Titus 1:12
One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.
KJV
εἶπέν τις ἐξ αὐτῶν, ἴδιος αὐτῶν προφήτης, Κρῆτες ἀεὶ ψεῦσται, κακὰ θηρία, γαστέρες ἀργαί.
Greek NT
Dixit quidam ex illis, proprius ipsorum propheta : Cretenses semper mendaces, malæ bestiæ, ventres pigri.
Vulgate
One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, idle gluttons.
ASV
One of them a prophet of their own, said: The Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, slothful bellies.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
13 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Κρής
kres
noun · 2×
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
γαστήρ
gaster
noun · 9×
θηρίον
therion
noun · 45×
κακός
kakos
adjective · 50×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
προφήτης
prophetes
noun · 145×
τὶς
tis
indefinite_pronoun · 527×
ψεύστης
pseustes
noun · 10×
ἀεί
aei
adverb · 7×
ἀργός
argos
adjective · 8×
ἐκ
ek
preposition · 915×
ἴδιος
idios
adjective · 114×
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Source. Translated by J. Walker, J. Sheppard and H. Browne, and revised by George B. Stevens. From Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, First Series, Vol. 11. Edited by Philip Schaff. (Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1889.) Revised and edited for New Advent by Kevin Knight. <https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/210232.htm>. Contact information. The editor of New Adven…
Cross-references
- 1Tim 4:2 — Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;
- 2Pet 2:15 — Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;
- Acts 2:11 — Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.
- Acts 17:28 — For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.
- Acts 27:7 — And when we had sailed slowly many days, and scarce were come over against Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone;
- Col 3:9 — Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;
- Eph 4:25 — Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
- Rom 16:18 — For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.