KJV ORIGINAL
One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
One of their own people, actually a prophet from their culture, straight up said, 'Cretans are always lying, they're like wild animals, and they're lazy gluttons.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes the harshest truths about us come from people who know us best.
📚 Historical Context
In the first century AD, the apostle Paul wrote a letter to Titus, who was overseeing the early Christian churches on the island of Crete. Paul quotes a statement from Epimenides, a Cretan poet and prophet, to illustrate the cultural reputation of Cretans as deceitful people, using it as evidence to warn against false teachers. This context fits into Paul's broader instructions for establishing godly leadership in the church.
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