11 They must be silenced—those who upset entire households by teaching what they should not, for the sake of dishonest gain.
12 One of them, one of their own prophets, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”
13 This testimony is true. For this reason rebuke them sharply, so they might be sound in the faith,
14 not paying attention to Judaic myths and commands of men who turn away from the truth.
15 To the pure all things are pure; but to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure. Both their mind and conscience are defiled.
16 They claim to know God but their deeds deny Him. They are despicable and disobedient and worthless for any good deed.