Titus 1:10-12
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10 There are also many rebellious people, idle talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision;(A) 11 they must be silenced, since they are upsetting whole families by teaching for sordid gain what it is not right to teach.(B) 12 It was one of them, their very own prophet, who said,
“Cretans are always liars, vicious brutes, lazy gluttons.”
Titus 1:10-12
New American Standard Bible
10 (A)For there are many (B)rebellious people, (C)empty talkers and deceivers, especially (D)those of the circumcision, 11 who must be silenced because they are upsetting (E)whole families, teaching (F)things they should not teach (G)for the sake of [a]dishonest gain. 12 One of them, a prophet of their own, said, “(H)Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”
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- Titus 1:11 Or disgraceful
Titus 1:10-12
New International Version
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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- Titus 1:12 From the Cretan philosopher Epimenides
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