Revised Version 1895

Titus 1

1PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972, aservantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401ofG2316GodG2316,andG2532anG2532apostleἀπόστολοςapostolosG652ofG2316JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,accordingκατὰkataG2596toG2596theG3588faithπίστινpistinG4102ofG2316God’sG2316electἐκλεκτῶνeklektōnG1588,andG2532theG3588knowledgeἐπίγνωσινepignōsinG1922ofG2316theG3588truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225whichG3588isaccordingκατ᾽kat᾽G2596toG2596godlinessεὐσέβειανeusebeianG2150,

2inἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909hopeἐλπίδιelpidiG1680ofG2316eternalαἰωνίου,aiōniouG166lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222,whichG3739GodθεὸςtheosG2316,whoG3739cannotG893lieG893,promisedἐπηγγείλατοepēngeilatoG1861beforeπρὸproG4253timesχρόνωνchronōnG5550eternalαἰωνίων.aiōniōnG166;

3butδὲdeG1161inG1722hisG846ownἰδίοιςidioisG2398seasonsκαιροῖςkairoisG2540manifestedἐφανέρωσενephanerōsenG5319hisG846wordλόγονlogonG3056inG1722theτὸνtonG3588messageG3056, wherewithIἐγὼegōG1473was intrustedaccordingκατ᾽kat᾽G2596toG2596theτοῦtouG3588commandmentἐπιταγὴνepitagēnG2003ofG3056Godθεοῦ·theouG2316ourG2316Saviour;

4toG2596TitusΤίτῳTitōG5103,myG2596trueγνησίῳgnēsiōG1103childτέκνῳteknōG5043afterG2596acommonκοινὴνkoinēnG2839faithπίστιν·pistinG4102:GraceχάριςcharisG5485andκαὶkaiG2532peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515fromἀπὸapoG575GodθεοῦtheouG2316theτοῦtouG3588FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962andκαὶkaiG2532ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ourG2316Saviour.

5ForG1722thisG3778causeleftἀπέλιπόνapeliponG620IG1473theeinG1722CreteΚρήτῃ,KrētēG2914,thatG2443thou shouldestsetἐπιδιορθώσῃepidiorthōsēG1930inG1722orderG2443theτὰtaG3588thingsG3778thatG2443were wanting,andκαὶkaiG2532appointκαταστήσῃςkatastēsēsG2525eldersπρεσβυτέρουςpresbuterousG4245inG1722everyκατὰkataG2596cityπόλινpolinG4172,asὡςhōsG5613IG1473gaveδιεταξάμην·dietaxamēnG1299theechargeG2525;

6ifεἴeiG1487anyG5100manG435isG1510blamelessἀνέγκλητος,anegklētosG410,theG2192husbandἀνήρ,anērG435ofG435oneμιᾶςmiasG1520wifeγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135,havingG2192childrenτέκναteknaG5043thatG5100believeπιστά,pistaG4103,whoτίςtisG5101areG1510notμὴmēG3361accusedκατηγορίᾳkatēgoriaG2724ofG435riotorἢēG2228unruly.

7ForγὰρgarG1063theτὸνtonG3588bishop mustbeG1510blamelessἀνέγκλητονanegklētonG410,asὡςhōsG5613God’sG2316stewardοἰκονόμον,oikonomonG3623;notμὴmēG3361selfwilled,notμὴmēG3361soon angry,noμὴmēG3361brawler,noμὴmēG3361striker,notμὴmēG3361greedyofG2316filthy lucre;

8butἀλλὰallaG235giventoG1342hospitality, a loverofG1342goodφιλάγαθον,philagathonG5358, soberminded,justG1342,holyὅσιον,hosionG3741, temperate;

9holdingἀντεχόμενονantechomenonG472toG2443theτοῦtouG3588faithfulπιστοῦpistouG4103wordλόγου,logouG3056whichτὴνtēnG3588isᾖēG1510accordingκατὰkataG2596toG2443theτῇtēaG3588teachingδιδαχὴνdidachēnG1322,thatG2443heG2532mayG2532beG1510ableδυνατὸςdunatosG1415bothG2532toG2443exhortπαρακαλεῖνparakaleinG3870inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588soundὑγιαινούσῃhugiainousēG5198doctrineδιδασκαλίᾳdidaskaliaG1319,andG2532toG2443convictἐλέγχειν.¶elegcheinG1651theτοὺςtousG3588gainsayers.

10ForγὰρgarG1063thereG1510areG1510manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183unrulymenἀνυπότακτοι,anupotaktoiG506, vaintalkersματαιολόγοιmataiologoiG3151andκαὶkaiG2532deceiversφρεναπάταιphrenapataiG5423, speciallytheyκαὶkaiG2532ofἐκekG1537theG3588circumcisionπεριτομῆςperitomēsG4061,

11whoseG3739mouths mustbeδεῖdeiG1163stopped; menwhoG3739overthrowwholeὅλουςholousG3650houses,teachingδιδάσκοντεςdidaskontesG1321thingsG3739whichG3739theyG3739oughtδεῖdeiG1163notG3361,forG3361filthy lucre’ssakeχάριν.charinG5484.

12OneτιςtisG5100ofG1537themselvesαὐτῶνautōnG846, aprophetπροφήτης·prophētēsG4396ofG1537theirαὐτῶνautōnG846ownἴδιοςidiosG2398,saidG3004,CretansΚρῆτεςKrētesG2912are alwayliarsψεῦσται,pseustaiG5583,evilκακὰkakaG2556beastsθηρία,thēriaG2342,idleἀργαί.argaiG692gluttonsγαστέρεςgasteresG1064.

13ThisαὕτηhautēG3778testimonyμαρτυρίαmarturiaG3141isG1510trueἀληθής·alēthēsG227.Forδι᾽di᾽G1223whichG3739causeαἰτίανaitianG156reproveἔλεγχεelegcheG1651themG846sharplyἀποτόμως,apotomōsG664,thatG3739theyG846mayἵναinaG2443beG1510soundὑγιαίνωσινhugiainōsinG5198inἐνenG1722theG3588faithπίστει,pisteiG4102,

14notG3361givingπροσέχοντεςprosechontesG4337heedtoG2532JewishἸουδαϊκοῖςIoudaikoisG2451fablesμύθοιςmuthoisG3454,andG2532commandmentsἐντολαῖςentolaisG1785ofG444menG444whoG3588turnG654awayἀποστρεφομένωνapostrephomenōnG654fromG3361theG3588truthἀλήθειαν.¶alētheianG225.

15ToG2532theG3956pureκαθαρὰkatharaG2513allG3956thingsΠάνταPantaG3956arepureκαθαροῖς·katharoisG2513:butG1161toG2532themG846thatG3956aredefiledμεμιαμμένοιςmemiammenoisG3392andG2532unbelievingἀπίστοιςapistoisG571nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762ispureκαθαρόν,katharonG2513;butG1161bothG2532theirG846mindνοῦςnousG3563andG2532theirG846conscienceσυνείδησις.suneidēsisG4893aredefiledμεμίανταιmemiantaiG3392.

16TheyG2532professὁμολογοῦσινhomologousinG3670thatG3956theyG2532knowG1492GodθεὸνtheonG2316;butδὲdeG1161byG2532theirG2532worksἔργοιςergoisG2041theyG2532denyἀρνοῦνταιarnountaiG720himG2532,beingὄντεςontesG1510abominable,andG2532disobedientἀπειθεῖςapeitheisG545,andG2532untoeveryG3956goodἀγαθὸνagathonG18workἔργονergonG2041reprobate.

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain

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