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Titus 1

1PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,aservantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401ofGodG2316,andanapostleἀπόστολοςapostolosG652ofJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,accordingκατὰkataG2596tothefaithπίστινpistinG4102ofGod’selectἐκλεκτῶνeklektōnG1588,andtheknowledgeἐπίγνωσινepignōsinG1922ofthetruthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225whichisaccordingκατ᾽kat᾽G2596togodlinessεὐσέβειανeusebeianG2150,

2inhopeἐλπίδιelpidiG1680ofeternalαἰωνίου,aiōniouG166lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222,whichGodθεὸςtheosG2316,whocannotlie,promisedG1861beforetimesχρόνωνchronōnG5550eternalαἰωνίων.aiōniōnG166;

3butinhisownἰδίοιςidioisG2398seasonsκαιροῖςkairoisG2540manifestedG5319hiswordλόγονlogonG3056inthemessageG3056, wherewithIwasintrustedaccordingκατ᾽kat᾽G2596tothecommandmentἐπιταγὴνepitagēnG2003ofGodθεοῦ·theouG2316ourSaviour;

4toTitusΤίτῳTitōG5103,mytrueγνησίῳgnēsiōG1103childτέκνῳteknōG5043afteracommonκοινὴνkoinēnG2839faithπίστιν·pistinG4102:GraceχάριςcharisG5485andpeaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515fromGodθεοῦtheouG2316theFatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962andChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ourSaviour.

5ForthiscauseleftItheeinCreteΚρήτῃ,KrētēG2914,thatthou shouldestsetinorderG2443thethingsG3778thatwerewanting,andappointκαταστήσῃςkatastēsēsG2525eldersπρεσβυτέρουςpresbuterousG4245ineverycityG4172,asIgavetheecharge;

6ifanymanG435isG1510blamelessἀνέγκλητος,anegklētosG410,thehusbandἀνήρ,anērG435ofoneμιᾶςmiasG1520wifeγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135,havingchildrenG5043thatbelieve,whoareG1510notaccusedofriotorunruly.

7ForthebishopmustbeG1510blamelessἀνέγκλητονanegklētonG410,asGod’sstewardοἰκονόμον,oikonomonG3623;notself-willed,notsoon angry,nobrawler,nostriker,notgreedyoffilthy lucre;

8butgiventohospitality, a loverofgood, sober-minded,justG1342,holyὅσιον,hosionG3741,self-controlled;

9holdingtothefaithfulπιστοῦpistouG4103wordλόγου,logouG3056whichisᾖēG1510accordingκατὰkataG2596totheteachingδιδαχὴνdidachēnG1322,thathemaybeG1510ableδυνατὸςdunatosG1415bothtoexhortG3870inthesoundὑγιαινούσῃhugiainousēG5198doctrineG1319,andtoconvictἐλέγχειν.¶elegcheinG1651thegainsayers.

10ForthereareG1510manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183unrulymen, vaintalkersanddeceivers, speciallytheyofthecircumcisionπεριτομῆςperitomēsG4061,

11whosemouthsmustbestopped; menwhooverthrowwholeὅλουςholousG3650houses,teachingδιδάσκοντεςdidaskontesG1321thingsG3739whichtheyoughtG1163not,forfilthy lucre’ssake.

12OneτιςtisG5100ofthemselves,aprophetπροφήτης·prophētēsG4396oftheirownἴδιοςidiosG2398,saidG3004,CretansΚρῆτεςKrētesG2912arealwaysἀεὶaeiG104liarsψεῦσται,pseustaiG5583,evilκακὰkakaG2556beastsθηρία,thēriaG2342,idleG692gluttons.

13ThistestimonyμαρτυρίαmarturiaG3141isG1510trueἀληθής·alēthēsG227.ForwhichcauseαἰτίανaitianG156reprovethemsharply,thattheymaybeG1510soundὑγιαίνωσινhugiainōsinG5198inthefaithπίστει,pisteiG4102,

14notgivingG4337heedtoJewishfables,andcommandmentsἐντολαῖςentolaisG1785ofmenG444whoturnG654awayἀποστρεφομένωνapostrephomenōnG654fromthetruthἀλήθειαν.¶alētheianG225.

15TothepureκαθαρὰkatharaG2513allthingsΠάνταPantaG3956arepureκαθαροῖς·katharoisG2513:buttothemthataredefiledandunbelievingἀπίστοιςapistoisG571nothingispureκαθαρόν,katharonG2513;butboththeirmindνοῦςnousG3563andtheirconscienceσυνείδησις.suneidēsisG4893aredefiled.

16TheyprofessthattheyknowGodθεὸνtheonG2316;butbytheirworksἔργοιςergoisG2041theydenyἀρνοῦνταιarnountaiG720him,beingὄντεςontesG1510abominable,anddisobedientἀπειθεῖςapeitheisG545,anduntoeverygoodἀγαθὸνagathonG18workἔργονergonG2041reprobate.

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