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

¹Paulus servus Dei, Apostolus autem Jesu Christi secundum fidem electorum Dei, et agnitionem veritatis, quæ secundum pietatem estPaul, 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 spem vitæ æternæ, quam promisit qui non mentitur,in the hope of the eternal life that God, who does not lie,Deus, ante tempora sæcularia:promised before the ages of time,

²in spem vitæ æternæ, quam promisit qui non mentitur,in the hope of the eternal life that God, who does not lie,Deus, ante tempora sæcularia:promised before the ages of time,

³manifestavit autem temporibus suis verbum suum in prædicatione,which, at the proper time, he has manifested by his Word,quæ credita est mihi secundum præceptum Salvatoris nostri Dei:in the preaching that has been entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior;

³manifestavit autem temporibus suis verbum suum in prædicatione,which, at the proper time, he has manifested by his Word,quæ credita est mihi secundum præceptum Salvatoris nostri Dei:in the preaching that has been entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior;

⁴Tito dilecto filio secundum communem fidem,to Titus,gratia,beloved son according to the common faith.et pax a Deo Patre,Grace and peace,et Christo Jesu Salvatore nostro.from God the Father and from Christ Jesus our Savior.

⁴Tito dilecto filio secundum communem fidem,to Titus,gratia,beloved son according to the common faith.et pax a Deo Patre,Grace and peace,et Christo Jesu Salvatore nostro.from God the Father and from Christ Jesus our Savior.

⁵Hujus rei gratia reliqui te Cretæ,For this reason, I left you behind in Crete:ut ea quæ desunt, corrigas,so that those things which are lacking,et constituas per civitates presbyteros,you would correct, and so that you would ordain, throughout the communities,sicut et ego disposui tibi,priests, (just as I also ordained you)

⁵Hujus rei gratia reliqui te Cretæ,For this reason, I left you behind in Crete:ut ea quæ desunt, corrigas,so that those things which are lacking,et constituas per civitates presbyteros,you would correct, and so that you would ordain, throughout the communities,sicut et ego disposui tibi,priests, (just as I also ordained you)

⁶si quis sine crimine est,if such a man is without offense,unius uxoris vir,the husband of one wife,filios habens fideles,having faithful children,non in accusatione luxuriæ,not accused of self-indulgence,aut non subditos.nor of insubordination.

⁶si quis sine crimine est,if such a man is without offense,unius uxoris vir,the husband of one wife,filios habens fideles,having faithful children,non in accusatione luxuriæ,not accused of self-indulgence,aut non subditos.nor of insubordination.

⁷Oportet enim episcopum sine crimine esse,And a bishop, as a steward of God,sicut Dei dispensatorem:must be without offense:non superbum,not arrogant,non iracundum,not short-tempered,non vinolentum,not a drunkard,non percussorem, non turpis lucri cupidum:not violent, not desiring tainted profit,

⁷Oportet enim episcopum sine crimine esse,And a bishop, as a steward of God,sicut Dei dispensatorem:must be without offense:non superbum,not arrogant,non iracundum,not short-tempered,non vinolentum,not a drunkard,non percussorem, non turpis lucri cupidum:not violent, not desiring tainted profit,

⁸sed hospitalem,but instead:benignum, sobrium,hospitable, kind,justum,sober,sanctum,just,continentem,holy, chaste,

⁸sed hospitalem,but instead:benignum, sobrium,hospitable, kind,justum,sober,sanctum,just,continentem,holy, chaste,

⁹amplectentem eum, qui secundum doctrinam est, fidelem sermonem:embracing faithful speech which is in agreement with doctrine,ut potens sit exhortari in doctrina sana, et eos qui contradicunt, arguere.so that he may be able to exhort in sound doctrine and to argue against those who contradict.

⁹amplectentem eum, qui secundum doctrinam est, fidelem sermonem:embracing faithful speech which is in agreement with doctrine,ut potens sit exhortari in doctrina sana, et eos qui contradicunt, arguere.so that he may be able to exhort in sound doctrine and to argue against those who contradict.

¹⁰Sunt enim multi etiam inobedientes,For there are, indeed, many who are disobedient,vaniloqui, et seductores:who speak empty words, and who deceive,maxime qui de circumcisione sunt:especially those who are of the circumcision.

¹⁰Sunt enim multi etiam inobedientes,For there are, indeed, many who are disobedient,vaniloqui, et seductores:who speak empty words, and who deceive,maxime qui de circumcisione sunt:especially those who are of the circumcision.

¹¹quos oportet redargui:These must be reproved,qui universas domos subvertunt,for they subvert entire houses,docentes quæ non oportet,teaching things which should not be taught,turpis lucri gratia.for the favor of shameful gain.

¹¹quos oportet redargui:These must be reproved,qui universas domos subvertunt,for they subvert entire houses,docentes quæ non oportet,teaching things which should not be taught,turpis lucri gratia.for the favor of shameful gain.

¹²Dixit quidam ex illis,A certain one of these,proprius ipsorum propheta:a prophet of their own kind,Cretenses semper mendaces,said: “The Cretans are ever liars,malæ bestiæ,evil beasts,ventres pigri.lazy gluttons.”

¹²Dixit quidam ex illis,A certain one of these,proprius ipsorum propheta:a prophet of their own kind,Cretenses semper mendaces,said: “The Cretans are ever liars,malæ bestiæ,evil beasts,ventres pigri.lazy gluttons.”

¹³Testimonium hoc verum est.This testimony is true. Because of this,Quam ob causam increpa illos dure, ut sani sint in fide,rebuke them sharply, so that they may be sound in the faith,

¹³Testimonium hoc verum est.This testimony is true. Because of this,Quam ob causam increpa illos dure, ut sani sint in fide,rebuke them sharply, so that they may be sound in the faith,

¹⁴non intendentes judaicis fabulis,not paying attention to Jewish fables,et mandatis hominum, aversantium se a veritate.nor to the rules of men who have turned themselves away from the truth.

¹⁴non intendentes judaicis fabulis,not paying attention to Jewish fables,et mandatis hominum, aversantium se a veritate.nor to the rules of men who have turned themselves away from the truth.

¹⁵Omnia munda mundis: coinquinatis autem et infidelibus,All things are clean to those who are clean. But to those who are defiled,nihil est mundum,and to unbelievers,sed inquinatæ sunt eorum et mens et conscientia.nothing is clean; for both their mind and their conscience have been polluted.

¹⁵Omnia munda mundis: coinquinatis autem et infidelibus,All things are clean to those who are clean. But to those who are defiled,nihil est mundum,and to unbelievers,sed inquinatæ sunt eorum et mens et conscientia.nothing is clean; for both their mind and their conscience have been polluted.

¹⁶Confitentur se nosse Deum,They claim that they know God. But,factis autem negant:by their own works, they deny him,cum sint abominati,since they are abominable,et incredibiles,and unbelieving,et ad omne opus bonum reprobi.and reprobate, toward every good work.

¹⁶Confitentur se nosse Deum,They claim that they know God. But,factis autem negant:by their own works, they deny him,cum sint abominati,since they are abominable,et incredibiles,and unbelieving,et ad omne opus bonum reprobi.and reprobate, toward every good work.