Titus 1:11-13

Expanded Bible

¹¹ These people must be ·stopped [^Lsilenced], because they are ·upsetting [misleading; ruining; overthrowing] whole families by teaching things they should not teach, which they do ·to get rich by cheating people [for dishonest gain]. ¹² Even one of their own prophets said, “Cretans are always liars, evil ·animals [beasts], and lazy ·people who do nothing but eat [gluttons; ^Ca quote from Epimenides, a poet from Crete (sixth century bc)].” ¹³ ·The words that prophet said are [^LThis testimony is] true. So ·firmly [severely; sharply] ·tell those people they are wrong [rebuke/admonish them] so they may become ·strong [sound; healthy] in the faith,