1 παυλος, δουλος θεου, αποστολος δε ιησου χριστου κατα πιστιν εκλεκτων θεου και επιγνωσιν αληθειας της κατ ευσεβειαν 2 επ ελπιδι ζωης αιωνιου, ην επηγγειλατο ο αψευδης θεος προ χρονων αιωνιων, 3 εφανερωσεν δε καιροις ιδιοις τον λογον αυτου εν κηρυγματι ο επιστευθην εγω κατ επιταγην του σωτηρος ημων θεου, 4 τιτω γνησιω τεκνω κατα κοινην πιστιν· χαρις, ελεος, ειρηνη απο θεου πατρος και κυριου ιησου χριστου του σωτηρος ημων. 5 τουτου χαριν κατελιπον σε εν κρητη, ινα τα λειποντα επιδιορθωση, και καταστησης κατα πολιν πρεσβυτερους, ως εγω σοι διεταξαμην, 6 ει τις εστιν ανεγκλητος, μιας γυναικος ανηρ, τεκνα εχων πιστα, μη εν κατηγορια ασωτιας η ανυποτακτα. 7 δει γαρ τον επισκοπον ανεγκλητον ειναι ως θεου οικονομον, μη αυθαδη, μη οργιλον, μη παροινον, μη πληκτην, μη αισχροκερδη, 8 αλλα φιλοξενον, φιλαγαθον, σωφρονα, δικαιον, οσιον, εγκρατη, 9 αντεχομενον του κατα την διδαχην πιστου λογου, ινα δυνατος η και παρακαλειν εν τη διδασκαλια τη υγιαινουση και τους αντιλεγοντας ελεγχειν. 10 εισιν γαρ πολλοι [και] ανυποτακτοι, ματαιολογοι και φρεναπαται, μαλιστα οι εκ περιτομης, 11 ους δει επιστομιζειν, οιτινες ολους οικους ανατρεπουσιν διδασκοντες α μη δει αισχρου κερδους χαριν. 12 ειπεν τις εξ αυτων ιδιος αυτων προφητης· κρητες αει ψευσται, κακα θηρια, γαστερες αργαι. 13 η μαρτυρια αυτη εστιν αληθης. δι ην αιτιαν ελεγχε αυτους αποτομως, ινα υγιαινωσιν εν τη πιστει, 14 μη προσεχοντες ιουδαικοις μυθοις και εντολαις ανθρωπων αποστρεφομενων την αληθειαν. 15 παντα [μεν] καθαρα τοις καθαροις· τοις δε μεμιαμμενοις και απιστοις ουδεν καθαρον, αλλα μεμιανται αυτων και ο νους και η συνειδησις. 16 θεον ομολογουσιν ειδεναι, τοις δε εργοις αρνουνται, βδελυκτοι οντες και απειθεις και προς παν εργον αγαθον αδοκιμοι.
Titus · Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
Titus 1 Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
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Notes on this text (3)
- The digital source has no accents or capitals (as Robinson distributes it); 1912 base text, movable nu regularised.
- Double square brackets [[ ]] are marks in the digital source; at 1 John 5:7–8 they enclose the words the 1904 edition prints in smaller type.
- Credit: Maurice A. Robinson & Jussi Ala-Konni (byztxt).
Cross references (16)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Romans 1:1; 1 Timothy 6:3; Titus 2:11–12; 2 Timothy 2:25; 2 Peter 1:3
- 2 Numbers 23:19; 2 Timothy 1:9; 1 John 2:25; Hebrews 6:17–18; 1 John 5:11–13
- 3 1 Timothy 1:11; Titus 3:4–6; 1 Timothy 1:1; Titus 2:10; Titus 2:13
- 4 2 Timothy 1:2; Jude 3; 2 Peter 1:1; 2 Corinthians 2:13; 2 Peter 1:11
- 5 Acts 14:23; 1 Timothy 1:3; Ecclesiastes 12:9; 1 Corinthians 14:40; Acts 27:21
- 6 1 Timothy 3:2–7; 1 Timothy 3:12; Proverbs 28:7; Titus 1:6–8; Genesis 18:19
- 7 Ephesians 5:18; 2 Peter 2:10; 1 Peter 4:10; 1 Peter 5:2; Luke 12:42
- 8 1 Timothy 3:2; Titus 2:7; 1 Kings 5:7; 1 Thessalonians 2:10; 1 John 3:14
- 9 2 Thessalonians 2:15; 2 Timothy 1:13; 1 Timothy 6:3; 1 Timothy 1:10; Revelation 3:3
- 10 1 Timothy 1:6; 1 John 4:1; Galatians 2:4; Ephesians 4:14; 2 Timothy 3:13
- 11 2 Timothy 3:6; 1 Timothy 6:5; Titus 3:10; Romans 3:19; Psalm 63:11
- 12 Romans 16:18; 1 Timothy 4:2; Acts 17:28; 2 Peter 2:15; Jude 8–13
- 13 1 Timothy 5:20; Titus 2:2; 2 Timothy 4:2; Titus 2:15; Proverbs 27:5
- 14 2 Timothy 4:4; Colossians 2:22; Galatians 4:9; 2 Peter 2:22; Matthew 15:9
- 15 Romans 14:14; Romans 14:20; 1 Corinthians 10:23; 1 Timothy 4:3–4; Matthew 15:18
- 16 1 John 2:4; Isaiah 29:13; Ephesians 5:6; Ezekiel 33:31; 2 Timothy 3:5–8
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What the Fathers said
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
Titus was an approved one of the companions of Paul; otherwise, he would not have committed to him the charge of that whole island, nor would he have commanded him to supply what was deficient, as he says, "That thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting." (Ver.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 13 (1889)
Let them perish from Thy presence, O God, as "vain talkers and deceivers" of the soul do perish, who, observing that there were two wills in deliberating, affirm that there are two kinds of minds in us,--one good, the other evil.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
Thou hast taught me, good Father, that "unto the pure all things are pure;" but "it is evil for that man who eateth with offence;" "and that every creature of Thine is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with, thanksgiving;" and that "meat commendeth us not to God;" and that no man should "judge us in …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
For he says, "In hope of eternal life, which God that cannot lie promised before the eternal times, but hath in due times manifested His word." You see he says that in the past there have been eternal times, which, however, were not co-eternal with God.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)