Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s chosen ones, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,
Coptic English (عن القبطية)
I. Paul, (the) servant of God, (the) apostle of Jesus Christ according to (the) faith of the elect of God, and (the) knowledge of the truth, according to [the] godliness,
Greek • يوناني (السبعينية / الأصلية)
Παυλος, δουλος Θεου, αποστολος δε Ιησου Χριστου κατα την πιστιν των εκλεκτων του Θεου και την επιγνωσιν της αληθειας της κατ' ευσεβειαν
I left you in Crete for this reason, that you would set in order the things that were lacking, and appoint elders in every city, as I directed you;
Coptic English (عن القبطية)
Therefore I left thee in Krithē, that thou mightest set up the things which were left, and establish presbyters in every city, according as I commanded thee;
Greek • يوناني (السبعينية / الأصلية)
Δια τουτο σε αφηκα εν Κρητη, δια να διορθωσης τα ελλειποντα και να καταστησης εν παση πολει πρεσβυτερους, καθως εγω σε διεταξα,
if anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, who are not accused of loose or unruly behavior.
Coptic English (عن القبطية)
one who is irreproachable being husband of one wife, having children faithful, and they are not under (lit. in) an accusation of dissoluteness, or being insubordinate.
Greek • يوناني (السبعينية / الأصلية)
οστις ειναι ανεγκλητος, μιας γυναικος ανηρ, εχων τεκνα πιστα, μη κατηγορουμενα ως ασωτα η ανυποτακτα.
For the overseer must be blameless, as God’s steward; not self-pleasing, not easily angered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for dishonest gain;
Coptic English (عن القبطية)
For it is right that the bishop should be irreproachable, as a steward of God, not being selfwilled, not being a man of anger, not being a winebibber, not being a striker, not being a lover of dishonourable gain,
Greek • يوناني (السبعينية / الأصلية)
Διοτι πρεπει ο επισκοπος να ηναι ανεγκλητος, ως οικονομος Θεου, μη αυθαδης, μη οργιλος, μη μεθυσος, μη πληκτης, μη αισχροκερδης,
holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict those who contradict him.
Coptic English (عن القبطية)
laying hold on the faithful word for the teaching, that he may be able to encourage in the sound teaching and reprove them who contradict.
Greek • يوناني (السبعينية / الأصلية)
προσκεκολλημενος εις τον πιστον λογον της διδασκαλιας, δια να ηναι δυνατος και να προτρεπη δια της υγιαινουσης διδασκαλιας και να εξελεγχη τους αντιλεγοντας.
To the pure, all things are pure; but to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.
Coptic English (عن القبطية)
For all things are pure to them who are pure, but they who are defiled and the unbelieving, there is not anything pure to them, but their heart was defiled and their conscience.
Greek • يوناني (السبعينية / الأصلية)
Εις μεν τους καθαρους παντα ειναι καθαρα· εις δε τους μεμιασμενους και απιστους ουδεν καθαρον, αλλα και ο νους αυτων και η συνειδησις ειναι μεμιασμενα.