1 Παύλος, δούλος Θεού, απόστολος δε Ιησού Χριστού κατά την πίστιν των εκλεκτών του Θεού και την επίγνωσιν της αληθείας της κατ' ευσέβειαν 2 επ' ελπίδι ζωής αιωνίου, την οποίαν υπεσχέθη ο αψευδής Θεός προ χρόνων αιωνίων, 3 εφανέρωσε δε εν καιροίς ωρισμένοις τον λόγον αυτού διά του κηρύγματος, το οποίον ενεπιστεύθην εγώ κατ' επιταγήν του σωτήρος ημών Θεού, 4 προς Τίτον, γνήσιον τέκνον κατά κοινήν ημών πίστιν· είη χάρις, έλεος, ειρήνη από Θεού Πατρός και Κυρίου Ιησού Χριστού του Σωτήρος ημών. 5 Διά τούτο σε αφήκα εν Κρήτη, διά να διορθώσης τα ελλείποντα και να καταστήσης εν πάση πόλει πρεσβυτέρους, καθώς εγώ σε διέταξα, 6 όστις είναι ανέγκλητος, μιας γυναικός ανήρ, έχων τέκνα πιστά, μη κατηγορούμενα ως άσωτα ή ανυπότακτα. 7 Διότι πρέπει ο επίσκοπος να ήναι ανέγκλητος, ως οικονόμος Θεού, μη αυθάδης, μη οργίλος, μη μέθυσος, μη πλήκτης, μη αισχροκερδής, 8 αλλά φιλόξενος, φιλάγαθος, σώφρων, δίκαιος, όσιος, εγκρατής, 9 προσκεκολλημένος εις τον πιστόν λόγον της διδασκαλίας, διά να ήναι δυνατός και να προτρέπη διά της υγιαινούσης διδασκαλίας και να εξελέγχη τους αντιλέγοντας. 10 Διότι υπάρχουσι πολλοί και ανυπότακτοι ματαιολόγοι και φρενοπλάνοι, μάλιστα οι εκ της περιτομής, 11 τους οποίους πρέπει να αποστομόνωμεν, οίτινες ανατρέπουσιν ολοκλήρους οίκους, διδάσκοντες όσα δεν πρέπει, χάριν αισχρού κέρδους. 12 Είπε τις αυτών προφήτης ίδιος αυτών· Οι Κρήτες είναι πάντοτε ψεύσται, κακά θηρία, γαστέρες αργαί. 13 Η μαρτυρία αύτη είναι αληθινή. Διά την οποίαν αιτίαν έλεγχε αυτούς αποτόμως, διά να υγιαίνωσιν εν τη πίστει, 14 και να μη προσέχωσιν εις Ιουδαϊκούς μύθους και εντολάς ανθρώπων αποστρεφομένων την αλήθειαν. 15 Εις μεν τους καθαρούς πάντα είναι καθαρά· εις δε τους μεμιασμένους και απίστους ουδέν καθαρόν, αλλά και ο νούς αυτών και η συνείδησις είναι μεμιασμένα. 16 Ομολογούσιν ότι γνωρίζουσι τον Θεόν, με τα έργα όμως αρνούνται, βδελυκτοί όντες και απειθείς και εις παν έργον αγαθόν αδόκιμοι.
Titus · Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
Titus 1 Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
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Notes on this text (2)
- The Old Testament is translated from the Hebrew, not from the Septuagint read in the Orthodox Church; there are no deuterocanonical books.
- Katharevousa (learned 19th-century Greek), as in the CrossWire module (text from theword.gr).
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
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
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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)