Revised Literal Translation

Titus 1

1PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,a servantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,andδὲdeG1161an apostleἀπόστολοςapostolosG652of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,according toκατὰkataG2596the faithπίστινpistinG4102ofG1588God’sθεοῦtheouG2316electἐκλεκτῶνeklektōnG1588,andκαὶkaiG2532the acknowledgingἐπίγνωσινepignōsinG1922of the truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225whichτῆςtēsG3588isafterκατ᾽kat᾽G2596godlinessεὐσέβειανeusebeianG2150;

2Inἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909hopeἐλπίδιelpidiG1680of eternalαἰωνίου,aiōniouG166lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222,whichἣνhēnG3739GodθεὸςtheosG2316,that cannot lieὁ ἀψευδὴςho apseudēsG3588 G893,promisedἐπηγγείλατοepēngeilatoG1861beforeπρὸproG4253the worldχρόνωνchronōnG5550beganαἰωνίων.aiōniōnG166;

3ButδὲdeG1161hathG5319in dueἰδίοιςidioisG2398timesκαιροῖςkairoisG2540manifestedG5319hisαὐτοῦautouG846wordτὸν λόγονton logonG3588 G3056throughἐνenG1722preachingκηρύγματι,kērugmatiG2782,whichὃhoG3739is committed untoἐπιστεύθηνepisteuthēnG4100meG1473according toκατ᾽kat᾽G2596the commandmentἐπιταγὴνepitagēnG2003of Godθεοῦ·theouG2316ourG1473Saviourτοῦ σωτῆροςtou sōtērosG3588 G4990;

4To TitusΤίτῳTitōG5103, mineownγνησίῳgnēsiōG1103sonτέκνῳteknōG5043afterκατὰkataG2596the commonκοινὴνkoinēnG2839faithπίστιν·pistinG4102:GraceχάριςcharisG5485,mercyG1656, andpeaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515,fromἀπὸapoG575GodθεοῦtheouG2316the FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962andG2532the LordG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547ourG1473Saviourτοῦ σωτῆροςtou sōtērosG3588 G4990.

5For thisΤούτουToutouG3778causeχάρινcharinG5484left IG2641theeσεseG4771inἐνenG1722CreteΚρήτῃ,KrētēG2914,thatἵναinaG2443thou shouldest set in orderἐπιδιορθώσῃepidiorthōsēG1930the thingsτὰtaG3588that are wantingλείπονταleipontaG3007,andκαὶkaiG2532ordainκαταστήσῃςkatastēsēsG2525eldersπρεσβυτέρουςpresbuterousG4245in everyκατὰkataG2596cityπόλινpolinG4172,asὡςhōsG5613IἐγώegōG1473had appointedδιεταξάμην·dietaxamēnG1299theeσοιsoiG4771:

6ἐνenG1722IfεἴeiG1487anyG5100beἐστινestinG1510blamelessἀνέγκλητος,anegklētosG410,the husbandἀνήρ,anērG435of oneμιᾶςmiasG1520wifeγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135,havingἔχωνechōnG2192faithfulπιστά,pistaG4103childrenτέκναteknaG5043notμὴmēG3361accusedκατηγορίᾳkatēgoriaG2724of riotἀσωτίαςasōtiasG810orἢēG2228unrulyἀνυπότακτα.anupotaktaG506.

7ForγὰρgarG1063a bishopτὸν ἐπίσκοπονton episkoponG3588 G1985mustδεῖdeiG1163beG1510blamelessἀνέγκλητονanegklētonG410,asὡςhōsG5613the stewardοἰκονόμον,oikonomonG3623of GodθεοῦtheouG2316;notμὴmēG3361selfwilledαὐθάδη,authadēG829,notμὴmēG3361soon angryὀργίλον,orgilonG3711,notμὴmēG3361given to wineπάροινον,paroinonG3943,noμὴmēG3361strikerπλήκτην,plēktēnG4131,notμὴmēG3361given to filthy lucreαἰσχροκερδῆ,aischrokerdēG146;

8ButἀλλὰallaG235a lover of hospitalityφιλόξενον,philoxenonG5382,a lover of good menφιλάγαθον,philagathonG5358,soberσώφρονα,sōphronaG4998,justδίκαιον,dikaionG1342,holyὅσιον,hosionG3741,temperateἐγκρατῆ,egkratēG1468;

9τοῦtouG3588τὴνtēnG3588τῇtēaG3588Holding fastἀντεχόμενονantechomenonG472the faithfulπιστοῦpistouG4103wordλόγου,logouG3056asκατὰkataG2596he hath been taughtδιδαχὴν τῇdidachēn tēaG3588 G1322,thatἵναinaG2443he may beᾖēG1510ableδυνατὸςdunatosG1415byἐνenG1722soundὑγιαινούσῃhugiainousēG5198doctrineδιδασκαλίᾳ τοὺςdidaskalia tousG3588 G1319bothκαὶkaiG2532to exhortπαρακαλεῖνparakaleinG3870andκαὶkaiG2532to convinceἐλέγχειν.¶elegcheinG1651the gainsayersἀντιλέγονταςantilegontasG483.

10ForγὰρgarG1063there areΕἰσὶνEisinG1510manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183unrulyἀνυπότακτοι,anupotaktoiG506andκαὶkaiG2532vain talkersματαιολόγοιmataiologoiG3151andκαὶkaiG2532deceiversφρεναπάταιphrenapataiG5423,speciallyμάλισταmalistaG3122theyG3588ofἐκekG1537the circumcisionπεριτομῆςperitomēsG4061:

11WhoseοὓςhousG3739mouthsG1993mustδεῖdeiG1163be stoppedG1993,whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748subvertἀνατρέπουσινanatrepousinG396wholeὅλουςholousG3650housesοἴκουςoikousG3624,teachingδιδάσκοντεςdidaskontesG1321things whichἃhaG3739they oughtδεῖdeiG1163notμὴmēG3361,forG5484filthyαἰσχροῦaischrouG150lucre’sκέρδουςkerdousG2771sakeG5484.

12OneτιςtisG5100ofἐξexG1537themselvesαὐτῶνautōnG846, evena prophetπροφήτης·prophētēsG4396of theirαὐτῶνautōnG846ownἴδιοςidiosG2398,saidG3004,The CretiansΚρῆτεςKrētesG2912arealwayἀεὶaeiG104liarsψεῦσται,pseustaiG5583,evilκακὰkakaG2556beastsθηρία,thēriaG2342,slowἀργαί.argaiG692belliesγαστέρεςgasteresG1064.

13ThisαὕτηhautēG3778witnessἡ μαρτυρίαhē marturiaG3588 G3141isἐστὶνestinG1510trueἀληθής·alēthēsG227.Whereforeδι᾽di᾽G1223rebukeἔλεγχεelegcheG1651themαὐτοὺςautousG846sharplyἀποτόμως,apotomōsG664,thatἵναinaG2443they may be soundὑγιαίνωσινhugiainōsinG5198inἐνenG1722the faithτῇ πίστει,tēa pisteiG3588 G4102;ἣνhēnG3739αἰτίανaitianG156

14NotμὴmēG3361giving heed toπροσέχοντεςprosechontesG4337JewishἸουδαϊκοῖςIoudaikoisG2451fablesμύθοιςmuthoisG3454,andκαὶkaiG2532commandmentsἐντολαῖςentolaisG1785of menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444,that turn fromἀποστρεφομένωνapostrephomenōnG654the truthτὴν ἀλήθειαν.¶tēn alētheianG3588 G225.

15τοῖςtoisG3588τοῖςtoisG3588G3303Unto the pureκαθαρὰkatharaG2513all thingsΠάνταPantaG3956arepureκαθαροῖς·katharoisG2513:butδὲdeG1161unto them that are defiledμεμιαμμένοιςmemiammenoisG3392andκαὶkaiG2532unbelievingἀπίστοιςapistoisG571isnothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762pureκαθαρόν,katharonG2513;butἀλλὰallaG235evenκαὶkaiG2532theirαὐτῶνautōnG846mindὁ νοῦςho nousG3588 G3563andκαὶkaiG2532conscienceἡ συνείδησις.hē suneidēsisG3588 G4893is defiledμεμίανταιmemiantaiG3392.

16τοῖςtoisG3588They professὁμολογοῦσινhomologousinG3670that they knowG1492GodθεὸνtheonG2316;butδὲdeG1161in worksἔργοιςergoisG2041they denyἀρνοῦνταιarnountaiG720him,beingὄντεςontesG1510abominableβδελυκτοὶbdeluktoiG947,andκαὶkaiG2532disobedientἀπειθεῖςapeitheisG545,andκαὶkaiG2532untoπρὸςprosG4314everyπᾶνpanG3956goodἀγαθὸνagathonG18workἔργονergonG2041reprobateἀδόκιμοι.¶adokimoiG96.

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