12One of themselves, a prophet of their own, has said, Cretans are always liars, evil wild beasts, lazy gluttons.


In Context

9 clinging to the faithful word according to the doctrine taught, that he may be able both to encourage with sound teaching and refute gainsayers.

10 For there are many and disorderly vain speakers and deceivers of people's minds, specially those of the circumcision,

11 who must have their mouths stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which ought not to be taught for the sake of base gain.

12 One of themselves, a prophet of their own, has said, Cretans are always liars, evil wild beasts, lazy gluttons.

13 This testimony is true; for which cause rebuke them severely, that they may be sound in the faith,

14 not turning their minds to Jewish fables and commandments of men turning away from the truth.

Titus 1:12 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:12One of themselves, [even] a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians [are] alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:12Even one of their own prophets has said, "Cretans are always liars, evil brutes, lazy gluttons."

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:12One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, idle gluttons.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:12One of them a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are always liars, evil beasts, slothful bellies.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:12One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, Cretans are alway liars, evil beasts, idle gluttons.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:12One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are always liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:12One of them, a prophet of their own, said, |Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, and idle gluttons.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:12A certain one of them, a prophet of their own, said — 'Cretans! always liars, evil beasts, lazy bellies!'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:12One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are always liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.