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


In Context

9 He must hold firmly to the trustworthy message as it has been taught, so that he can encourage others by sound doctrine and refute those who oppose it.

10 For there are many rebellious people, mere talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision group.

11 They must be silenced, because they are ruining whole households by teaching things they ought not to teach-- and that for the sake of dishonest gain.

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

13 This testimony is true. Therefore, rebuke them sharply, so that they will be sound in the faith

14 and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the commands of those who reject 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 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 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.