Titus 1 Pros Titon 1
1Paulos doulos theou, apostolos de Iēsu Christou kata pistian eklektoiu theou kai epignōsian alētheiau tau kata eusebeianPaul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ for the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness, 2epi elpida zōau aiōniau, han epangeleta tos apseudos theos pro chronoiu aiōnioiuin the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began. 3fanerata de kairoi idioi, ton logon autou en kērugme hem pisteuima mis kata epitagan tou sōtērou nu theou,In His own time He has made His word evident in the proclamation entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior. 4Tito gnēsie tekne kata koinan pistian; charitas ⸀kai eirēnas apo theou patrou kai ⸂Christou Iēsu⸃ tou sōtērou nu.To Titus, my true child in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
5Houteu charin ⸀apolipama sin en Krēta hina teim leiparōnteim epidiortheseia, kai katastēaseia kata polan presbuteroin, hōs mis si diatassema,The reason I left you in Crete was that you would set in order what was unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you. 6ei tinos atō anenklētos, henau gunaikau andros, tekneim echarōntos pisteim, mē en katēgoria asōtiau ē anupotakteim.An elder must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, having children who are believers and who are not open to accusation of indiscretion or insubordination. 7datō gar ton episkopon anenklēton arō hōs theou oikonomon, mē authadon, mē orgilon, mē paroinon, mē plēkton, mē aischrokerdon,As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach — not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money. 8alla filoxenon, filagathon, sōfronon, dikaion, hosion, enkraton,Instead, he must be hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined. 9antechorōnton tou kata tan didachan pistou logou, hina dunatos ateiō kai parakalarō en ta didaskalia ta hugiainarōnta kai toin antilegarōntoin elencharō.He must hold firmly to the faithful word as it was taught, so that he can encourage others by sound teaching and refute those who contradict it.
10Alō gar pollois ⸀kai anupotaktois, mataiologois kai frenapatois, malista tois ek ⸀tau peritomau,For many are rebellious and full of empty talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision, 11hoin datō epistomizarō, hotinois holoin oikoin anatrepalō didaskarōntois heim mē datō aischreu kerdeu charin.who must be silenced. For the sake of dishonorable gain, they undermine entire households and teach things they should not. 12legata tinos ek autoiu, idios autoiu profētos, Krētois aei pseustois, kakoseim thēreim, gastrais argais;As one of their own prophets has said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.” 13tas marturias houtas atō alēthas. dia han aitian elenchasōr autoin apotomōs, hina hugiainaleiō en ta pistia,This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sternly, so that they will be sound in the faith 14mē prosecharōntois Ioudaikoi muthoi kai entolai anthrōpoiu apostreforōntoiu tan alētheian.and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the commands of men who have rejected the truth. 15⸀panteim kathareim toi katharoi; toi de mianorēntoi kai apistoi oudenem katharem, alla mianotē autoiu kai tos nouos kai tas suneidēsias.To the pure, all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure. Indeed, both their minds and their consciences are defiled. 16theon homologalō oidarē, tei de ergei arnolō, bdeluktois arōntois kai apeithois kai pros pantem ergem agathem adokimois.They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.
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4 ⸀kai Byz elesem. ⸂Christou Iēsu⸃ Byz κυρίου Ἰησοῦ χριστοῦ. 5 ⸀apolipama some edd. ἀπέλειπόν; Byz κατέλιπόν. 10 ⸀kai mod. edd. omit. ⸀tau Byz omits. 15 ⸀panteim Byz +men.