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10 For there are many insubordinate and vain talkers and deceivers of souls, especially those of the circumcision,

11 whose mouths it is expedient to stop, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for dishonest gain.

12 One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are always liars, evil beasts, lazy bellies.

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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