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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Titus 1:12-14

Titus 1:12-14. 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, among the Romans, was reputed to have foretold future events. Cicero, speaking of him, ( De Divinat., lib. 1.,) says he was futura præsciens, et vaticinans per furorem; one who foreknew and foretold things future by ecstasy. Besides, as all poets pretended to a kind of... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Titus 1:1-16

1:1-16 THE NEED FOR ELDERSGod appointed Paul to be a preacher of the gospel, but Paul knows that this work involves more than merely the announcement of a message. God has chosen sinners to be his people, and Paul’s first aim is to present the gospel in such a way that he can lead these people to eternal life. More than that, Paul wants to go on and instruct them in the Christian truth, so that they might develop practical godliness in their lives. His writing to Titus in Crete is in accordance... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Titus 1:12

One . App-123 . prophet . App-189 . Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct). App-6 . To Paul, a prophet by repute only. It is supposed that the reference is to Epimenides. The . . . bellies . Figure of speech Gnome . App-6 (8). alway . App-151 . evil. App-128 . beasts = wild beasts. slow . Gr, argos . Occurs eight times, generally "idle". bellies = persons. Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Part). App-6 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Titus 1:12

One of themselves, a prophet of their own said, Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, idle gluttons.Paul here quoted a Cretan poet, Epimenides, who lived approximately 600 B.C.; and it is rather astonishing that Paul referred to him as "a prophet." It should be noted, however, that Paul did not say he was a prophet "of the Lord," but "a prophet of their own," that, of course, being strictly accurate. Dummelow thought Paul called him a prophet because "his witness was still true in Paul's... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Titus 1:12

Titus 1:12. 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 foretold any future event: which is a plain argument, that the word prophet is sometimes used in a very large sense. Indeed, the words poet and prophet were often used promiscuously by the Greeks and Romans; perhaps, because their poets pretended to be inspired, and were by some believed to be... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

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

12. One—Epimenides of Phæstus, or Gnossus, in Crete, about 600. He was sent for to purify Athens from its pollution occasioned by Cylon. He was regarded as a diviner and prophet. The words here are taken probably from his treatise "concerning oracles." Paul also quotes from two other heathen writers, ARATUS (Acts 17:28) and MENANDER (1 Corinthians 15:33), but he does not honor them so far as even to mention their names. of themselves . . . their own—which enhances his authority as a witness.... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Titus 1:10-16

B. The correction of false teachers 1:10-16Paul emphasized the need to guard the church against false teaching to inform Titus how to deal with the problems false teachers create. The instructions in this pericope naturally grew out of Paul’s emphasis on the elder’s responsibility to handle the Scriptures accurately and to correct those who misrepresent them (Titus 1:9). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Titus 1:12-13

The Cretan poet that Paul quoted was Epimenides, who lived in the sixth century B.C. Other Pauline citations of pagan writers appear in Acts 17:28 (Aratus) and 1 Corinthians 15:33 (Menander). This line from one of Epimenides’ writings had received wide acceptance in the Greek world as being true. Paul agreed with this poet. The Cretans generally tended to be liars, beastly, lazy, and gluttonous."So notorious were the Cretans that the Greeks actually formed a verb kretizein, to Cretize, which... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Titus 1:1-16

Greeting. Directions For Organising the Cretan Church1-16. ’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 that they keep the faith. There are Judaisers in the island, and the Cretans are liars; so Church officers must be especially careful that their discourse may be sound.’1. Paul, a servant of God] St. Paul does not elsewhere use this designation in his superscriptions; so an imitator would be unlikely to... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Titus 1:12

(12) 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 disastrous teaching ruining whole families, evidently implying that he had perceived among the Cretans a readiness to welcome a teaching which countenanced a laxer moral tone, the invariable result of perverted doctrine; and now he supports his own condemning words by a reference to a well-known... read more