Προς Τιτον 3
1 Ὑπομίμνῃσκε αὐτοὺς ⸀ἀρχαῖςἐξουσίαις ὑποτάσσεσθαι πειθαρχεῖν, πρὸς πᾶν ἔργον ἀγαθὸν ἑτοίμους εἶναι,
Admonish them to be submissive to governors and magistrates, to obey their orders, and to be ready to every good work;
2 μηδένα βλασφημεῖν, ἀμάχους εἶναι, ἐπιεικεῖς, πᾶσαν ἐνδεικνυμένους πραΰτητα πρὸς πάντας ἀνθρώπους.
to slander no man, to avoid contention, to be gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.
3 ἦμεν γάρ ποτε καὶ ἡμεῖς ἀνόητοι, ἀπειθεῖς, πλανώμενοι, δουλεύοντες ἐπιθυμίαις καὶ ἡδοναῖς ποικίλαις, ἐν κακίᾳ καὶ φθόνῳ διάγοντες, στυγητοί, μισοῦντες ἀλλήλους.
For we also were formerly foolish, disobedient, going astray, enslaved to various disorderly appetites and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
4 ὅτε δὲ ἡ χρηστότης καὶ ἡ φιλανθρωπία ἐπεφάνη τοῦ σωτῆρος ἡμῶν θεοῦ,
But when the kindness and love of God our Saviour towards man appeared,
5 οὐκ ἐξ ἔργων τῶν ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ ⸀ἃἐποιήσαμεν ἡμεῖς ἀλλὰ κατὰ ⸂τὸ αὐτοῦ ἔλεος ἔσωσεν ἡμᾶς διὰ λουτροῦ παλιγγενεσίας καὶ ἀνακαινώσεως πνεύματος ἁγίου,
not for works of righteousness which we had done, but according to his own mercy He saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the holy Spirit;
6 οὗ ἐξέχεεν ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς πλουσίως διὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τοῦ σωτῆρος ἡμῶν,
which He hath plentifully shed upon us, through Jesus Christ our Saviour:
that being justified by his grace, we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
8 Πιστὸς ὁ λόγος, καὶ περὶ τούτων βούλομαί σε διαβεβαιοῦσθαι, ἵνα φροντίζωσιν καλῶν ἔργων προΐστασθαι οἱ πεπιστευκότες θεῷ. ταῦτά ⸀ἐστινκαλὰ καὶ ὠφέλιμα τοῖς ἀνθρώποις·
This is a word which ought to believed and observed, and concerning these things I would have thee stedfastly affirm, that they who have believed in God be careful to excel in good works: for these things are good and profitable to men.
9 μωρὰς δὲ ζητήσεις καὶ γενεαλογίας καὶ ⸀ἔρειςκαὶ μάχας νομικὰς περιΐστασο, εἰσὶν γὰρ ἀνωφελεῖς καὶ μάταιοι.
But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and strifes and contentions about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain:
10 αἱρετικὸν ἄνθρωπον μετὰ μίαν καὶ δευτέραν νουθεσίαν παραιτοῦ,
reject therefore such an heretical man, after the first and second admonition; knowing that such a one is perverted,
11 εἰδὼς ὅτι ἐξέστραπται ὁ τοιοῦτος καὶ ἁμαρτάνει, ὢν αὐτοκατάκριτος.
and sinneth as being self-condemned.
12 Ὅταν πέμψω Ἀρτεμᾶν πρὸς σὲ ἢ Τυχικόν, σπούδασον ἐλθεῖν πρός με εἰς Νικόπολιν, ἐκεῖ γὰρ κέκρικα παραχειμάσαι.
When I shall send Artemas to thee, or Tychicus, endeavour to come to me to Nicopolis: for there I have determined to winter.
13 Ζηνᾶν τὸν νομικὸν καὶ ⸀Ἀπολλῶνσπουδαίως πρόπεμψον, ἵνα μηδὲν αὐτοῖς λείπῃ.
Forward Zenas the lawyer, and Apollos, on their journey carefully, that nothing may be wanting to them.
14 μανθανέτωσαν δὲ καὶ οἱ ἡμέτεροι καλῶν ἔργων προΐστασθαι εἰς τὰς ἀναγκαίας χρείας, ἵνα μὴ ὦσιν ἄκαρποι.
And let our brethren-also learn to excel in good works for necessary exigencies, that they may not be unfruitful.
15 Ἀσπάζονταί σε οἱ μετʼ ἐμοῦ πάντες. ἄσπασαι τοὺς φιλοῦντας ἡμᾶς ἐν πίστει. ἡ χάρις μετὰ πάντων ⸀ὑμῶν
All that are with me salute thee. Salute them that love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen.
