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and_o titus_n of_o the_o church_n in_o crete_n so_o eusebius_n 4._o also_o jerome_n sc_n timothy_n be_v ordain_v of_o s._n paul_n the_o bishop_n of_o the_o ephesian_n and_o titus_n bishop_n of_o crete_n and_o oecumenius_n on_o these_o word_n 1_o tim._n 1._o 3_o i_o be_v seek_v thou_o to_o abide_v still_o at_o ephesus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d here_o faith_n he_o he_o appoint_v he_o bishop_n 1._o and_o of_o titus_n 1._o that_o paul_n leave_v he_o to_o ordain_v bishop_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v first_o make_v he_o bishop_n as_o for_o timothy_n successor_n in_o the_o apostle_n time_n you_o have_v the_o angel_n of_o that_o church_n mention_v by_o s._n john_n reâ—_n 2._o 1._o also_o polycrates_n bishop_n of_o ephesus_n contemporary_a to_o polycarpus_n bishop_n of_o smyrna_n ordain_v by_o s._n john_n and_o of_o other_o his_o successor_n after_o we_o read_v in_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n where_o stephanus_n bishop_n of_o ephesus_n be_v depose_v and_o it_o be_v 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