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10 For there are many unruly men, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision, 11 who must be silenced, who subvert whole houses by teaching for dishonest gain things they ought not teach. 12 One of them, a prophet of their own, said, “The Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, and idle gluttons!”

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Rebuking Those Who Fail to Do Good

10 For there are many rebellious people, full of meaningless talk(A) and deception, especially those of the circumcision group.(B) 11 They must be silenced, because they are disrupting whole households(C) by teaching things they ought not to teach—and that for the sake of dishonest gain. 12 One of Crete’s own prophets(D) has said it: “Cretans(E) are always liars, evil brutes, lazy gluttons.”[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Titus 1:12 From the Cretan philosopher Epimenides

10 因为有许多不受约束、好讲空话和欺骗人的,尤其是那些守割礼的人, 11 他们为了可耻的利益,教训一些不应该教导的事,败坏人的全家,你务要堵住他们的嘴。 12 有一个克里特本地的先知说过:“克里特人是常常说谎的,是恶兽,好吃懒作。”

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