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Titus 1:12 Cross-References
Explore 7 cross-references for Titus 1:12 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Titus chapter 1 verse 12 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.”
Titus 1:12 (KJV)
Commentary on Titus 1:12
One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said—Paul quotes Epimenides, a sixth-century BC Cretan poet-philosopher considered prophetic in Greek culture. The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies—the famous "liar's paradox" (a Cretan saying Cretans lie). The stereotype described Cretans as: ψεῦσται (pseustai, liars), κακὰ θηρία (kaka thēria, evil/malicious beasts), γαστέρες ἀργαί (gasteres argai, lazy gluttons—literally "idle stomachs").Paul's citation of pagan literature occurs thrice in Acts-Pauline corpus (Acts 17:28, 1 Corinthians 15:33, Titus 1:12). He doesn't endorse p...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Titus 1:12
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“Jesus Christ”
“branded in their own conscience as with a hot iron;”
“and move”
“they went astray”
“as unreasoning creatures”
“despise authority”