Where the Fathers quote Titus 1

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Expounded by the Fathers

Isidore of PelusiumPG 78:1145expounds v.16“Θεον ομολογουσιν ειδεναι, τοις δε εργοις αρνουνται, βδελυκτοι οντες και απειθεις και προς παν εργον αγαθον αδοκιμοι.”On «They profess to know God, but in works they deny him»

1Titus 1:1

2Titus 1:2

Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:1045…according to the anagogical sense. But what is it to destroy the letter, if this is not it? No less valid is the following passage from the Epist. to Titus 1:2: "the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, pr… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:663…elect and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness in hope of eternal life which god who cannot lie promised before times eternal but in his own seasons manifested his word in the… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 4:387B…psalms: "He labored into the aeon and shall live to the end" (Ps. XLVIII, 9). Time is called "eternal," as in the Apostle, for example: "Before eternal times" (Tit. I, 2), and: "Kept secret in eternal times" (… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1025…elect and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness in hope of eternal life which god who cannot lie promised before eternal times but has in his own times manifested his word in… Oecumenius fl. 10th c.PG 119:243…god's elect and the acknowledgment of the truth which is after godliness in hope of eternal life which god who cannot lie promised before the world began but hath in due times manifested his word through…

3Titus 1:3

John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:503…otherwise h homily i h a paul an apostle of jesus christ according to the commandment of god our saviour and of the lord jesus christ our hope unto timothy my beloved son in the faith… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:663…own seasons manifested his word in the message wherewith i was entrusted according to the commandment of god our savior to titus my true child after a common faith grace and peace from god the father… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:499…from the first epistle to timothy paul an apostle of jesus christ according to the commandment of god our savior and christ jesus our hope unto timothy my own son in the faith behold paul asserts… Oecumenius fl. 10th c.PG 119:243…eternal life which god who cannot lie promised before the world began but hath in due times manifested his word through preaching which is committed unto me according to the commandment of god our saviour to… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:145…the word himself to be the son c which is committed to me according to the commandment of god our savior meaning which preaching i was entrusted with if therefore it was entrusted to me i…

4Titus 1:4

5Titus 1:5

6Titus 1:6

7Titus 1:7

Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:293D…episcopate is attributed to the apostles (Acts 1, 20). The name of bishops is given to true bishops, that is, to prelates of the first order (1 Tim. 3, 2, and Tit. 1, 7), according to the common teaching of t… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:817…wife vigilant sober of good behavior given to hospitality apt to teach not given to wine no striker not greedy of filthy lucre but patient not a brawler not covetous one that ruleth well his own… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:819…a not soon angry not given to wine no striker not given to filthy lucre but a lover of hospitality a lover of good men… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:589A…holy, disciplined, holding fast to the faithful Word as taught, that he may be able to give instruction in sound doctrine and to reprove those who contradict" (Tit. 1. 7-9). And writing again to Timothy about th… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:671…neither accused of that matter nor to have a bad reputation c for a bishop must be blameless as the steward of god not self willed not soon angry not given to wine no striker d… Nilus of Sinai d. c. 430PG 79:341C…no wrong. And where will you place the great Paul, who lays down the law that a bishop must not be quick-tempered, not a striker, not greedy for filthy lucre? (Tit. 1:7). For it is for the sake of base gain t… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:559…kind of men those who are ordained ought to be he added for a bishop must be blameless as a steward of god and here also he has made this clear for he joined the deacons… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:859…as he also set down in the epistles c to timothy vers for a bishop must be blameless as a steward of god hence it is also clear that they used to call presbyters bishops for… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1005…wife vigilant sober of good behavior given to hospitality apt to teach not given to wine no striker not greedy of filthy lucre but patient not a brawler not covetous one that ruleth well his own… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1025…faithful children not in accusation of riot or unruly elders bishops d for a bishop must be blameless as the steward of god not self willed not soon angry not given to wine no striker not… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1539D…into reproach and the snare of the devil.” I Tim. V, 22. — “Lay hands quickly upon no one, and do not participate in other men's sins. Keep yourself chaste.” Tit. I, 7. — “It behooves a bishop to be blameles… Oecumenius fl. 10th c.PG 119:247…able even with marriage to preside over someone as a bishop a for a bishop must be blameless as the steward of god not self willed not soon angry not given to wine no striker not…

8Titus 1:8

Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:843…diligent patient gentle a lover of orphans a lover of the poor a lover of hospitality a lover of the good quiet firm in faith and in judgment and in word abstaining from a woman not… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:819…angry not given to wine no striker not given to filthy lucre but a lover of hospitality a lover of good men sober just holy temperate holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1025…angry not given to wine no striker not given to filthy lucre but a lover of hospitality a lover of good… Oecumenius fl. 10th c.PG 119:247…angry not given to wine no striker not given to filthy lucre but a lover of hospitality a lover of good men sober just holy temperate holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught…

9Titus 1:9

10Titus 1:10

John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1027…able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers for there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers specially they of the circumcision whose mouths must be stopped who subvert whole houses… Oecumenius fl. 10th c.PG 119:247…ii h against those who proclaimed carnal purifications and concerning spiritual virtue for there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers especially they of the circumcision whose mouths must be stopped who subvert whole houses…

11Titus 1:11

John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:673…it necessary to silence them so that others may be benefited thereby who subvert whole houses teaching things which they ought not for the sake of base gain for if he has accepted the teaching but… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1045…V, 31-32). Now, he who commits adultery with wicked words, disseminating in her his own doctrine and not Christ’s, for the sake of, as Paul says, filthy lucre (Tit. 1, 11), let both the adulterer and the adulte… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:861…must be stopped he also states the manner of their vain talking who subvert whole houses teaching things which they ought not for filthy lucre's sake having said this concerning those who teach contrary things he… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1543…also writing says for there are many unruly vain talkers and deceivers whose mouths must be stopped who subvert whole houses teaching things which they ought not and in another place for even when we were… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1027…many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers specially they of the circumcision whose mouths must be stopped who subvert whole houses teaching things which they ought not for filthy lucre's sake one of themselves even a… Oecumenius fl. 10th c.PG 119:247…many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers especially they of the circumcision whose mouths must be stopped who subvert whole houses teaching things which they ought not for filthy lucre s sake he has laid down… Oecumenius fl. 10th c.PG 119:249…permitted to speak and so listeners may be found here as well teaching things which they ought not for the sake of dishonest gain there is nothing that this affection does not persuade one to transgress…

12Titus 1:12

John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:43C…suade them not to teach otherwise (Tit. 1:5), nor to attend to myths and endless genealogies (1 Tim. 1:4). Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy bellies (Tit. 1:12). Let the servants of the belly tell us… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:675D…re from among the Jews, because he is accustomed to agitate them especially as gluttons. For writing to Titus about them, he said: "Evil beasts, slow bellies" (Tit. 1:12). And Christ, blaming them for this ver… Socrates Scholasticus c. 380–c. 450PG 67:421…greeks for from what source was he prompted to say the cretes are alway liars evil beasts slow bellies if he had not read the oracles of epimenides the cretan a master of ceremonies d for… Euthalius the Deacon fl. 5th c.PG 85:743…i the response of the cretan prophet epimenides ch i the cretes are alway liars evil beasts slow bellies… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:861…were gentiles not jews and the things that follow clearly teach this one of themselves even a prophet of their own said the cretians are alway liars evil beasts slow bellies this witness is true for… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1027…whole houses teaching things which they ought not for filthy lucre's sake one of themselves even a prophet of their own said b sober just holy temperate holding fast he does not here mean the one… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:467A…hough he spoke from the Scriptures, was silenced by the Savior. But the blessed Paul, even though he speaks out of profane sources: "Cretans are always liars" [Tit. 1:12]; and, "For we are also his offspring"…

13Titus 1:13

14Titus 1:14

Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1249C…For it is most common among sacred writers. The learned Bentley himself cited examples: 1 Pet. 1, 19; Prov. 1, 24; Jerem. 6, 19; Acts 8, 6; 17, 14; Hebr. 1, 1; Tit. 1, 14; 1 Tim. 1, 4. But what we wished for at… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:861…rebuke them sharply that they may be sound in the faith ver not giving heed to jewish fables and commandments of men that turn from the truth he has called not the law jewish fables but… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1027…wherefore rebuke them sharply that they may be sound in the faith not giving heed to jewish fables and commandments of men that turn from the truth unto the pure all things are indeed pure he… Oecumenius fl. 10th c.PG 119:249…cause reprove them sharply that they may be sound in the faith not giving heed to jewish fables and commandments of men who turn away from the truth the question is asked why ever did he… Nicetas Stethatos c. 1005–c. 1090PG 120:1021…s: "Rebuke them," he says, "sharply, that they may be sound in the faith; not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth" (Tit. I, 14). XVIII. Wherefore we have most dilige…

15Titus 1:15

16Titus 1:16