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(Robin)
Titus is a short letter, from our apostle Paul written, most likely, on his journey back to Greece,
after his release from his first incarceration in Rome ...it's one of my favorite epistles, almost
seems to sing to me; comforting like good pithy poetry. On another CC forum site, someone
suggested that I open a topic tread on this letter; and on yet another CC forum site, someone
else suggested that we go thru Paul's letters to us, verse by verse (as Ariel82 started doing in
the OT books). I'm not sure that verse by verse would always be the best approach, one might
miss out on a better understanding, not always factoring in the surrounding context, but we
could experiment with different methods, sometime a single verse, sometimes more, whatever
seems to work best.

So first of all, I'd like to give you a total reading, one I've compiled directly from the Greek source
texts found in "The NT in the Original Greek, Byzantine Textform 2005," by Maurice Robinson and
William Pierpoint (they've released all rights to the public) ... and so, too, with my translations.
I mention this so that the moderators dont have to worry that any copyright rules are being abused.

"The Layman’s Companion compiled from “The NT In The Original Greek,Byzantine Textform 2005,” (BT2005) by Maurice Robinson and William Pierpoint; with all differences noted (verses are asterisked) between it and Greek Critical Texts (*GCT), such as the “Greek New Testament SBL Edition,” (GNTSBL) by Michael Holmes (as reviewed against Westcott and Hort, Tisehendorf, and the Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum)" (~Robin)In the following song of Paul to Ttus, you will notice that some of the verses are asterisked; this is simply to let the reader know that there are variations between the Byzanitine source texts (Majority Texts), and the Alexandrian (Minority Texts). My preference being the Byzantine (in almost all cases), but I have also compiled an appendix that addresses each of these differences, and as we go through this, Paul's poem, we can take a closer look at them is you want; I dearly like to hear how the spirit leads you concerning these differences. In Titus there are 17 verses with variations (some with multiple variations).

Summary of variations:
Word Deletions = 7
Simple Spellings = 6
Syntax/ Verse Order = 4
Declensions = 3
Word Additions = 3
Different Words = 1
Parsings = 1
Crasis = 0

Also, there are 423 different words in Titus (different declensions, parsings, and spellings); of these 31 are unique; also included are the additional 10 alternate words used in the Greek Critical Texts (*GCT).

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Epistolary, Salutation, and Benediction

[SUP]1:1[/SUP] Paulos, a slave of God, yet apostle of Yeshua Anointed, according-to a trust of God's out-chosen [ones], and to a recognition of truth, the [truth] according-to devoutness, [SUP]1:2[/SUP] on an expectation of a life eonian, to which the falseless God, He had promised before times eonian, [SUP]1:3[/SUP] yet the word of Same He had manifested unto own seasons in a heralding, to which I was entrusted, I according-to an injunction of the Saviour of us, of God. [SUP]*1:4[/SUP] Unto Titos, a genuine child according-to a common trust: Grace, mercy, peace from God, Father, and Lord Yeshua Anointed, the Saviour of us.

Assemblies – Their Ordering. Contentious Cretans – Censured

[SUP]*1:5[/SUP] On-behalf of this [matter], you I had down-left in Crete, so-that to the [things] lacking you should amend, and according-to city, senior [ones] you should appoint, as I, I had mandated unto you. [SUP]1:6[/SUP] If any, he be unindictable, husband of one wife, to trusting children holding, no[t] in an accusation of profligacy, or to insubordinate [matters]. [SUP]1:7[/SUP] For the supervisor, as an unindictable administrator of God it binds to be; no[t] a self-gratifying [one], no[t] easily-angered, no[t] wine-addicted, no[t] a quarreler, no[t] a shamefully-gained [one], [SUP]1:8[/SUP] but a stranger-fond, goodness-fond, soundly-disposed, righteous, benign, continent [one]; [SUP]1:9[/SUP] upholding the trustful word according-to the teaching, so-that powerful he should be, also, to console in the doctrine, the [doctrine] being healthy, and to the contradicting [ones] to expose. [SUP]*1:10[/SUP] For many they be, even insubordinate, prating [ones], and dupers, especially the [ones] out of circumcision, [SUP]1:11[/SUP] to which it binds to gag, any-which [ones] whole households they subvert, to which [things] teaching it binds no[t], on-behalf of shameful gain.

[SUP]1:12[/SUP] Any [one] out of same [ones], an own prophet, he had declared: "Cretans, ever-if falsifiers, evil predators, idle bellies.” [SUP]1:13[/SUP] The testimony, this [one], she be true. Through which basis be you exposing them severely, so-that in the trust they should be healthy, [SUP]1:14[/SUP]no[t] heeding unto Yehudean-like myths, and unto commands of humanity, to the truth away-turning.

[SUP]*1:15[/SUP] All [things], indeed, [be] clean to the clean [ones]; yet to the [ones] having had been defiled and untrusting, not-yet-one [thing] a clean [thing], but there has had been defiled, even the mind and the conscience of same [ones]. [SUP]1:16[/SUP] God they avow to have had perceived, yet unto the works they deny, being abominable and unpersuaded, and unapproved [ones] towards every good work.

Titus to be a Pattern of Good Works

[SUP]2:1[/SUP] Yet you, to which [matters] it behooves be you speaking, being healthy unto the doctrine. [SUP]*2:2[/SUP] Seniors, sober, grave, soundly-disposed [ones] to be; being healthy unto the trust, unto the love, unto the endurance. [SUP]2:3[/SUP] Senoresses, similarly, in demeanor sacredly-behooved, no[t] adversarial; ideal-teaching [ones], no[t] unto much wine having had been enslaved, [SUP]2:4[/SUP] so-that to the young [women] they should soundly-dispose: husband-fond, children-fond [ones] to be; [SUP]*2:5[/SUP] soundly-disposed, pure, good, household-keeping [ones], being subordinate unto the own husbands, so-that there should no[t] be slandered, the word of the God. [SUP]2:6[/SUP] To the younger [men], similarly, be you consoling to soundly-dispose. [SUP]*2:7[/SUP] Concerning all [matters], to a type of ideal works yourself proffering; to an integrity in the doctrine, to a gravity, to an incorruption, [SUP]*2:8[/SUP] to a healthy uncensurable word, so-that the [one] out of an opposing [one] he should be abashed, to not-yet-one bad [thing] holding concerning us to say. [SUP]2:9[/SUP] Slaves unto own masters to be subordinate in all [matters], pleasing [ones] to be, no[t] contradicting; [SUP]*2:10[/SUP] no[t] to embezzling, but to every good trust displaying, so-that the doctrine of the Saviour of us, of God, they should adorn in all [matters].

The Grace of God was Emerged – What We Should Be in Consequence

[SUP]*2:11[/SUP] For she was on-manifested, the grace of the God, the saving [grace] unto all humanity, [SUP]2:12[/SUP] to us disciplining, so-that to the irreverence and the world-systemic desires denying; soundly-disposed, even righteously and devoutly we should live in the eon now; [SUP]2:13[/SUP] to the happy expectation and an on-manifestation towards-receiving of the glory of the great God, and Yeshua Anointed, Saviour of us, [SUP]2:14[/SUP] which [One], Himself over us He had given, so-that to us He should redeem from every lawlessness, and He should cleanse unto Himself a peculiar people, and a zealot of ideal works.

Charge to Titus to Speak, Rebuke, Exhort, and Remind

[SUP]2:15[/SUP] To these [matters] be you speaking, and be you consoling, and be you exposing with every injunction. Be you about-disposing, not-yet-one of you! [SUP]*3:1[/SUP] To same [ones] be you reminding to be subordinate, to yield unto sovereignties and authorities; towards every good work ready [ones] to be; [SUP]*3:2[/SUP] not-yet-one to slander; unquarrelsome [ones] to be, lenient to every [one]; a restraint towards all humanity displaying.

What We Were Before – The Kindness of God was Emerged

[SUP]3:3[/SUP] For when-once we also, we were uncomprehending, unpersuaded [ones] being deceived, slaving unto desires and various gratifications, through-leading in evil and envy, detestable [ones], to one-another hating. [SUP]3:4[/SUP] Yet when the benevolence and the philanthropy of the Saviour of us, of God, she was emerged [SUP]*3:5[/SUP] (not out of the works in righteousness, of which [works] we, we had done, but according-to the mercy of Same), to us He had saved through a bath of renascence, and a renewal of sanctified spirit, [SUP]3:6[/SUP] of which a [spirit], on to us He had out-poured richly, through Yeshua Anointed, the Saviour of us, [SUP]*3:7[/SUP] so-that having been made-righteous unto the grace of that [One], we should become inheritors according-to an expectation of an eonian life.

Titus to Exhort to Good Works

[SUP]*3:8[/SUP] Trustable the word, and concerning these [matters] to you I intend to thoroughly-confirm, so-that you should be attentive of ideal works to preside, the [ones] having had trusted unto God. These [matters], [they] be the ideal, and beneficial [matters] unto the humanity.

Assemblies – Their Discipline. Contentious Cretans – Condemned

[SUP]3:9[/SUP] Yet to stupid questionings, and genealogies, and to legal strifes and quarrels be you away-standing, for they be unbeneficial and vain [ones]. [SUP]3:10[/SUP] To a sectarian human, with one and a second admonition, be you refusing, [SUP]3:11[/SUP] having had perceived that the such a [one], he has had been out-turned and he fails, a self-condemned [one] being.

Epistolary, Salutation, and Benediction

[SUP]3:12[/SUP] Whenever Artemas, or Tyhikos towards you I will send; [then] towards me into Nikopolis be you diligenting to come, for there I have had judged to beside-winter. [SUP]*3:13[/SUP] To Zenas, the legal [one], and Apollos be you before-sending diligently, so-that not-yet-one [thing] unto same [ones] they should lack. [SUP]3:14[/SUP] Yet also, the [ones] our-own, be them learning to preside of ideal works for’ the necessary needs, so-that they should no[t] be unfruitful [ones].

[SUP]*3:15[/SUP] To you they greet, all the [ones] with me. To the [ones] to us in a trust being fond, be you greeting. The grace [be] with all of you. Amen.



Byzantine
Greek





The Layman’s Companion (TLC), Volume 2, Section 1, Book 11 of 13, Titus
Epistolary, Salutation, and Benediction

[SUP]1:1[/SUP] Paulos, a slave of God, yet apostle of Yeshua Anointed, according-to a trust of God's out-chosen [ones], and to a recognition of truth, the [truth] according-to devoutness, [SUP]1:2[/SUP] on an expectation of a life eonian, to which the falseless God, He had promised before times eonian, [SUP]1:3[/SUP] yet the word of Same He had manifested unto own seasons in a heralding, to which I was entrusted, I according-to an injunction of the Saviour of us, of God. [SUP]*1:4[/SUP] Unto Titos, a genuine child according-to a common trust: Grace, mercy, peace from God, Father, and Lord Yeshua Anointed, the Saviour of us.

Assemblies – Their Ordering. Contentious Cretans – Censured

[SUP]*1:5[/SUP] On-behalf of this [matter], you I had down-left in Crete, so-that to the [things] lacking you should amend, and according-to city, senior [ones] you should appoint, as I, I had mandated unto you. [SUP]1:6[/SUP] If any, he be unindictable, husband of one wife, to trusting children holding, no[t] in an accusation of profligacy, or to insubordinate [matters]. [SUP]1:7[/SUP] For the supervisor, as an unindictable administrator of God it binds to be; no[t] a self-gratifying [one], no[t] easily-angered, no[t] wine-addicted, no[t] a quarreler, no[t] a shamefully-gained [one], [SUP]1:8[/SUP] but a stranger-fond, goodness-fond, soundly-disposed, righteous, benign, continent [one]; [SUP]1:9[/SUP] upholding the trustful word according-to the teaching, so-that powerful he should be, also, to console in the doctrine, the [doctrine] being healthy, and to the contradicting [ones] to expose. [SUP]*1:10[/SUP] For many they be, even insubordinate, prating [ones], and dupers, especially the [ones] out of circumcision, [SUP]1:11[/SUP] to which it binds to gag, any-which [ones] whole households they subvert, to which [things] teaching it binds no[t], on-behalf of shameful gain.

[SUP]1:12[/SUP] Any [one] out of same [ones], an own prophet, he had declared: "Cretans, ever-if falsifiers, evil predators, idle bellies.” [SUP]1:13[/SUP] The testimony, this [one], she be true. Through which basis be you exposing them severely, so-that in the trust they should be healthy, [SUP]1:14[/SUP]no[t] heeding unto Yehudean-like myths, and unto commands of humanity, to the truth away-turning.

[SUP]*1:15[/SUP] All [things], indeed, [be] clean to the clean [ones]; yet to the [ones] having had been defiled and untrusting, not-yet-one [thing] a clean [thing], but there has had been defiled, even the mind and the conscience of same [ones]. [SUP]1:16[/SUP] God they avow to have had perceived, yet unto the works they deny, being abominable and unpersuaded, and unapproved [ones] towards every good work.

Titus to be a Pattern of Good Works

[SUP]2:1[/SUP] Yet you, to which [matters] it behooves be you speaking, being healthy unto the doctrine. [SUP]*2:2[/SUP] Seniors, sober, grave, soundly-disposed [ones] to be; being healthy unto the trust, unto the love, unto the endurance. [SUP]2:3[/SUP] Senoresses, similarly, in demeanor sacredly-behooved, no[t] adversarial; ideal-teaching [ones], no[t] unto much wine having had been enslaved, [SUP]2:4[/SUP] so-that to the young [women] they should soundly-dispose: husband-fond, children-fond [ones] to be; [SUP]*2:5[/SUP] soundly-disposed, pure, good, household-keeping [ones], being subordinate unto the own husbands, so-that there should no[t] be slandered, the word of the God. [SUP]2:6[/SUP] To the younger [men], similarly, be you consoling to soundly-dispose. [SUP]*2:7[/SUP] Concerning all [matters], to a type of ideal works yourself proffering; to an integrity in the doctrine, to a gravity, to an incorruption, [SUP]*2:8[/SUP] to a healthy uncensurable word, so-that the [one] out of an opposing [one] he should be abashed, to not-yet-one bad [thing] holding concerning us to say. [SUP]2:9[/SUP] Slaves unto own masters to be subordinate in all [matters], pleasing [ones] to be, no[t] contradicting; [SUP]*2:10[/SUP] no[t] to embezzling, but to every good trust displaying, so-that the doctrine of the Saviour of us, of God, they should adorn in all [matters].

The Grace of God was Emerged – What We Should Be in Consequence

[SUP]*2:11[/SUP] For she was on-manifested, the grace of the God, the saving [grace] unto all humanity, [SUP]2:12[/SUP] to us disciplining, so-that to the irreverence and the world-systemic desires denying; soundly-disposed, even righteously and devoutly we should live in the eon now; [SUP]2:13[/SUP] to the happy expectation and an on-manifestation towards-receiving of the glory of the great God, and Yeshua Anointed, Saviour of us, [SUP]2:14[/SUP] which [One], Himself over us He had given, so-that to us He should redeem from every lawlessness, and He should cleanse unto Himself a peculiar people, and a zealot of ideal works.

Charge to Titus to Speak, Rebuke, Exhort, and Remind

[SUP]2:15[/SUP] To these [matters] be you speaking, and be you consoling, and be you exposing with every injunction. Be you about-disposing, not-yet-one of you! [SUP]*3:1[/SUP] To same [ones] be you reminding to be subordinate, to yield unto sovereignties and authorities; towards every good work ready [ones] to be; [SUP]*3:2[/SUP] not-yet-one to slander; unquarrelsome [ones] to be, lenient to every [one]; a restraint towards all humanity displaying.

What We Were Before – The Kindness of God was Emerged

[SUP]3:3[/SUP] For when-once we also, we were uncomprehending, unpersuaded [ones] being deceived, slaving unto desires and various gratifications, through-leading in evil and envy, detestable [ones], to one-another hating. [SUP]3:4[/SUP] Yet when the benevolence and the philanthropy of the Saviour of us, of God, she was emerged [SUP]*3:5[/SUP] (not out of the works in righteousness, of which [works] we, we had done, but according-to the mercy of Same), to us He had saved through a bath of renascence, and a renewal of sanctified spirit, [SUP]3:6[/SUP] of which a [spirit], on to us He had out-poured richly, through Yeshua Anointed, the Saviour of us, [SUP]*3:7[/SUP] so-that having been made-righteous unto the grace of that [One], we should become inheritors according-to an expectation of an eonian life.

Titus to Exhort to Good Works

[SUP]*3:8[/SUP] Trustable the word, and concerning these [matters] to you I intend to thoroughly-confirm, so-that you should be attentive of ideal works to preside, the [ones] having had trusted unto God. These [matters], [they] be the ideal, and beneficial [matters] unto the humanity.

Assemblies – Their Discipline. Contentious Cretans – Condemned

[SUP]3:9[/SUP] Yet to stupid questionings, and genealogies, and to legal strifes and quarrels be you away-standing, for they be unbeneficial and vain [ones]. [SUP]3:10[/SUP] To a sectarian human, with one and a second admonition, be you refusing, [SUP]3:11[/SUP] having had perceived that the such a [one], he has had been out-turned and he fails, a self-condemned [one] being.

Epistolary, Salutation, and Benediction

[SUP]3:12[/SUP] Whenever Artemas, or Tyhikos towards you I will send; [then] towards me into Nikopolis be you diligenting to come, for there I have had judged to beside-winter. [SUP]*3:13[/SUP] To Zenas, the legal [one], and Apollos be you before-sending diligently, so-that not-yet-one [thing] unto same [ones] they should lack. [SUP]3:14[/SUP] Yet also, the [ones] our-own, be them learning to preside of ideal works for’ the necessary needs, so-that they should no[t] be unfruitful [ones].

[SUP]*3:15[/SUP] To you they greet, all the [ones] with me. To the [ones] to us in a trust being fond, be you greeting. The grace [be] with all of you. Amen.

 

[robinriley]

The structure of this epistle, call it structural poetry, is something that Bullinger, in his Companion Bible, calls Intoversions:


A. Epistolary, Salutation, and Benediction 1:1-4


B. Assemblies – Their Ordering. Contentious Cretans - Censured 1:5-16


C. Titus to be a Pattern of Good Works 2:1-10


D. The Grace of God was Emerged – What We Should Be in Consequence 2:11-14


E. Charge to Titus to Speak, Rebuke, Exhort, and Remind 2:15-3:2


D. What We Were Before – The Kindness of God was Emerged 3:3-7


C. Titus to Exhort to Good Works 3:8


B. Assemblies – Their Discipline. Contentious Cretans - Condemned 3:9-11


A. Epistolary, Salutation, and Benediction 3:12-15



Bullinger was, I think, one of the first to notice this stuctural poetry in the NT scriptures ... (all of Paul's letters have similar structural harmony to them, by the way) ... and sometimes, like with some Hebrew scriptural structural (called parallel poetry),it's something that can be used to help one clarify, from the comparisons, the meaning of what's being said.

 

[robinriley]

You will notice that the names used in my reading are a little different fom what you might be use to ... that is the original names have been restored. The inadvertent elimination of these original appellations in most translations, has "de-racinate" the NT characters, and places of location ... their ethnic heritage has been clouded, and the ambience and original peoples vanished, along with all their regional colors.
Here in addition to Greek, Aramaic, and Hebrew appellations, some Roman names are given their Latin original.


Paulos – Paul from the Greek Paulos; Saul from the Greek Saulos; from the Hebrew Shaul. Paul was born in Tarsos as Shaul.
Most Judeans of Shaul's day, living outside of Palestine had two first names, one Hebrew name, and the other Greek or Roman (Latin)

Yeshua - Jesus from the Greek iEsous; from the Hebrew Yeshua; from the Hebrew Yehoshua; from the Hebrew from Salvation, and the four Hebrew letters YHWH - since God’s name is unknowable, one writes the tetragrammation, phonetically heard as Yahweh, or descriptively as Adonai (Lord).

Anointed - Christ in English derives from the Septuagint translation of Mashiah, meaning Messiah; from the Greek christos meaning Anointed, an attribute of the Messiah. The more direct transliteration of Mashiah being Messiah, rather than Christ (an attribute of the Messiah). As a result of this misleading translation from the Hebrew Mashiah to the Greek christos, we have “Christ the Messiah,” which should be “the anointed Messiah.”


Titos – Titus from the Greek Titos; a Gentile (Gal. 2:3), and possibly a native of Crete, his name is not mentioned in Acts, even though it is thought that he is the authority to whom Luke is indebted for various portions of that book. Paul’s affectionate regard for Titus is clearly shown in 2Cor 2:13 and 8:23. The words “unto Titos, a genuine child according-to a common trust,” indicate that he was led to the truth by Paul himself. The two were companions in Antioch prior to the Council assembled at Jerusalem (Acts 15), for to this Council he accompanied Paul (Gal. 2:1). Titus is repeatedly referred to in the Corinthian epistles, to which church he was apparently sent on two occations (see 2Cor. 8:6, and chapters 2 and 7). From this epistle we learn that after Paul’s release from the Roman prison, the two journeyed together and preached in Crete (Titus 1:5; 11; 13), where Paul left him, “so-that to the things lacking you should amend.” Later, he was instructed to join Paul at Nicopolis (3:12), and likely that from there to Dalmatia or Croatia (2Tim 4:10). This epistle was one of the latest written by Paul, probable in the end of A.D. 67.

 

[robinriley]

[SUP]1:3[/SUP] yet the word of Same He had manifested unto own seasons in a heralding, to which I was entrusted ...

The Figure of Speech called “Heterosis” (Exchange of Accidence) – Exchange of one voice, mood, tense, person, number (nouns, adjective, pronouns), degree, or gender for another. Here in this verse, “seasons” or “kairois” is exchanged for “times” or “chronOn;” that is, a “kairos” or “season” is a certain limited portion of a larger/longer “chromos” or “time.” God has spoken to us by many portions and modes, and it is essential for us to carefully regard the times in which these words were spoken, as well as the times to which they refer, if we are to rightly divide the word of truth.

Note: “Figure of Speech” relates to the form in which the words are used. It consists in the fact that a word or words are used out of their ordinary sense, or place, or manner, for the purpose of attracting our attention to what is thus said. A Figure of speech is a designed and legitimate departure from the laws of language, in order to emphasize what is said; this particular form may not be true, or so true, to the literal meaning of the words; but it is more true to their real sense. Figures are used for the sake of emphasis, and therefore should not be ignored. Ignorance of Figures of speech has led to the grossest errors, which have been caused either from taking literally what is figurative, or from taking figuratively what is literal.

 

[robinriley]

[SUP]1:1[/SUP] Paulos, a slave of God, yet apostle of Yeshua Anointed, according-to a trust of God's out-chosen [ones], and to a recognition of truth, the [truth] according-to devoutness, [SUP]1:2[/SUP] on an expectation of a life eonian, to which the falseless God, He had promised before times eonian, [SUP]1:3[/SUP] yet the word of Same He had manifested unto own seasons in a heralding, to which I was entrusted, I according-to an injunction of the Saviour of us, of God.


1:1 Παῦλος, δοῦλος θεοῦ, ἀπόστολος δὲ Ἰησοῦ χριστοῦ, κατὰ πίστιν ἐκλεκτῶν θεοῦ καὶ ἐπίγνωσιν ἀληθείας τῆς κατʼ εὐσέβειαν,


paulos doulos theou apostolos de iEsou christou kata pistin eklektOn theou kai epignOsin alEtheias tEs
kat eusebeian


Paulos, a slave of God, yet apostle of Yeshua Anointed, according-to a trust of God's out-chosen [ones], and to a recognition of truth, the [truth] according-to devoutness,


Paulos/ Paul {3972 N-NSM} a slave {1401 N-NSM} of God {2316 N-GSM} an apostle {0652 N-NSM} yet {1161 CONJ} of Yeshua/ of Jesus {2424 N-GSM} of Anointed/ of Christ {5547 N-GSM} according-to {2596 PREP} to a trust {4102 N-ASF} of out-chosen [ones] {1588 A-GPM} of God {2316 N-GSM} and {2532 CONJ} to a recognition {1922 N-ASF} of a truth {0225 N-GSF} of the [one] {3588 T-GSF} according-to {2596 PREP} to a devoutness {2150 N-ASF}

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1:2 ἐπʼ ἐλπίδι ζωῆς αἰωνίου, ἣν ἐπηγγείλατο ὁ ἀψευδὴς θεὸς πρὸ χρόνων αἰωνίων,


ep elpidi zOEs aiOniou hEn epEggeilato ho apseudEs theos pro chronOn aiOnion


on an expectation of a life eonian, to which the falseless God He had promised before times eonian,


on {1909 PREP} unto an expectation {1680 N-DSF} of a life {2222 N-GSF} of an eonian [one] {0166 A-GSF} to which a [one] {3739 R-ASF} He had promised {1861 V-ADI-3S} the [One] {3588 T-NSM} falseless [One] {0893 A-NSM} God {2316 N-NSM} before {4253 PREP} of times {5550 N-GPM} of eonian [ones] {0166 A-GPM}

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1:3 ἐφανέρωσεν δὲ καιροῖς ἰδίοις τὸν λόγον αὐτοῦ ἐν κηρύγματι ὃ ἐπιστεύθην ἐγὼ κατʼ ἐπιταγὴν τοῦ σωτῆρος
ἡμῶν θεοῦ,


ephanerOsen de kairois idiois ton logon autou en kErugmati ho episteuthEn egO kat epitagEn tou sOtEros hEmOn theou


yet the word of Same He had manifested unto own seasons in a heralding, to which I was entrusted, I according-to an injunction of the Saviour of us, of God.


He had manifested {5319 V-AAI-3S} yet {1161 CONJ} unto seasons {2540 N-DPM} unto own [ones] {2398 A-DPM} to the [one] {3588 T-ASM} to a word {3056 N-ASM} of same [One] {0846 P-GSM} in {1722 PREP} unto a heralding {2782 N-DSN} to which a [thing] {3739 R-ASN} I was entrusted {4100 V-API-1S} I {1473 P-1NS} according-to {2596 PREP} to an injunction {2003 N-ASF} of the [One] {3588 T-GSM} of Saviour {4990 N-GSM} of us {1473 P-1GP} of God {2316 N-GSM}

 

[robinriley]

(Robin)
For your information ... I call this a "ti-line" presentation; that is, first you have the Byzantine Greek; and then a presentation of the Greek transliterated (that is, all the squggly Greek lettering presented in a form at is easier on the English eye); second line is my current reading (which could change at any time, with good feedback); and then third, a word by word (following the original Greek syntax, word order at the top) ... a word by word suggested word translation, along with each of these words linguistic qualities and appropriate Strong's number. You wont find this, anywhere else in your search of scriptural helps, so dont be quick to dismiss it, you are looking at a virtual treasure trove of factual information, presented in a most succient and helpful manner. Now then, here's the explaination of these codified declinations, parsings, and numberings:

Declension Codes for Nouns, Adjectives, Prepositions, Conjunctions, and Particles
Declined forms follow the order: Prefix-Case-Number-Gender-(Suffix).

Prefixes:
N- = Noun
A- = Adjective
R- = Relative pronoun
C- = Reciprocal pronoun
D- = Demonstrative pronoun
T- = Definite article
K- = Correlative pronoun
I- = Interrogative pronoun
X- = Indefinite pronoun
Q- = Correlative or interrogative pronoun
F- = Reflexive pronoun (person 1, 2, 3 added)
S- = Possessive pronoun (person 1, 2, 3 added)
P- = Personal pronoun (person 1, 2, 3 added)
Note: 1st and 2nd personal pronouns have no gender.
Reflexive pronouns have the Person attached (e.g., F-3DSF).

Cases (5-case system only):
-N = Nominative
-V = Vocative
-G = Genitive
-D = Dative
-A = Accusative

Number and Gender:
S = Singular; M = Masculine; P = Plural; F = Feminine; N = Neuter

Suffixes:
-S = Superlative (used primarily with adjectives and some adverbs)
-C = Comparative (used primarily with adjectives and some adverbs)
-ABB = Abbreviated form (used only with the number 666)
-I = Interrogative
-N = Negative (used with some particles, adverbs, adjectives, and conjunctions)
-K = "Kai" (CONJ), second person personal pronoun "su", or neuter definite article "to"
merged by crasis with a second word; declension is that of the second word.
-ATT = Attic Greek form

Parsing Codes for Verb Forms - All verbs are listed in one of the following formats: 1) Tense-Voice-Mood; or 2) Tense-Voice-Mood-Person-Number; or 3) Tense-Voice-Mood-Case-Number-Gender.

Tense:
A = Aorist; Second Aorist = 2A
F = Future; Second Future = 2F
I = Imperfect
L = Pluperfect; Second Pluperfect = 2L
P = Present
R = Perfect; Second Perfect = 2R
X = No Tense Stated
Note: The so-called "Second" forms of the Aorist, Future, Perfect and Pluperfect are designated as 2A, 2F, 2P and 2L preceding the voice and mood designations. Functionally, these are equivalent to the undesignated (First) Aorist, Future, Perfect, and Pluperfect forms. Extra: -ATT = Attic Greek form; -T = Transitive.

Voice:
A = Active
M = Middle
P = Passive
E = Either Middle or Passive
D = Middle Deponent
O = Passive DepOnent
N = Middle or Passive DepoNent
Q = Impersonal Active
X = No Voice Stated

Mood:
I = Indicative
S = Subjunctive
O = Optative
M = Imperative
N = Infinitive
P = Participle
Q = Impersonal

Person, Number and Gender:
1 = First Person; 2 = Second Person; 3 = Third Person
S = Singular; M = Masculine; P = Plural; F = Feminine; N = Neuter

Case (5-case system only):
N = Nominative
G = Genitive
D = Dative
A = Accusative
V = Vocative

 

[robinriley]

(Robin)
We could dispense with the line of Greek, and it's complimentary line of transliteration ... if you wish ...
but I give it to you, here, so that you might see the efforts I've put into this, so that it's "transparent;"
that is, first you see the Greek, then you see down through this, to the complimentary transliteration ...
you can then skip my lame translation, and look deeper to see the syntax following word by word linguistical
facts of each Greek word ... and only then, come back up a line to see if I've given you a valid suggested
reading of all this ... it's intended to be a most transparent translation, that you, the layman can then come
to your own, spirit led, reading. I only aim to serve ... not convince; that's God's to do.



1:1 Παῦλος, δοῦλος θεοῦ, ἀπόστολος δὲ Ἰησοῦ χριστοῦ,
κατὰ πίστιν ἐκλεκτῶν θεοῦ καὶ ἐπίγνωσιν ἀληθείας τῆς
κατʼ εὐσέβειαν,


paulos doulos theou apostolos de iEsou christou
kata pistin eklektOn theou kai epignOsin alEtheias tEs
kat eusebeian


Paulos, a slave of God, yet apostle of Yeshua Anointed,
according-to a trust of God's out-chosen [ones], and to a recognition of truth, the [truth]
according-to devoutness,


Paulos/ Paul {3972 N-NSM} a slave {1401 N-NSM} of God {2316 N-GSM} an apostle {0652 N-NSM} yet {1161 CONJ} of Yeshua/ of Jesus {2424 N-GSM} of Anointed/ of Christ {5547 N-GSM} according-to {2596 PREP} to a trust {4102 N-ASF} of out-chosen [ones] {1588 A-GPM} of God{2316 N-GSM} and {2532 CONJ} to a recognition {1922 N-ASF} of a truth {0225 N-GSF} of the [one] {3588 T-GSF} according-to {2596 PREP} to a devoutness {2150 N-ASF}

 

[robinriley]

Paulos, a slave of God, yet apostle of Yeshua Anointed,
according-to a trust of God's out-chosen [ones], and to a recognition of truth, the [truth]
according-to devoutness,


Paulos/ Paul {3972 N-NSM} a slave {1401 N-NSM} of God {2316 N-GSM} an apostle {0652 N-NSM} yet {1161 CONJ} of Yeshua/ of Jesus {2424 N-GSM} of Anointed/ of Christ {5547 N-GSM} according-to {2596 PREP} to a trust {4102 N-ASF} of out-chosen [ones] {1588 A-GPM} of God{2316 N-GSM} and {2532 CONJ} to a recognition {1922 N-ASF} of a truth {0225 N-GSF} of the [one] {3588 T-GSF} according-to {2596 PREP} to a devoutness {2150 N-ASF}


(Robin)
Couple additional explainations ...

1) whenever I am hestatently driven to add an English word to my lame translation,
I will, certainly, show this to you, the reader, by putting brackets around it ...

2) The Greek has various words for the definite article ("the"), but doesn't for the indefinite ("a");
however, it is my understanding that any singular noun has, inherently included in it's make-up
the fact of an indefinite; that is when you see the above "doulos" ... the noun - nominative, singular, mansculine "slave,"
I think it most valid to translate this as ..."a slave" (N-NSM) ... since the singular (indefinite) quality is inherient within
the word. Similarly with gemitive words, such as "theou" (N-GSM) ... noun - genitive, singular, masculine "of a God" ...
however, here, I've taken the liberty of not showing the reader the indefinite "a" since there is only One God, not an
indefinite number of gods, but the the point, here, is that the word is GENITIVE ... "OF"..."of God" ... that is, the genitive element "of" is inherent in this Greek word; therefore I show this to you, the reader, without the brackets ..."of God,"
as I do with the indefinite "a" in ..."a slave" ...

Lot's of little silly linguistic stuff ... but if we start out with some standards, it helps this to progress without subsequent confusion, and questions. Also, for purposes of consistency, only, I always read a dative word with the prefixed "unto-"
and an accusative word with the prefixed "to-" ... it aint always pretty, but a consistent method helps eventually in subsequently
determining wheather the attempted method was correct or not. That is, I may be incorrect in this, but that can only be
certainly determined, if after we "float the boat" is sinks or not!

 

[robinriley]

1:1 Paulos, a slave of God, yet apostle of Yeshua Anointed,
according-to a trust of God's out-chosen [ones],
and to a recognition of truth,
the [truth] according-to devoutness,


(Robin)
So, dear reader, fellow aficionados of God's poetry, God's songs to us ...
there's a few points in this first verse that I'd like to understand more clearly ... how about you?

 

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This is the POETRY forum. Your posts belong in the bible forum..

 

[tourist]

(Robin)
Titus is a short letter, from our apostle Paul written, most likely, on his journey back to Greece,
after his release from his first incarceration in Rome ...it's one of my favorite epistles, almost
seems to sing to me; comforting like good pithy poetry. On another CC forum site, someone
suggested that I open a topic tread on this letter; and on yet another CC forum site, someone
else suggested that we go thru Paul's letters to us, verse by verse (as Ariel82 started doing in
the OT books). I'm not sure that verse by verse would always be the best approach, one might
miss out on a better understanding, not always factoring in the surrounding context, but we
could experiment with different methods, sometime a single verse, sometimes more, whatever
seems to work best.

So first of all, I'd like to give you a total reading, one I've compiled directly from the Greek source
texts found in "The NT in the Original Greek, Byzantine Textform 2005," by Maurice Robinson and
William Pierpoint (they've released all rights to the public) ... and so, too, with my translations.
I mention this so that the moderators dont have to worry that any copyright rules are being abused.

"The Layman’s Companion compiled from “The NT In The Original Greek,Byzantine Textform 2005,” (BT2005) by Maurice Robinson and William Pierpoint; with all differences noted (verses are asterisked) between it and Greek Critical Texts (*GCT), such as the “Greek New Testament SBL Edition,” (GNTSBL) by Michael Holmes (as reviewed against Westcott and Hort, Tisehendorf, and the Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum)" (~Robin)In the following song of Paul to Ttus, you will notice that some of the verses are asterisked; this is simply to let the reader know that there are variations between the Byzanitine source texts (Majority Texts), and the Alexandrian (Minority Texts). My preference being the Byzantine (in almost all cases), but I have also compiled an appendix that addresses each of these differences, and as we go through this, Paul's poem, we can take a closer look at them is you want; I dearly like to hear how the spirit leads you concerning these differences. In Titus there are 17 verses with variations (some with multiple variations).

Summary of variations:
Word Deletions = 7
Simple Spellings = 6
Syntax/ Verse Order = 4
Declensions = 3
Word Additions = 3
Different Words = 1
Parsings = 1
Crasis = 0

Also, there are 423 different words in Titus (different declensions, parsings, and spellings); of these 31 are unique; also included are the additional 10 alternate words used in the Greek Critical Texts (*GCT).

***

Epistolary, Salutation, and Benediction

[SUP]1:1[/SUP] Paulos, a slave of God, yet apostle of Yeshua Anointed, according-to a trust of God's out-chosen [ones], and to a recognition of truth, the [truth] according-to devoutness, [SUP]1:2[/SUP] on an expectation of a life eonian, to which the falseless God, He had promised before times eonian, [SUP]1:3[/SUP] yet the word of Same He had manifested unto own seasons in a heralding, to which I was entrusted, I according-to an injunction of the Saviour of us, of God. [SUP]*1:4[/SUP] Unto Titos, a genuine child according-to a common trust: Grace, mercy, peace from God, Father, and Lord Yeshua Anointed, the Saviour of us.

Assemblies – Their Ordering. Contentious Cretans – Censured

[SUP]*1:5[/SUP] On-behalf of this [matter], you I had down-left in Crete, so-that to the [things] lacking you should amend, and according-to city, senior [ones] you should appoint, as I, I had mandated unto you. [SUP]1:6[/SUP] If any, he be unindictable, husband of one wife, to trusting children holding, no[t] in an accusation of profligacy, or to insubordinate [matters]. [SUP]1:7[/SUP] For the supervisor, as an unindictable administrator of God it binds to be; no[t] a self-gratifying [one], no[t] easily-angered, no[t] wine-addicted, no[t] a quarreler, no[t] a shamefully-gained [one], [SUP]1:8[/SUP] but a stranger-fond, goodness-fond, soundly-disposed, righteous, benign, continent [one]; [SUP]1:9[/SUP] upholding the trustful word according-to the teaching, so-that powerful he should be, also, to console in the doctrine, the [doctrine] being healthy, and to the contradicting [ones] to expose. [SUP]*1:10[/SUP] For many they be, even insubordinate, prating [ones], and dupers, especially the [ones] out of circumcision, [SUP]1:11[/SUP] to which it binds to gag, any-which [ones] whole households they subvert, to which [things] teaching it binds no[t], on-behalf of shameful gain.

[SUP]1:12[/SUP] Any [one] out of same [ones], an own prophet, he had declared: "Cretans, ever-if falsifiers, evil predators, idle bellies.” [SUP]1:13[/SUP] The testimony, this [one], she be true. Through which basis be you exposing them severely, so-that in the trust they should be healthy, [SUP]1:14[/SUP]no[t] heeding unto Yehudean-like myths, and unto commands of humanity, to the truth away-turning.

[SUP]*1:15[/SUP] All [things], indeed, [be] clean to the clean [ones]; yet to the [ones] having had been defiled and untrusting, not-yet-one [thing] a clean [thing], but there has had been defiled, even the mind and the conscience of same [ones]. [SUP]1:16[/SUP] God they avow to have had perceived, yet unto the works they deny, being abominable and unpersuaded, and unapproved [ones] towards every good work.

Titus to be a Pattern of Good Works

[SUP]2:1[/SUP] Yet you, to which [matters] it behooves be you speaking, being healthy unto the doctrine. [SUP]*2:2[/SUP] Seniors, sober, grave, soundly-disposed [ones] to be; being healthy unto the trust, unto the love, unto the endurance. [SUP]2:3[/SUP] Senoresses, similarly, in demeanor sacredly-behooved, no[t] adversarial; ideal-teaching [ones], no[t] unto much wine having had been enslaved, [SUP]2:4[/SUP] so-that to the young [women] they should soundly-dispose: husband-fond, children-fond [ones] to be; [SUP]*2:5[/SUP] soundly-disposed, pure, good, household-keeping [ones], being subordinate unto the own husbands, so-that there should no[t] be slandered, the word of the God. [SUP]2:6[/SUP] To the younger [men], similarly, be you consoling to soundly-dispose. [SUP]*2:7[/SUP] Concerning all [matters], to a type of ideal works yourself proffering; to an integrity in the doctrine, to a gravity, to an incorruption, [SUP]*2:8[/SUP] to a healthy uncensurable word, so-that the [one] out of an opposing [one] he should be abashed, to not-yet-one bad [thing] holding concerning us to say. [SUP]2:9[/SUP] Slaves unto own masters to be subordinate in all [matters], pleasing [ones] to be, no[t] contradicting; [SUP]*2:10[/SUP] no[t] to embezzling, but to every good trust displaying, so-that the doctrine of the Saviour of us, of God, they should adorn in all [matters].

The Grace of God was Emerged – What We Should Be in Consequence

[SUP]*2:11[/SUP] For she was on-manifested, the grace of the God, the saving [grace] unto all humanity, [SUP]2:12[/SUP] to us disciplining, so-that to the irreverence and the world-systemic desires denying; soundly-disposed, even righteously and devoutly we should live in the eon now; [SUP]2:13[/SUP] to the happy expectation and an on-manifestation towards-receiving of the glory of the great God, and Yeshua Anointed, Saviour of us, [SUP]2:14[/SUP] which [One], Himself over us He had given, so-that to us He should redeem from every lawlessness, and He should cleanse unto Himself a peculiar people, and a zealot of ideal works.

Charge to Titus to Speak, Rebuke, Exhort, and Remind

[SUP]2:15[/SUP] To these [matters] be you speaking, and be you consoling, and be you exposing with every injunction. Be you about-disposing, not-yet-one of you! [SUP]*3:1[/SUP] To same [ones] be you reminding to be subordinate, to yield unto sovereignties and authorities; towards every good work ready [ones] to be; [SUP]*3:2[/SUP] not-yet-one to slander; unquarrelsome [ones] to be, lenient to every [one]; a restraint towards all humanity displaying.

What We Were Before – The Kindness of God was Emerged

[SUP]3:3[/SUP] For when-once we also, we were uncomprehending, unpersuaded [ones] being deceived, slaving unto desires and various gratifications, through-leading in evil and envy, detestable [ones], to one-another hating. [SUP]3:4[/SUP] Yet when the benevolence and the philanthropy of the Saviour of us, of God, she was emerged [SUP]*3:5[/SUP] (not out of the works in righteousness, of which [works] we, we had done, but according-to the mercy of Same), to us He had saved through a bath of renascence, and a renewal of sanctified spirit, [SUP]3:6[/SUP] of which a [spirit], on to us He had out-poured richly, through Yeshua Anointed, the Saviour of us, [SUP]*3:7[/SUP] so-that having been made-righteous unto the grace of that [One], we should become inheritors according-to an expectation of an eonian life.

Titus to Exhort to Good Works

[SUP]*3:8[/SUP] Trustable the word, and concerning these [matters] to you I intend to thoroughly-confirm, so-that you should be attentive of ideal works to preside, the [ones] having had trusted unto God. These [matters], [they] be the ideal, and beneficial [matters] unto the humanity.

Assemblies – Their Discipline. Contentious Cretans – Condemned

[SUP]3:9[/SUP] Yet to stupid questionings, and genealogies, and to legal strifes and quarrels be you away-standing, for they be unbeneficial and vain [ones]. [SUP]3:10[/SUP] To a sectarian human, with one and a second admonition, be you refusing, [SUP]3:11[/SUP] having had perceived that the such a [one], he has had been out-turned and he fails, a self-condemned [one] being.

Epistolary, Salutation, and Benediction

[SUP]3:12[/SUP] Whenever Artemas, or Tyhikos towards you I will send; [then] towards me into Nikopolis be you diligenting to come, for there I have had judged to beside-winter. [SUP]*3:13[/SUP] To Zenas, the legal [one], and Apollos be you before-sending diligently, so-that not-yet-one [thing] unto same [ones] they should lack. [SUP]3:14[/SUP] Yet also, the [ones] our-own, be them learning to preside of ideal works for’ the necessary needs, so-that they should no[t] be unfruitful [ones].

[SUP]*3:15[/SUP] To you they greet, all the [ones] with me. To the [ones] to us in a trust being fond, be you greeting. The grace [be] with all of you. Amen.



Byzantine
Greek





The Layman’s Companion (TLC), Volume 2, Section 1, Book 11 of 13, Titus
Epistolary, Salutation, and Benediction

[SUP]1:1[/SUP] Paulos, a slave of God, yet apostle of Yeshua Anointed, according-to a trust of God's out-chosen [ones], and to a recognition of truth, the [truth] according-to devoutness, [SUP]1:2[/SUP] on an expectation of a life eonian, to which the falseless God, He had promised before times eonian, [SUP]1:3[/SUP] yet the word of Same He had manifested unto own seasons in a heralding, to which I was entrusted, I according-to an injunction of the Saviour of us, of God. [SUP]*1:4[/SUP] Unto Titos, a genuine child according-to a common trust: Grace, mercy, peace from God, Father, and Lord Yeshua Anointed, the Saviour of us.

Assemblies – Their Ordering. Contentious Cretans – Censured

[SUP]*1:5[/SUP] On-behalf of this [matter], you I had down-left in Crete, so-that to the [things] lacking you should amend, and according-to city, senior [ones] you should appoint, as I, I had mandated unto you. [SUP]1:6[/SUP] If any, he be unindictable, husband of one wife, to trusting children holding, no[t] in an accusation of profligacy, or to insubordinate [matters]. [SUP]1:7[/SUP] For the supervisor, as an unindictable administrator of God it binds to be; no[t] a self-gratifying [one], no[t] easily-angered, no[t] wine-addicted, no[t] a quarreler, no[t] a shamefully-gained [one], [SUP]1:8[/SUP] but a stranger-fond, goodness-fond, soundly-disposed, righteous, benign, continent [one]; [SUP]1:9[/SUP] upholding the trustful word according-to the teaching, so-that powerful he should be, also, to console in the doctrine, the [doctrine] being healthy, and to the contradicting [ones] to expose. [SUP]*1:10[/SUP] For many they be, even insubordinate, prating [ones], and dupers, especially the [ones] out of circumcision, [SUP]1:11[/SUP] to which it binds to gag, any-which [ones] whole households they subvert, to which [things] teaching it binds no[t], on-behalf of shameful gain.

[SUP]1:12[/SUP] Any [one] out of same [ones], an own prophet, he had declared: "Cretans, ever-if falsifiers, evil predators, idle bellies.” [SUP]1:13[/SUP] The testimony, this [one], she be true. Through which basis be you exposing them severely, so-that in the trust they should be healthy, [SUP]1:14[/SUP]no[t] heeding unto Yehudean-like myths, and unto commands of humanity, to the truth away-turning.

[SUP]*1:15[/SUP] All [things], indeed, [be] clean to the clean [ones]; yet to the [ones] having had been defiled and untrusting, not-yet-one [thing] a clean [thing], but there has had been defiled, even the mind and the conscience of same [ones]. [SUP]1:16[/SUP] God they avow to have had perceived, yet unto the works they deny, being abominable and unpersuaded, and unapproved [ones] towards every good work.

Titus to be a Pattern of Good Works

[SUP]2:1[/SUP] Yet you, to which [matters] it behooves be you speaking, being healthy unto the doctrine. [SUP]*2:2[/SUP] Seniors, sober, grave, soundly-disposed [ones] to be; being healthy unto the trust, unto the love, unto the endurance. [SUP]2:3[/SUP] Senoresses, similarly, in demeanor sacredly-behooved, no[t] adversarial; ideal-teaching [ones], no[t] unto much wine having had been enslaved, [SUP]2:4[/SUP] so-that to the young [women] they should soundly-dispose: husband-fond, children-fond [ones] to be; [SUP]*2:5[/SUP] soundly-disposed, pure, good, household-keeping [ones], being subordinate unto the own husbands, so-that there should no[t] be slandered, the word of the God. [SUP]2:6[/SUP] To the younger [men], similarly, be you consoling to soundly-dispose. [SUP]*2:7[/SUP] Concerning all [matters], to a type of ideal works yourself proffering; to an integrity in the doctrine, to a gravity, to an incorruption, [SUP]*2:8[/SUP] to a healthy uncensurable word, so-that the [one] out of an opposing [one] he should be abashed, to not-yet-one bad [thing] holding concerning us to say. [SUP]2:9[/SUP] Slaves unto own masters to be subordinate in all [matters], pleasing [ones] to be, no[t] contradicting; [SUP]*2:10[/SUP] no[t] to embezzling, but to every good trust displaying, so-that the doctrine of the Saviour of us, of God, they should adorn in all [matters].

The Grace of God was Emerged – What We Should Be in Consequence

[SUP]*2:11[/SUP] For she was on-manifested, the grace of the God, the saving [grace] unto all humanity, [SUP]2:12[/SUP] to us disciplining, so-that to the irreverence and the world-systemic desires denying; soundly-disposed, even righteously and devoutly we should live in the eon now; [SUP]2:13[/SUP] to the happy expectation and an on-manifestation towards-receiving of the glory of the great God, and Yeshua Anointed, Saviour of us, [SUP]2:14[/SUP] which [One], Himself over us He had given, so-that to us He should redeem from every lawlessness, and He should cleanse unto Himself a peculiar people, and a zealot of ideal works.

Charge to Titus to Speak, Rebuke, Exhort, and Remind

[SUP]2:15[/SUP] To these [matters] be you speaking, and be you consoling, and be you exposing with every injunction. Be you about-disposing, not-yet-one of you! [SUP]*3:1[/SUP] To same [ones] be you reminding to be subordinate, to yield unto sovereignties and authorities; towards every good work ready [ones] to be; [SUP]*3:2[/SUP] not-yet-one to slander; unquarrelsome [ones] to be, lenient to every [one]; a restraint towards all humanity displaying.

What We Were Before – The Kindness of God was Emerged

[SUP]3:3[/SUP] For when-once we also, we were uncomprehending, unpersuaded [ones] being deceived, slaving unto desires and various gratifications, through-leading in evil and envy, detestable [ones], to one-another hating. [SUP]3:4[/SUP] Yet when the benevolence and the philanthropy of the Saviour of us, of God, she was emerged [SUP]*3:5[/SUP] (not out of the works in righteousness, of which [works] we, we had done, but according-to the mercy of Same), to us He had saved through a bath of renascence, and a renewal of sanctified spirit, [SUP]3:6[/SUP] of which a [spirit], on to us He had out-poured richly, through Yeshua Anointed, the Saviour of us, [SUP]*3:7[/SUP] so-that having been made-righteous unto the grace of that [One], we should become inheritors according-to an expectation of an eonian life.

Titus to Exhort to Good Works

[SUP]*3:8[/SUP] Trustable the word, and concerning these [matters] to you I intend to thoroughly-confirm, so-that you should be attentive of ideal works to preside, the [ones] having had trusted unto God. These [matters], [they] be the ideal, and beneficial [matters] unto the humanity.

Assemblies – Their Discipline. Contentious Cretans – Condemned

[SUP]3:9[/SUP] Yet to stupid questionings, and genealogies, and to legal strifes and quarrels be you away-standing, for they be unbeneficial and vain [ones]. [SUP]3:10[/SUP] To a sectarian human, with one and a second admonition, be you refusing, [SUP]3:11[/SUP] having had perceived that the such a [one], he has had been out-turned and he fails, a self-condemned [one] being.

Epistolary, Salutation, and Benediction

[SUP]3:12[/SUP] Whenever Artemas, or Tyhikos towards you I will send; [then] towards me into Nikopolis be you diligenting to come, for there I have had judged to beside-winter. [SUP]*3:13[/SUP] To Zenas, the legal [one], and Apollos be you before-sending diligently, so-that not-yet-one [thing] unto same [ones] they should lack. [SUP]3:14[/SUP] Yet also, the [ones] our-own, be them learning to preside of ideal works for’ the necessary needs, so-that they should no[t] be unfruitful [ones].

[SUP]*3:15[/SUP] To you they greet, all the [ones] with me. To the [ones] to us in a trust being fond, be you greeting. The grace [be] with all of you. Amen.

That was my impression too. Huh?

 

[JesusLives]

Testing......

Testing the waters on a hot summers day
Refreshes and cools you off in a very nice way
Relaxing and feeling the warmth of the sun
Testing the limits of having so much fun

 

[JesusLives]

Back on track with a poem Lady Blue
Blond did this just for you
Not to worry we can give it a rest....
This is poetry section not a Test.

 

[robinriley]

Back on track with a poem Lady Blue
Blond did this just for you
Not to worry we can give it a rest....
This is poetry section not a Test.

Define "Poetry?" .. plebeian

 

[robinriley]

Define "Poetry?" ..plebeian

 

[robinriley]

This is the POETRY forum. Your posts belong in the bible forum..

Define "Poetry?" ..plebeian

 

[robinriley]

That was my impression too. Huh?

Huh? ...

Indeed! That's it, right, your total understanding ... Huh?

Duh!

 

[blue_ladybug]

you calling us plebians or commoners will get you nowhere but banned..

 

[MultilingualMessenger]

you calling us plebians or commoners will get you nowhere but banned..

Three times, mind you. Once wasn't enough.