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Titus 1:5-14

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.

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.

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