1ΠαῦλοςδοῦλοςΘεοῦ,ἀπόστολοςδὲἸησοῦΧριστοῦκατὰπίστινof the electΘεοῦκαὶknowledgeἀληθείαςτῆςκατ᾽godliness,2ἐπ᾽ἐλπίδιζωῆςαἰωνίου,ἣνpromisedὁwho cannot lie,Θεὸςbeforeχρόνωναἰωνίων,3He revealedδὲκαιροῖςἰδίοιςτὸνλόγοναὐτοῦἐνthe proclamation,ὃἐπιστεύθηνἐγὼκατ᾽the commandmentτοῦSaviorἡμῶνΘεοῦ,4To Titus,my trueτέκνῳκατὰour commonπίστιν,ΧάριςκαὶεἰρήνηἀπὸΘεοῦΠατρὸςκαὶΧριστοῦἸησοῦτοῦSaviorἡμῶν.5Τούτουon account,I leftσεἐνCrete,ἵνατὰlackingyou might set in order,καὶmight appointκατὰπόλινπρεσβυτέρους,ὡςἐγώσοιdirected,6εἴτίςἐστινblameless,μιᾶςγυναικὸςἀνήρ,τέκναἔχωνπιστά,μὴἐνaccusationof debauchery,ἢinsubordinate.7ΔεῖγὰρτὸνoverseerblamelessεἶναιὡςΘεοῦsteward;μὴself-willed,μὴquick tempered,μὴgiven to wine,μὴa striker,μὴgreedy of base gain,8ἀλλὰhospitable,a lover of good,self-controlled,δίκαιονholy,and disciplined;9holding toτοῦκατὰτὴνteachingπιστοῦλόγου,ἵναableᾖκαὶπαρακαλεῖνἐντῇteachingτῇsound,καὶτοὺςcontradicting itto convict.10Εἰσὶνγὰρπολλοὶκαὶinsubordinate,empty talkers,καὶdeceivers,especiallyοἱἐκτῆςcircumcision,11οὓςδεῖto silence,οἵτινεςὅλουςοἴκουςoverthrow,διδάσκοντεςἃμὴδεῖbasegainfor the sake of.12εἶπέντιςἐξαὐτῶνἴδιοςαὐτῶνπροφήτης·Cretansare alwaysliars,evilbeasts,gluttonslazy.”13Ἡtestimonyαὕτηἐστὶνtrue,δι᾽ἣνcauserebukeαὐτοὺςseverely,ἵναthey may be soundἐντῇπίστει,14μὴgiving heedto Jewishmythsκαὶἐντολαῖςἀνθρώπωνturning away fromτὴνἀλήθειαν.15Πάνταpureτοῖςpure;τοῖςδὲbeing defiledκαὶunbelieving,οὐδὲνis pure;ἀλλὰare defiledαὐτῶνκαὶὁmindκαὶἡconscience.16Θεὸνthey professεἰδέναι,τοῖςδὲἔργοιςthey deny Him,detestableὄντεςκαὶdisobedient,καὶπρὸςπᾶνἔργονἀγαθὸνunfit.Tap a word to flip it. Press and hold on mobile, or right-click on desktop, for word settings.