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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  1. Titus 1:11 Or disgraceful

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10 For there are many people who are rebellious, especially those who are converts from Judaism.[a] They speak utter nonsense and deceive people. 11 They must be silenced, because they are the kind of people who ruin whole families by teaching what they should not teach in order to make money in a shameful way. 12 One of their very own prophets said,

“Liars ever, men of Crete,
    savage brutes that live to eat.”[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Titus 1:10 Lit. those of the circumcision
  2. Titus 1:12 Epimenides (6th to 5th century BC)