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Titus 1:5-14

5For thisΤούτουToutouG3778reasonχάρινcharinG5484I leftἀπέλιπόνapeliponG620you inCreteΚρήτῃ,KrētēG2914,that you would setG1930inG1930orderG1930what remainsλείπονταleipontaG3007andappointκαταστήσῃςkatastēsēsG2525eldersπρεσβυτέρουςpresbuterousG4245inG2596everyG2596cityπόλινpolinG4172as I directedδιεταξάμην·dietaxamēnG1299you,

6namely,ifεἴeiG1487anyG5100manG5100is beyondG410reproachG410, thehusbandἀνήρ,anērG435of oneμιᾶςmiasG1520wifeγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135,havingἔχωνechōnG2192childrenτέκναteknaG5043whoG4103believeG4103,not accusedκατηγορίᾳkatēgoriaG2724ofindecentG810behaviorG810orἢēG2228rebellionἀνυπότακτα.anupotaktaG506.

7For theoverseerἐπίσκοπονepiskoponG1985mustδεῖdeiG1163be beyondG410reproachG410asGod’sθεοῦtheouG2316stewardοἰκονόμον,oikonomonG3623, notself-willedαὐθάδη,authadēG829,not quick-temperedὀργίλον,orgilonG3711, notoverindulgingG3943inG3943wineπάροινον,paroinonG3943, nota bullyπλήκτην,plēktēnG4131,not greedyαἰσχροκερδῆ,aischrokerdēG146forG146moneyG146,

8buthospitableφιλόξενον,philoxenonG5382,lovingG5358whatG5358isG5358goodG5358,self-controlledσώφρονα,sōphronaG4998,righteousδίκαιον,dikaionG1342,holyὅσιον,hosionG3741,disciplinedἐγκρατῆ,egkratēG1468,

9holdingG472firmlyG472the faithfulπιστοῦpistouG4103wordλόγου,logouG3056which is inG2596accordanceG2596withG2596the teachingδιδαχὴνdidachēnG1322,soG2443thatG2443he will be ableδυνατὸςdunatosG1415bothG2532toexhortπαρακαλεῖνparakaleinG3870insoundὑγιαινούσῃhugiainousēG5198doctrineδιδασκαλίᾳdidaskaliaG1319and to refuteἐλέγχειν.¶elegcheinG1651thoseG3588who contradictἀντιλέγονταςantilegontasG483it.

10For there are manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183rebelliousG506peopleG506,emptyG3151talkersG3151and deceiversφρεναπάταιphrenapataiG5423,especiallyμάλισταmalistaG3122thoseG3588of the circumcisionπεριτομῆςperitomēsG4061,

11whoοὓςhousG3739mustδεῖdeiG1163be silencedἐπιστομίζειν·epistomizeinG1993becauseοἵτινεςoitinesG3748they are upsettingἀνατρέπουσινanatrepousinG396wholeὅλουςholousG3650familiesοἴκουςoikousG3624,teachingδιδάσκοντεςdidaskontesG1321thingsἃhaG3739they shouldδεῖdeiG1163not teachfor the sakeχάριν.charinG5484ofdishonestαἰσχροῦaischrouG150gainκέρδουςkerdousG2771.

12OneτιςtisG5100of themG846,a prophetπροφήτης·prophētēsG4396of their ownἴδιοςidiosG2398,saidG3004, “CretansΚρῆτεςKrētesG2912are alwaysἀεὶaeiG104liarsψεῦσται,pseustaiG5583,evilκακὰkakaG2556beastsθηρία,thēriaG2342,lazyἀργαί.argaiG692gluttonsγαστέρεςgasteresG1064.”

13ThisαὕτηhautēG3778testimonyμαρτυρίαmarturiaG3141is trueἀληθής·alēthēsG227.For thisἣνhēnG3739reasonαἰτίανaitianG156reprimandἔλεγχεelegcheG1651themseverelyἀποτόμως,apotomōsG664soἵναinaG2443thatG2443they may besoundὑγιαίνωσινhugiainōsinG5198in the faithπίστει,pisteiG4102,

14not payingG4337attentionG4337to JewishἸουδαϊκοῖςIoudaikoisG2451mythsμύθοιςmuthoisG3454andcommandmentsἐντολαῖςentolaisG1785of menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444whoturnG654awayἀποστρεφομένωνapostrephomenōnG654from the truthἀλήθειαν.¶alētheianG225.

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