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10 (A)For there are many (B)rebellious men, (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 dishonest gain. 12 One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, “(H)Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”

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10 For there are also many rebellious people, full of empty talk and deception, especially those from Judaism.[a] 11 It is necessary to silence them; they overthrow whole households by teaching what they shouldn’t in order to get money dishonestly. 12 One of their very own prophets said,

Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Titus 1:10 Lit the circumcision
  2. Titus 1:12 This saying is from the Cretan poet Epimenides (6th century b.c.).