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Titus 1:13

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This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;
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  1. 1 Timothy 5:20Rank 1 from verse 13
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    20Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear.

  2. Titus 2:2Rank 2 from verse 13
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    2That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.

  3. 2 Timothy 4:2Rank 3 from verse 13
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    2Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.

  4. Titus 2:15Rank 4 from verse 13
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    15These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.

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    10Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the power which the Lord hath given me to edification, and not to destruction.

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Titus 1:13

COMBINED MEANING

witness

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Sense 1: A person or thing that attests, testifies, records, or supplies evidence; also testimony, record, or the act of bearing testimony. Sense 2: To see in person, testify, attest, or give evidence.

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true

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Conforming to fact, reality, or a right standard; faithful, genuine, correct, or dependable.

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wherefore

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1. For that reason, or as a conclusion from what precedes; therefore or consequently. 2. For what reason or purpose; why.

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rebuke

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1. A reproof, censure, or expression of blame or displeasure; to reprove or censure. 2. To command something to cease or be restrained.

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sound

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Sense 1: Sound: an audible noise, voice, report, or message. Sense 2: As an adjective, healthy, whole, firm, or free from error. Sense 3: As a verb, to make a noise, play or blow an instrument, or give a signal.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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faith

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Sense 1: The substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen; trust, confidence, belief, persuasion, or reliance. Sense 2: Faithfulness, fidelity, or trustworthiness. Sense 3: The revealed truth or gospel believed and kept.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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

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

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

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