तीतुस 1

1Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of the elect of God and the acknowledging of the truth, which is according to godliness:

2Unto the hope of life everlasting, which God, who lieth not, hath promised before the times of the world:

3But hath in due times manifested his word in preaching, which is committed to me according to the commandment of God our Saviour:

4To Titus my beloved son, according to the common faith, grace and peace from God the Father, and from Christ Jesus our Saviour.

5For this cause I left thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and shouldest ordain priests in every city, as I also appointed thee:

6If any be without crime, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not accused of riot, or unruly.

7For a bishop must be without crime, as the steward of God: not proud, not subject to anger, not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre:

8But given to hospitality, gentle, sober, just, holy, continent:

9Embracing that faithful word which is according to doctrine, that he may be able to exhort in sound doctrine, and to convince the gainsayers.

10For there are also many disobedient, vain talkers, and seducers: especially they who are of the circumcision:

11Who must be reproved, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake.

12One of them a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are always liars, evil beasts, slothful bellies.

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

14Not giving heed to Jewish fables and commandments of men, who turn themselves away from the truth.

15All things are clean to the clean: but to them that are defiled, and to unbelievers, nothing is clean: but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.

16They profess that they know God: but in their works they deny him; being abominable, and incredulous, and to every good work reprobate.

1Paulus servus Dei, Apostolus autem Jesu Christi secundum fidem electorum Dei, et agnitionem veritatis, quæ secundum pietatem est

2in spem vitæ æternæ, quam promisit qui non mentitur, Deus, ante tempora sæcularia:

3manifestavit autem temporibus suis verbum suum in prædicatione, quæ credita est mihi secundum præceptum Salvatoris nostri Dei:

4Tito dilecto filio secundum communem fidem, gratia, et pax a Deo Patre, et Christo Jesu Salvatore nostro.

5Hujus rei gratia reliqui te Cretæ, ut ea quæ desunt, corrigas, et constituas per civitates presbyteros, sicut et ego disposui tibi,

6si quis sine crimine est, unius uxoris vir, filios habens fideles, non in accusatione luxuriæ, aut non subditos.

7Oportet enim episcopum sine crimine esse, sicut Dei dispensatorem: non superbum, non iracundum, non vinolentum, non percussorem, non turpis lucri cupidum:

8sed hospitalem, benignum, sobrium, justum, sanctum, continentem,

9amplectentem eum, qui secundum doctrinam est, fidelem sermonem: ut potens sit exhortari in doctrina sana, et eos qui contradicunt, arguere.

10Sunt enim multi etiam inobedientes, vaniloqui, et seductores: maxime qui de circumcisione sunt:

11quos oportet redargui: qui universas domos subvertunt, docentes quæ non oportet, turpis lucri gratia.

12Dixit quidam ex illis, proprius ipsorum propheta: Cretenses semper mendaces, malæ bestiæ, ventres pigri.

13Testimonium hoc verum est. Quam ob causam increpa illos dure, ut sani sint in fide,

14non intendentes judaicis fabulis, et mandatis hominum, aversantium se a veritate.

15Omnia munda mundis: coinquinatis autem et infidelibus, nihil est mundum, sed inquinatæ sunt eorum et mens et conscientia.

16Confitentur se nosse Deum, factis autem negant: cum sint abominati, et incredibiles, et ad omne opus bonum reprobi.

1Paul, a servant of God and an Apostle of Jesus Christ, in accord with the faith of God’s elect and in acknowledgment of the truth which is accompanied by piety,

2in the hope of the eternal life that God, who does not lie, promised before the ages of time,

3which, at the proper time, he has manifested by his Word, in the preaching that has been entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior;

4to Titus, beloved son according to the common faith. Grace and peace, from God the Father and from Christ Jesus our Savior.

5For this reason, I left you behind in Crete: so that those things which are lacking, you would correct, and so that you would ordain, throughout the communities, priests, (just as I also ordained you)

6if such a man is without offense, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not accused of self-indulgence, nor of insubordination.

7And a bishop, as a steward of God, must be without offense: not arrogant, not short-tempered, not a drunkard, not violent, not desiring tainted profit,

8but instead: hospitable, kind, sober, just, holy, chaste,

9embracing faithful speech which is in agreement with doctrine, so that he may be able to exhort in sound doctrine and to argue against those who contradict.

10For there are, indeed, many who are disobedient, who speak empty words, and who deceive, especially those who are of the circumcision.

11These must be reproved, for they subvert entire houses, teaching things which should not be taught, for the favor of shameful gain.

12A certain one of these, a prophet of their own kind, said: “The Cretans are ever liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”

13This testimony is true. Because of this, rebuke them sharply, so that they may be sound in the faith,

14not paying attention to Jewish fables, nor to the rules of men who have turned themselves away from the truth.

15All things are clean to those who are clean. But to those who are defiled, and to unbelievers, nothing is clean; for both their mind and their conscience have been polluted.

16They claim that they know God. But, by their own works, they deny him, since they are abominable, and unbelieving, and reprobate, toward every good work.