5 For this cause I left thee in Crete Κρήτῃ, Krētē G2914 , that thou mightest go on to set right what remained [unordered], and establish elders πρεσβυτέρους presbuterous G4245 in each city G4172 , as I had ordered thee: 6 if any one μιᾶς mias G1520 be G1510 free from all charge [ against him ], husband ἀνήρ, anēr G435 of one G1520 wife γυναικὸς gunaikos G1135 , having believing children G5043 not accused of excess or unruly. 7 For the overseer ἐπίσκοπον episkopon G1985 must be G1510 free from all charge [ against him ] as God's steward οἰκονόμον, oikonomon G3623 ; not headstrong, not passionate, not disorderly through wine πάροινον, paroinon G3943 , not a striker, not seeking gain αἰσχροκερδῆ, aischrokerdē G146 by base means ; 8 but hospitable φιλόξενον, philoxenon G5382 , a lover of goodness, discreet, just G1342 , pious, temperate, 9 clinging to the faithful πιστοῦ pistou G4103 word λόγου, logou G3056 according κατὰ kata G2596 to the doctrine G1319 taught, that he may be ᾖ ē G1510 able δυνατὸς dunatos G1415 both to encourage παρακαλεῖν parakalein G3870 with sound ὑγιαινούσῃ hugiainousē G5198 teaching διδαχὴν didachēn G1322 and refute gainsayers. 10 For there are G1510 many πολλοὶ polloi G4183 and disorderly vain speakers and deceivers of people's minds, specially those of [ the ] circumcision περιτομῆς peritomēs G4061 , 11 who must have their mouths stopped, who subvert whole ὅλους holous G3650 houses, teaching διδάσκοντες didaskontes G1321 things G3739 which ought G1163 not [ to be taught G1321 ] for the sake of base gain κέρδους kerdous G2771 . 13 This testimony μαρτυρία marturia G3141 is G1510 true ἀληθής· alēthēs G227 ; for which cause αἰτίαν aitian G156 rebuke ἔλεγχε elegche G1651 them severely , that they may be G1510 sound ὑγιαίνωσιν hugiainōsin G5198 in the faith πίστει, pistei G4102 , 14 not turning G654 [ their ] minds to Jewish fables and commandments ἐντολαῖς entolais G1785 of men G444 turning G654 away ἀποστρεφομένων apostrephomenōn G654 from the truth ἀλήθειαν.¶ alētheian G225 . Read all of Titus 1 ← 2 Timothy 4 Titus 2 → Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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