Titus 1:12 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies. ”

Titus 1:12 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

One of themselves - That is, one of the Cretans. The quotation here shows that Paul had his eye not only on the Jewish teachers there, but on the native Cretans. The meaning is, that, alike in re...
Titus 1:12 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(m) One of themselves, [even] a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians [are] alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies. (m) Epimenides, who was considered a prophet amongst them. See Laertius, and Ci...
Titus 1:12 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Titus-' Attitude to False Teachers. Loyalty to sound doctrine is needful for silencing many deceitful teachers not outside the Church (Hort), but self-constituted instructors within its borders, wh...
Titus 1:12 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

One . App-123. prophet . App-189. Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct). App-6. To Paul,. prophet by repute only. It is supposed that the reference is to Epimenides. The... bellies . Figure o...
Titus 1:12 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

12 One of themselves, a prophet of their own I have no doubt that he who is here spoken of is Epimenides, who was a native of Crete; for, when the Apostle says that this author was “one of t...
Titus 1:12 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies. One of themselves, even a prophet of their own - This was Epimenides, who was born a...
Titus 1:12 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

One of themselves—a prophet of their own— Epimenides, whose words St. Paul here quotes, is said by Diogenes Laertius to have been a great favourite of the gods; but Aristotle says, he never foretol...
Titus 1:12 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies. One - Epimenides, priest, bard, and seer of Gnossus, in Crete, about 600 BC, sen...
Titus 1:12 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Greeting. Directions For Organising the Cretan Church 1-16. 'Paul an Apostle, to Titus his own son in the faith. In appointing elders in the towns of Crete, see to their character, and be sure tha...
Titus 1:12 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said. — St. Paul had spoken ( Titus 1:10-11 ) in the severest terms of certain influential members of the Cretan Church; he had even alluded to their...
Titus 1:12 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 20 CHRISTIANITY AND UNCHRISTIAN LITERATURE. - Titus 1:12-13 THE hexameter verse which St. Paul here cites from the Cretan poet Epimenides is one of three quotations from profane literat...
Titus 1:12 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Reprove Those Whose Works Deny God Titus 1:10-16 The Judaizing teachers, who insisted that men must become Jews before they could be Christians, were always on Paul's heels, visiting his church...
Titus 1:12 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Titus is not mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles. From the letter we learn that he was a convert of the apostle. Moreover, we know that he was a Greek. This letter reached him while he was in Cret...
Titus 1:12 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(12) One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies. (13) This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in...
Titus 1:12 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

One of themselves, even a prophet of their own ,.... This was Epimenides, in whose poems stand the words here cited; the apostle rightly calls him "one of themselves", since he was a Cretian by birt...
Titus 1:12 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies. Ver. 12. Even a prophet of their own ] Epimenides, the poet, who by his countrym...
Titus 1:12 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

One of themselves That is, one of their own countrymen, who could not be unacquainted with their conduct, or disposed to belie them; even a prophet of their own This was the poet Epimenides, who,...
Titus 1:12 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Paul writes both as a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, so that in the epistle considerate care is mingled with firm authority. His basis of writing is, first, the faith of God's elect;...
Titus 1:12 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Qualifications of a Bishop; The Necessity of Sharp Reproof. A. D. 66. 6 If any be blamel...
Titus 1:12 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

One of themselves, even a prophet of their own; Epimenides, a Greek poet, thus spake of the people of this country, whom he calls a prophet, because he was a poet, and wrote something about such di...
Titus 1:12 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Titus 1:10 . Vain talkers. —Men of aimless speech, which is devoid of any good result. Men whose speech tendeth to poverty. Deceivers. —The word, which is peculia...
Titus 1:12 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

While reading this chapter, we must understand that Titus was sent to Crete, to superintend the preaching of the gospel throughout that island. Crete was at that time inhabited by a people who were o...
Titus 1:12 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Titus 1:1 . Paul, a servant of God, and not a servant of Moses. This style is much the same as in 2 Timothy 1:1 , respecting the promise of eternal life. This promise is according to the faith o...
Titus 1:12 - The Biblical Illustrator

The Cretians are always liars A classical quotation It is not often that St. Paul quoted from the treasuries of classic literature, and when he did so he did not draw upon the most cel...
Titus 1:12 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Titus 1:1 Knowledge for acknowledging, A.V.; according to for after, A.V. A servant of God (δοῦλος Θεοῦ); so in the superscriptions: Romans 1:1 ; Philippians 1:1 ,...
Titus 1:12 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The False Teachers Characterized and the Question of How to Deal with Them Discussed.
Titus 1:12 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Timothy 4:2 ; 2 Peter 2:12 ; 2 Peter 2:15 ; Acts 17:28 ; Jude 1:8-13 ; Romans 16:18
Titus 1:12 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Epistle to Titus Titus 1:1-16 and Titus 2:1-15 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The Epistle of Paul to Titus carries with it some very striking "admonitions which will be found most helpful to us....
Titus 1:12 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

A prophet — So all poets were anciently called; but, besides, Diogenes Laertius says that Epimenides, the Cretan poet, foretold many things. Evil wild beasts — Fierce and savage.

Titus 1:12 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Titus 1:12 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Titus 1:12 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Titus 1:12 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Titus 1:12 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Titus 1:12 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Titus 1:12 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Titus 1:12 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Titus 1:12 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Titus 1:12 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Titus 1:12 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Titus 1:12 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Titus 1:12 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Titus 1:12 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Titus 1:12 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Titus 1:12 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Titus 1:12 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Titus 1:12 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Titus 1:12 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Titus 1:12 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Titus 1:12 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Titus 1:12 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Titus 1:12 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Titus 1:12 - The Biblical Illustrator

Titus 1:12 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Titus 1:12 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Titus 1:12 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Titus 1:12 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Titus 1:12 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes