 2

Teach Sound Doctrine

1But as for you, teach what accords with cnsound
Or healthy; also verses 2, 8
doctrine.
2Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, cpsound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness. 3 cqOlder women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, crnot slanderers csor slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, 4and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, 5to be self-controlled, ctpure, cuworking at home, kind, and cvsubmissive to their own husbands, cwthat the word of God may not be reviled. 6Likewise, urge cxthe younger men to be self-controlled. 7Show yourself in all respects to be cya model of good works, and in your teaching czshow integrity, dadignity, 8and dbsound speech that cannot be condemned, dcso that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say about us. 9 ddBondservants
Or Slaves (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)
are to be submissive to their own masters dfin everything; they are to be well-pleasing, not argumentative,
10not pilfering, dgbut showing all good faith, dhso that in everything they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior.

11For dithe grace of God djhas appeared, bringing salvation dkfor all people, 12training us to renounce ungodliness and dlworldly passions, and dmto live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in dnthe present age, 13 dowaiting for our blessed dphope, the dqappearing of the glory of our great drGod and Savior Jesus Christ, 14 dswho gave himself for us to dtredeem us from all lawlessness and duto purify for himself dva people for his own possession who are dwzealous for good works.

15Declare these things; exhort and dxrebuke with all authority. dyLet no one disregard you.

Titus 3

Be Ready for Every Good Work

1Remind them dzto be submissive to rulers and authorities, eato be obedient, to be ready for every good work, 2 ebto speak evil of no one, ecto avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and edto show perfect courtesy toward all people. 3For eewe ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another. 4But when efthe goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, 5he saved us, egnot because of works done by us in righteousness, but ehaccording to his own mercy, by eithe washing of regeneration and ejrenewal of the Holy Spirit, 6whom he ekpoured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7so that elbeing justified by his grace we might become emheirs enaccording to the hope of eternal life. 8The saying is eotrustworthy, and I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful epto devote themselves to good works. These things are excellent and profitable for people. 9But eqavoid foolish ercontroversies, esgenealogies, dissensions, and quarrels about the law, for etthey are unprofitable and worthless. 10As for a person who stirs up division, euafter warning him once and then twice, evhave nothing more to do with him, 11knowing that such a person is warped and sinful; he is self-condemned.

Final Instructions and Greetings

12When I send Artemas or ewTychicus to you, do your best to come to me exat Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there. 13Do your best to speed Zenas the lawyer and eyApollos on their way; see that they lack nothing. 14And let our people learn ezto devote themselves to good works, so as to help cases of urgent need, and not fabe unfruitful.

15All who are with me send greetings to you. Greet those who love us in the faith.

fbGrace be with you all.

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