New American Standard Bible 1995

Titus 1

Salutation

1PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,a bond-servantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401of GodθεοῦtheouG2316and anapostleἀπόστολοςapostolosG652of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,for the faithπίστινpistinG4102of thosechosenἐκλεκτῶνeklektōnG1588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316andthe knowledgeἐπίγνωσινepignōsinG1922of the truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225which isaccordingG2596to godlinessεὐσέβειανeusebeianG2150,

2inthe hopeἐλπίδιelpidiG1680of eternalG166lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222,whichἣνhēnG3739GodθεὸςtheosG2316,whoG893cannotG893lieG893,promisedἐπηγγείλατοepēngeilatoG1861longG5550agesG5550agoπρὸproG4253,

3butat the properἰδίοιςidioisG2398timeκαιροῖςkairoisG2540manifestedἐφανέρωσενephanerōsenG5319, evenHis wordλόγονlogonG3056, inthe proclamationκηρύγματι,kērugmatiG2782with whichὃhoG3739I was entrustedἐπιστεύθηνepisteuthēnG4100accordingκατ᾽kat᾽G2596to the commandmentἐπιταγὴνepitagēnG2003ofGodθεοῦ·theouG2316our SaviorσωτῆροςsōtērosG4990,

4ToTitusΤίτῳTitōG5103,my trueγνησίῳgnēsiōG1103childτέκνῳteknōG5043in acommonκοινὴνkoinēnG2839faithπίστιν·pistinG4102:GraceχάριςcharisG5485and peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515from GodθεοῦtheouG2316the FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962andChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424our SaviorσωτῆροςsōtērosG4990.

Qualifications of Elders

5For thisΤούτουToutouG3778reasonχάρινcharinG5484I leftἀπέλιπόνapeliponG620you inCreteΚρήτῃ,KrētēG2914,that you would setG1930in orderG1930what remainsλείπονταleipontaG3007andappointκαταστήσῃςkatastēsēsG2525eldersπρεσβυτέρουςpresbuterousG4245in everyκατὰkataG2596cityπόλινpolinG4172as I directedδιεταξάμην·dietaxamēnG1299you,

6namely,ifεἴeiG1487anyG5100manG5100is aboveG410reproachG410, thehusbandἀνήρ,anērG435of oneμιᾶςmiasG1520wifeγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135,havingἔχωνechōnG2192childrenτέκναteknaG5043whoG4103believeG4103,not accusedκατηγορίᾳkatēgoriaG2724ofdissipationἀσωτίαςasōtiasG810orἢēG2228rebellionἀνυπότακτα.anupotaktaG506.

7For theoverseerἐπίσκοπονepiskoponG1985mustδεῖdeiG1163be aboveG410reproachG410asGod’sθεοῦtheouG2316stewardοἰκονόμον,oikonomonG3623, notself-willedαὐθάδη,authadēG829,not quick-temperedὀργίλον,orgilonG3711, notaddictedG3943to wineπάροινον,paroinonG3943,not pugnaciousπλήκτην,plēktēnG4131,not fondG146of sordidG146gainαἰσχροκερδῆ,aischrokerdēG146,

8buthospitableφιλόξενον,philoxenonG5382,lovingG5358whatG5358is goodG5358,sensibleσώφρονα,sōphronaG4998,justδίκαιον,dikaionG1342,devoutὅσιον,hosionG3741,self-controlledἐγκρατῆ,egkratēG1468,

9holdingG472fastG472the faithfulπιστοῦpistouG4103wordλόγου,logouG3056which is in accordanceκατὰkataG2596with the teachingδιδαχὴνdidachēnG1322,soἵναinaG2443that he will be ableδυνατὸςdunatosG1415bothG2532to exhortπαρακαλεῖνparakaleinG3870insoundὑγιαινούσῃhugiainousēG5198doctrineδιδασκαλίᾳdidaskaliaG1319and to refuteἐλέγχειν.¶elegcheinG1651thoseG3588who contradictἀντιλέγονταςantilegontasG483.

10For there are manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183rebelliousG506menG506,emptyG3151talkersG3151and deceiversφρεναπάταιphrenapataiG5423,especiallyμάλισταmalistaG3122thoseG3588of the circumcisionπεριτομῆςperitomēsG4061,

11whoοὓςhousG3739mustδεῖdeiG1163be silencedἐπιστομίζειν·epistomizeinG1993becauseοἵτινεςoitinesG3748they are upsettingἀνατρέπουσινanatrepousinG396wholeὅλουςholousG3650familiesοἴκουςoikousG3624,teachingδιδάσκοντεςdidaskontesG1321thingsἃhaG3739they shouldδεῖdeiG1163not teachfor the sakeχάριν.charinG5484of sordidαἰσχροῦaischrouG150gainκέρδουςkerdousG2771.

12OneτιςtisG5100of themselvesG846,a prophetπροφήτης·prophētēsG4396of their ownἴδιοςidiosG2398,saidG3004, “CretansΚρῆτεςKrētesG2912are alwaysἀεὶaeiG104liarsψεῦσται,pseustaiG5583,evilκακὰkakaG2556beastsθηρία,thēriaG2342,lazyἀργαί.argaiG692gluttonsγαστέρεςgasteresG1064.”

13ThisαὕτηhautēG3778testimonyμαρτυρίαmarturiaG3141is trueἀληθής·alēthēsG227.For thisἣνhēnG3739reasonαἰτίανaitianG156reproveἔλεγχεelegcheG1651themseverelyἀποτόμως,apotomōsG664soἵναinaG2443that they may besoundὑγιαίνωσινhugiainōsinG5198in the faithπίστει,pisteiG4102,

14not payingG4337attentionG4337to JewishἸουδαϊκοῖςIoudaikoisG2451mythsμύθοιςmuthoisG3454andcommandmentsἐντολαῖςentolaisG1785of menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444whoturnG654awayἀποστρεφομένωνapostrephomenōnG654from the truthἀλήθειαν.¶alētheianG225.

15To the pureκαθαρὰkatharaG2513,allG3956thingsΠάνταPantaG3956are pureκαθαροῖς·katharoisG2513; butto thoseG3588who are defiledμεμιαμμένοιςmemiammenoisG3392and unbelievingἀπίστοιςapistoisG571,nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762is pureκαθαρόν,katharonG2513,but bothG2532theirmindνοῦςnousG3563and their conscienceσυνείδησις.suneidēsisG4893are defiledμεμίανταιmemiantaiG3392.

16They professὁμολογοῦσινhomologousinG3670to knowG3609GodθεὸνtheonG2316, but by theirdeedsἔργοιςergoisG2041theydenyἀρνοῦνταιarnountaiG720Him,beingὄντεςontesG1510detestableβδελυκτοὶbdeluktoiG947anddisobedientἀπειθεῖςapeitheisG545andworthlessἀδόκιμοι.¶adokimoiG96for anyπᾶνpanG3956goodἀγαθὸνagathonG18deedἔργονergonG2041.

Salutation

Qualifications of Elders

Commentaries on Titus 1