Titus 1:12

One beynge of the selves which was a poyet of their awne sayde: The Cretayns are all wayes lyars evyll beastes and slowe belies.

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In The King James Version

One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.

In Context

11whose mouthes must be stopped which pervert whole houses teachinge thinges which they ought not because of filthy lucre.

13This witnes is true wherfore rebuke them sharply that they maye be sounde in the fayth

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Cross References

Acts 17:28For in him we lyve move and have oure beynge as certayne of youre awne Poetes sayde. For we are also his generacion.

1 Timothy 4:2of them which speake falce thorow ypocrisye and have their consciences marked with an hote yron

2 Peter 2:15and have forsaken the right waye and are gone astraye folowinge the waye of Balam the sonne of Bosor which loved the rewarde of vnrightewesnes:

Matthew Henry on Titus 1:7-16

The Qualifications of a Bishop; The Necessity of Sharp Reproof. ( a. d. 66.) 6 If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly. 7 For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre; 8 But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate; 9 Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort… Read the whole commentary →

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