[Зач. 300Б.] Сего́ ра́ди оста́вихъ тя́ въ Кри́тѣ, да недоконча́нная испра́виши и устро́иши по всѣ́мъ гра́домъ пресви́теры, я́коже тебѣ́ а́зъ повелѣ́хъ:

а́ще кто́ е́сть непоро́ченъ, еди́ныя жены́ му́жъ, ча́да имы́й вѣ́рна, не во укоре́нiи блуда́, или́ непокори́ва.

Подоба́етъ бо епи́скопу безъ поро́ка бы́ти, я́коже Бо́жiю строи́телю: не себѣ́ угожда́ющу, [не де́рзу, не напра́сливу,] не гнѣвли́ву, не пiя́ницѣ, не бі́йцѣ, не скверностяжа́телну,

но страннолюби́ву, благолю́бцу, цѣлому́дренну, пра́ведну, преподо́бну, воздержа́телну,

держа́щемуся вѣ́рнаго словесе́ по уче́нiю, да си́ленъ бу́детъ и утѣ́шати во здра́вѣмъ уче́нiи, и проти́вящыяся облича́ти.

Су́ть бо мно́зи непокори́ви, суесло́вцы и умо́мъ прельще́ни, наипа́че же су́щiи от обрѣ́занiя,

и́хже подоба́етъ уста́ загражда́ти: и́же вся́ до́мы развраща́ютъ, уча́ще я́же не подоба́етъ, скве́рнаго ра́ди прибы́тка.

Рече́ же нѣ́кто от ни́хъ, сво́й и́мъ проро́къ: Кри́тяне при́сно лжи́ви, злі́и звѣ́рiе, утро́бы пра́здныя.

Свидѣ́телство сiе́ и́стинно е́сть: ея́же ра́ди вины́ облича́й и́хъ неща́дно, да здра́ви бу́дутъ въ вѣ́рѣ,

не внима́юще Иуде́йскимъ ба́снемъ, ни за́повѣдемъ человѣ́къ отвраща́ющихся от и́стины.

[Зач. 301.] Вся́ у́бо чи́ста чи́стымъ: оскверне́нымъ же и невѣ́рнымъ ничто́же чи́сто, но оскверни́ся и́хъ и у́мъ и со́вѣсть.

Бо́га исповѣ́дуютъ вѣ́дѣти, а дѣ́лы отме́щутся Его́, ме́рзцы су́ще и непокори́ви и на вся́кое дѣ́ло благо́е неиску́сни.

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Paul, a bondservant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God́s elect and the acknowledgment of the truth which accords with godliness,

in hope of eternal life which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began,

but has in due time manifested His word through preaching, which was committed to me according to the commandment of God our Savior;

To Titus, a true son in our common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.

For this reason I left you in Crete, that you should set in order the things that are lacking, and appoint elders in every city as I commanded you--

if a man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of dissipation or insubordination.

For a bishop must be blameless, as a steward of God, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money,

but hospitable, a lover of what is good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled,

holding fast the faithful word as he has been taught, that he may be able, by sound doctrine, both to exhort and convict those who contradict.

For there are many insubordinate, both idle talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,

whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole households, teaching things which they ought not, for the sake of dishonest gain.

One of them, a prophet of their own, said, «Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.»

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

not giving heed to Jewish fables and commandments of men who turn from the truth.

To the pure all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but even their mind and conscience are defiled.

They profess to know God, but in works they deny Him, being abominable, disobedient, and disqualified for every good work.