Titus 1:5 (WEB)
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—
Catechism · 1
“The Lord Jesus chose men (viri) to form the college of the twelve apostles, and the apostles did the same when they chose collaborators to succeed them in their ministry.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Mk 3:14-19; Lk 6:12-16; 1 Tim 3:1-13; 2 Tim 1:6; Titus 1:5-9; St. Clement of Rome, Ad Cor. 42, 4; 44, 3: PG 1, 292-293; 300.
Fathers and councils · 7
Jerome
“Writing also to his disciple Titus, he briefly points out what sort of bishops he ought to ordain:“For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that were wanting, and appoint elders in every city, as I gave thee charge; if…” — editor's note: Titus i. 5 sq.
Read the whole comment“…holy, temperate; holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.”” — editor's note: Tit. i. 5–9.
Read the whole comment“For a bishop must be blameless as the steward of God.”” — editor's note: Tit. i. 5–7.
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Eusebius of Caesarea
“Timothy, so it is recorded, was the first to receive the episcopate of the parish in Ephesus, Titus of the churches in Crete.” — editor's note: Cf. Tit. i. 5. Titus is commonly connected by tradition with Crete, of which he is supposed to have been the first bishop,—the later institution being again…
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Tertullian
“Thence, therefore, among us the prescript is more fully and more carefully laid down, that they who are chosen into the sacerdotal order must be men of one marriage; which rule is so rigidly observed, that I remember some removed from their office for digamy.” — editor's note: Comp. 1 Tim. iii. 1, 2; Tit. i. 5, 6; and Ellicott’s Commentary.
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Ambrose of Milan
“In the Acts of the Apostles, Barnabas took Mark with him, and Paul took Silas and Timothy and Titus.” — editor's note: Tit. i. 5.
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Clement of Alexandria
“Such an one is in reality a presbyter of the Church, and a true minister (deacon) of the will of God, if he do and teach what is the Lord’s; not as being ordained by men, nor regarded righteous because a presbyter, but enrolled in the presbyterate because righteous.” — editor's note: Or, “elected”—χειροτονούμενος. Acts xiv. 23, “And when they had ordained (χειροτονήσαντες) them elders in every church.” A different verb (καθίστημι) is used…
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Cross-references · 27
Cited together in Letters Letter 146.
Cited together in Letters Letter 146.
Cited together in Letters Letter 146.
Cited together in Letters Letter 146.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies VI.13.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy II.20.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy II.20.
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Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy II.20.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy II.20.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy II.20.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy II.20.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy II.20.
Cited together in Letters Letter 146.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies VI.13.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies VI.13.
Cited together in Letters Letter 146.
Cited together in Letters Letter 146.
Cited together in Letters Letter 146.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies VI.13.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy II.20.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy II.20.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy II.20.
Cited together in Letters Letter 146.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies VI.13.
Cited together in Letters Letter 146.
Cited together in Letters Letter 146.