1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness; 2 In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began; 3 But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour; 4 To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.
5 For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee: 6 If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly. 7 For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre; 8 But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate; 9 Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers. 10 For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision: 11 Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake. 12 One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies. 13 This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith; 14 Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth. 15 Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled. 16 They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him , being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.
1 Paulus servus Dei apostolus autem Iesu Christi
secundum fidem electorum Dei
et agnitionem veritatis quae secundum pietatem est
2 in spem vitae aeternae
quam promisit qui non mentitur Deus ante tempora saecularia
3 manifestavit autem temporibus suis verbum suum
in praedicatione quae credita est mihi
secundum praeceptum salvatoris nostri Dei
4 Tito dilecto filio secundum communem fidem
gratia et pax a Deo Patre et Christo Iesu salvatore nostro
5 huius rei gratia reliqui te Cretae ut ea quae desunt corrigas
et constituas per civitates presbyteros
sicut ego tibi disposui
6 si quis sine crimine est unius uxoris vir
filios habens fideles non in accusatione luxuriae aut non subditos
7 oportet enim episcopum sine crimine esse sicut Dei dispensatorem
non superbum non iracundum non vinolentum non percussorem
non turpilucri cupidum
8 sed hospitalem benignum sobrium
iustum sanctum continentem
9 amplectentem eum qui secundum doctrinam est fidelem sermonem
ut potens sit et exhortari in doctrina sana
et eos qui contradicunt arguere
10 sunt enim multi et inoboedientes
vaniloqui et seductores maxime qui de circumcisione sunt
11 quos oportet redargui
qui universas domos subvertunt
docentes quae non oportet turpis lucri gratia
12 dixit quidam ex illis proprius ipsorum propheta
Cretenses semper mendaces malae bestiae ventres pigri
13 testimonium hoc verum est
quam ob causam increpa illos dure ut sani sint in fide
14 non intendentes iudaicis fabulis
et mandatis hominum aversantium se a veritate
15 omnia munda mundis
coinquinatis autem et infidelibus nihil mundum
sed inquinatae sunt eorum et mens et conscientia
16 confitentur se nosse Deum factis autem negant
cum sunt abominati et incredibiles
et ad omne opus bonum reprobi