Titus 1
1 Paul, 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,
Paulus servus Dei apostolus autem Iesu Christi secundum fidem electorum Dei et agnitionem veritatis quae secundum pietatem est
2 in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began. (aiōnios g166)
in spem vitae aeternae quam promisit qui non mentitur Deus ante tempora saecularia (aiōnios g166)
3 In His own time He has made His word evident in the proclamation entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior.
manifestavit autem temporibus suis verbum suum in praedicatione quae credita est mihi secundum praeceptum salvatoris nostri Dei
4 To Titus, my true child in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
Tito dilecto filio secundum communem fidem gratia et pax a Deo Patre et Christo Iesu salvatore nostro
5 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.
huius rei gratia reliqui te Cretae ut ea quae desunt corrigas et constituas per civitates presbyteros sicut ego tibi disposui
6 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.
si quis sine crimine est unius uxoris vir filios habens fideles non in accusatione luxuriae aut non subditos
7 As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach—not self-absorbed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money.
oportet enim episcopum sine crimine esse sicut Dei dispensatorem non superbum non iracundum non vinolentum non percussorem non turpilucri cupidum
8 Instead, he must be hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.
sed hospitalem benignum sobrium iustum sanctum continentem
9 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.
amplectentem eum qui secundum doctrinam est fidelem sermonem ut potens sit et exhortari in doctrina sana et eos qui contradicunt arguere
10 For many are rebellious and full of empty talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision,
sunt enim multi et inoboedientes vaniloqui et seductores maxime qui de circumcisione sunt
11 who must be silenced. For the sake of dishonorable gain, they undermine entire households and teach things they should not.
quos oportet redargui qui universas domos subvertunt docentes quae non oportet turpis lucri gratia
12 As one of their own prophets has said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”
dixit quidam ex illis proprius ipsorum propheta Cretenses semper mendaces malae bestiae ventres pigri
13 This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sternly, so that they will be sound in the faith
testimonium hoc verum est quam ob causam increpa illos dure ut sani sint in fide
14 and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the commands of men who have rejected the truth.
non intendentes iudaicis fabulis et mandatis hominum aversantium se a veritate
15 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.
omnia munda mundis coinquinatis autem et infidelibus nihil mundum sed inquinatae sunt eorum et mens et conscientia
16 They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.
confitentur se nosse Deum factis autem negant cum sunt abominati et incredibiles et ad omne opus bonum reprobi
