Titus 1

1Paul, a bondservant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect and the acknowledgment of the truth which accords with godliness,

παυλος, δουλος θεου, αποστολος δε ιησου χριστου κατα πιστιν εκλεκτων θεου και επιγνωσιν αληθειας της κατ ευσεβειαν

2in hope of eternal life which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began,

επ ελπιδι ζωης αιωνιου, ην επηγγειλατο ο αψευδης θεος προ χρονων αιωνιων,

3but has in due time manifested His word through preaching, which was committed to me according to the commandment of God our Savior;

εφανερωσεν δε καιροις ιδιοις τον λογον αυτου εν κηρυγματι ο επιστευθην εγω κατ επιταγην του σωτηρος ημων θεου,

4To Titus, a true son in our common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.

τιτω γνησιω τεκνω κατα κοινην πιστιν· χαρις, ελεος, ειρηνη απο θεου πατρος και κυριου ιησου χριστου του σωτηρος ημων.

5For this reason I left you in Crete, that you should set in order the things that are lacking, and appoint elders in every city as I commanded you—

τουτου χαριν κατελιπον σε εν κρητη, ινα τα λειποντα επιδιορθωση, και καταστησης κατα πολιν πρεσβυτερους, ως εγω σοι διεταξαμην,

6if a man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of dissipation or insubordination.

ει τις εστιν ανεγκλητος, μιας γυναικος ανηρ, τεκνα εχων πιστα, μη εν κατηγορια ασωτιας η ανυποτακτα.

7For a bishop must be blameless, as a steward of God, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money,

δει γαρ τον επισκοπον ανεγκλητον ειναι ως θεου οικονομον, μη αυθαδη, μη οργιλον, μη παροινον, μη πληκτην, μη αισχροκερδη,

8but hospitable, a lover of what is good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled,

αλλα φιλοξενον, φιλαγαθον, σωφρονα, δικαιον, οσιον, εγκρατη,

9holding fast the faithful word as he has been taught, that he may be able, by sound doctrine, both to exhort and convict those who contradict.

αντεχομενον του κατα την διδαχην πιστου λογου, ινα δυνατος η και παρακαλειν εν τη διδασκαλια τη υγιαινουση και τους αντιλεγοντας ελεγχειν.

10For there are many insubordinate, both idle talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,

εισιν γαρ πολλοι [και] ανυποτακτοι, ματαιολογοι και φρεναπαται, μαλιστα οι εκ περιτομης,

11whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole households, teaching things which they ought not, for the sake of dishonest gain.

ους δει επιστομιζειν, οιτινες ολους οικους ανατρεπουσιν διδασκοντες α μη δει αισχρου κερδους χαριν.

12One of them, a prophet of their own, said, 'Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.'

ειπεν τις εξ αυτων ιδιος αυτων προφητης· κρητες αει ψευσται, κακα θηρια, γαστερες αργαι.

13This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,

η μαρτυρια αυτη εστιν αληθης. δι ην αιτιαν ελεγχε αυτους αποτομως, ινα υγιαινωσιν εν τη πιστει,

14not giving heed to Jewish fables and commandments of men who turn from the truth.

μη προσεχοντες ιουδαικοις μυθοις και εντολαις ανθρωπων αποστρεφομενων την αληθειαν.

15To the pure all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but even their mind and conscience are defiled.

παντα [μεν] καθαρα τοις καθαροις· τοις δε μεμιαμμενοις και απιστοις ουδεν καθαρον, αλλα μεμιανται αυτων και ο νους και η συνειδησις.

16They profess to know God, but in works they deny Him, being abominable, disobedient, and disqualified for every good work.

θεον ομολογουσιν ειδεναι, τοις δε εργοις αρνουνται, βδελυκτοι οντες και απειθεις και προς παν εργον αγαθον αδοκιμοι.