Quotes in Titus
Titus does not quote from the Old Testament. However, it has one quote of a Greek poet.
Titus 1:12 quoting Greek Poet Epimenides of Crete
Titus 1:12
‘Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, and lazy gluttons.’
Sources: Epimenides of Crete
‘Cretans, always liars, evil beasts, idle bellies’
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Our comments:
The quote is commonly attributed to Epimenides, a Greek philosopher from Crete, who lived in the 7th-6th centuries BC. However, his writings have only survived in fragments and quotes by others. So we can only match the quote with people quoting him, not his original text. However, it seems to match.
The full quote, which was also talking about Zeus, says:
‘They fashioned a tomb for you, holy and high one,
Cretans, always liars, evil beasts, idle bellies.
But you are not dead: you live and abide forever,
For in you we live and move and have our being.’
Paul quotes from the same poem in Acts 17:28.
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