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


In Context

9 Embracing that faithful word which is according to doctrine, that he may be able to exhort in sound doctrine, and to convince the gainsayers.

10 For there are also many disobedient, vain talkers, and seducers: especially they who are of the circumcision:

11 Who must be reproved, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.

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

13 This testimony is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;

14 Not giving heed to Jewish fables and commandments of men, who turn themselves 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

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.