Titus 1:12

12One of Crete’s own prophets has said it: “Cretans are always liars, evil brutes, lazy gluttons.”1:12 From the Cretan philosopher Epimenides

12One of them, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”

12One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”

12One of them [Epimenides, a Cretan], a 1:12 Epimenides was a highly regarded sixth century b.c. poet and philosopher from Crete. His description of his own people had by this time become a proverb.prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”

12As one of their own prophets has said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”1:12 This quote, also known as the Epimenides paradox, has been attributed to the Cretan philosopher Epimenides of Knossos.

12One of Crete’s own prophets has a saying. He says, “People from Crete are always liars. They are evil beasts. They don’t want to work. They live only to eat.”