8 Instead, he must welcome people into his home. He must love what is good. He must control his mind and feelings. He must do what is right. He must be holy. He must control what his body longs for.
9 The message as it has been taught can be trusted. He must hold firmly to it. Then he will be able to use true teaching to comfort others and build them up. He will be able to prove that people who oppose it are wrong.
10 Many people refuse to obey God. All they do is talk a lot. They try to fool others. No one does these things more than the circumcision group.
11 They must be stopped. They are destroying entire families. They are teaching things they shouldn't. They do it to get money by cheating people.
12 Even one of their own prophets has said, "People from Crete are always liars. They are evil beasts. They don't want to work. They live only to eat."
13 What I have just said is true. So give them a strong warning. Then they will understand the faith correctly.
14 They will pay no attention to Jewish stories that aren't completely true. They won't listen to the commands of those who turn away from the truth.