Berean Standard Bible

Titus 1

(2 Corinthians 8:16–24)

1PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,a servantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401of GodθεοῦtheouG2316andδὲdeG1161an apostleἀπόστολοςapostolosG652of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547forκατὰkataG2596thefaithπίστινpistinG4102of God’sθεοῦtheouG2316electἐκλεκτῶνeklektōnG1588andκαὶkaiG2532theirknowledgeἐπίγνωσινepignōsinG1922of the truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225thatτῆςtēsG3588leads toκατ᾽kat᾽G2596godlinessεὐσέβειανeusebeianG2150,

2inἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909thehopeἐλπίδιelpidiG1680of eternalαἰωνίου,aiōniouG166lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222,whichἣνhēnG3739ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316,who cannot lieἀψευδὴςapseudēsG893,promisedἐπηγγείλατοepēngeilatoG1861beforeπρὸproG4253timeχρόνωνchronōnG5550beganαἰωνίων.aiōniōnG166.

3In HisownἰδίοιςidioisG2398timeκαιροῖςkairoisG2540He has madeἐφανέρωσεν δὲephanerōsen deG5319 G1161τὸνtonG3588HisαὐτοῦautouG846word evidentλόγονlogonG3056inἐνenG1722theproclamationκηρύγματι,kērugmatiG2782entrustedἐπιστεύθηνepisteuthēnG4100to meὃhoG3739 G1473byκατ᾽kat᾽G2596thecommandἐπιταγὴνepitagēnG2003of Godθεοῦ·theouG2316ourG1473τοῦtouG3588SaviorσωτῆροςsōtērosG4990.

4To TitusΤίτῳTitōG5103, mytrueγνησίῳgnēsiōG1103childτέκνῳteknōG5043inκατὰkataG2596ourcommonκοινὴνkoinēnG2839faithπίστιν·pistinG4102:GraceχάριςcharisG5485andκαὶkaiG2532peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515fromἀπὸapoG575GodθεοῦtheouG2316theFatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962andκαὶkaiG2532ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ourG1473τοῦtouG3588SaviorσωτῆροςsōtērosG4990.

Appointing Elders on Crete

(1 Timothy 3:1–7; 1 Peter 5:1–4)

5The reasonΤούτου χάρινToutou charinG5484 G3778I leftἀπέλιπόνapeliponG620youσεseG4771inἐνenG1722CreteΚρήτῃ,KrētēG2914wasthatἵναinaG2443you would set in orderἐπιδιορθώσῃepidiorthōsēG1930what wasτὰtaG3588unfinishedλείπονταleipontaG3007andκαὶkaiG2532appointκαταστήσῃςkatastēsēsG2525eldersπρεσβυτέρουςpresbuterousG4245in everyκατὰkataG2596townπόλινpolinG4172,asὡςhōsG5613IἐγώegōG1473directedδιεταξάμην·dietaxamēnG1299youσοιsoiG4771.

6An elder mustεἴeiG1487 G5100beἐστινestinG1510blamelessἀνέγκλητος,anegklētosG410, thehusbandἀνήρ,anērG435of but oneμιᾶςmiasG1520wifeγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135,havingἔχωνechōnG2192childrenτέκναteknaG5043who are believersπιστά,pistaG4103and who arenotμὴmēG3361open toἐνenG1722accusationκατηγορίᾳkatēgoriaG2724of indiscretionἀσωτίαςasōtiasG810orἢēG2228insubordinationἀνυπότακτα.anupotaktaG506.

7γὰρgarG1063AsὡςhōsG5613God’sθεοῦtheouG2316stewardοἰκονόμον,oikonomonG3623τὸνtonG3588,an overseerἐπίσκοπονepiskoponG1985mustδεῖdeiG1163beG1510above reproachἀνέγκλητονanegklētonG410—notμὴmēG3361self-willedαὐθάδη,authadēG829,notμὴmēG3361quick-temperedὀργίλον,orgilonG3711,notμὴmēG3361given to drunkennessπάροινον,paroinonG3943,notμὴmēG3361violentπλήκτην,plēktēnG4131,notμὴmēG3361greedy for moneyαἰσχροκερδῆ,aischrokerdēG146.

8InsteadἀλλὰallaG235, he must behospitableφιλόξενον,philoxenonG5382,a lover of goodφιλάγαθον,philagathonG5358,self-controlledσώφρονα,sōphronaG4998,uprightδίκαιον,dikaionG1342,holyὅσιον,hosionG3741, anddisciplinedἐγκρατῆ,egkratēG1468.

9He must hold firmlyἀντεχόμενονantechomenonG472to theτοῦtouG3588faithfulπιστοῦpistouG4103wordλόγου,logouG3056asκατὰkataG2596τὴνtēnG3588it was taughtδιδαχὴνdidachēnG1322,so thatἵναinaG2443he canδυνατὸς ᾖ καὶdunatos ē kaiG1510 G1415 G2532encourageπαρακαλεῖνparakaleinG3870othersbyἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588soundὑγιαινούσῃhugiainousēG5198τῇtēaG3588teachingδιδασκαλίᾳdidaskaliaG1319andκαὶkaiG2532refuteἐλέγχειν.¶elegcheinG1651those whoτοὺςtousG3588contradictἀντιλέγονταςantilegontasG483it.

Correcting False Teachers

(1 Timothy 1:3–11)

10ForγὰρgarG1063manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183areΕἰσὶνEisinG1510rebelliousἀνυπότακτοι,anupotaktoiG506andκαὶkaiG2532full of empty talkματαιολόγοιmataiologoiG3151andκαὶkaiG2532deceptionφρεναπάταιphrenapataiG5423,especiallyμάλισταmalistaG3122thoseοἱhoiG3588ofἐκekG1537theτῆςtēsG3588circumcisionπεριτομῆςperitomēsG4061,

11whoοὓςhousG3739mustδεῖdeiG1163be silencedἐπιστομίζειν·epistomizeinG1993.For the sake ofχάριν.charinG5484dishonorableαἰσχροῦaischrouG150gainκέρδουςkerdousG2771, theyοἵτινεςoitinesG3748undermineἀνατρέπουσινanatrepousinG396entireὅλουςholousG3650householdsοἴκουςoikousG3624andteachδιδάσκοντεςdidaskontesG1321thingsἃhaG3739they shouldδεῖdeiG1163notμὴmēG3361.

12AsoneτιςtisG5100ofἐξexG1537αὐτῶνautōnG846theirαὐτῶνautōnG846ownἴδιοςidiosG2398prophetsπροφήτης·prophētēsG4396has saidεἶπένeipenG2036, “CretansΚρῆτεςKrētesG2912arealwaysἀεὶaeiG104liarsψεῦσται,pseustaiG5583,evilκακὰkakaG2556beastsθηρία,thēriaG2342,lazyἀργαί.argaiG692gluttonsγαστέρεςgasteresG1064.”

13ThisαὕτηhautēG3778ἡhēG3588testimonyμαρτυρίαmarturiaG3141isἐστὶνestinG1510trueἀληθής·alēthēsG227.Thereforeδι᾽ ἣν αἰτίανdi᾽ hēn aitianG1223 G3739 G156rebukeἔλεγχεelegcheG1651themαὐτοὺςautousG846sternlyἀποτόμως,apotomōsG664,so thatἵναinaG2443they will be soundὑγιαίνωσινhugiainōsinG5198inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588faithπίστει,pisteiG4102

14andwill pay no attentionμὴ προσέχοντεςmē prosechontesG3361 G4337to JewishἸουδαϊκοῖςIoudaikoisG2451mythsμύθοιςmuthoisG3454orκαὶkaiG2532to thecommandsἐντολαῖςentolaisG1785of menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444who have rejectedἀποστρεφομένωνapostrephomenōnG654theτὴνtēnG3588truthἀλήθειαν.¶alētheianG225.

15To theτοῖςtoisG3588pureκαθαρὰkatharaG2513,all thingsΠάνταPantaG3956arepureκαθαροῖς·katharoisG2513;butδὲdeG1161to theτοῖςtoisG3588defiledμεμιαμμένοιςmemiammenoisG3392andκαὶkaiG2532unbelievingἀπίστοιςapistoisG571,nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762ispureκαθαρόν,katharonG2513.IndeedἀλλὰallaG235,bothκαὶkaiG2532theirαὐτῶνautōnG846ὁhoG3588mindsνοῦςnousG3563andκαὶkaiG2532theirἡhēG3588consciencesσυνείδησις.suneidēsisG4893are defiledμεμίανταιmemiantaiG3392.

16They professὁμολογοῦσινhomologousinG3670to knowG1492GodθεὸνtheonG2316,butδὲdeG1161byτοῖςtoisG3588theiractionsἔργοιςergoisG2041they denyἀρνοῦνταιarnountaiG720Him.They areὄντεςontesG1510detestableβδελυκτοὶbdeluktoiG947καὶkaiG2532,disobedientἀπειθεῖςapeitheisG545,andκαὶkaiG2532unfitἀδόκιμοι.¶adokimoiG96forπρὸςprosG4314anyπᾶνpanG3956goodἀγαθὸνagathonG18deedἔργονergonG2041.