Titus 1:3

1:3 But now in his own time ¹  he has made his message evident through the preaching I was entrusted with according to the command of God our Savior.

Titus 1:12

1:12 A certain one of them, in fact, one of their own prophets, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.” ² 

Titus 2:5

2:5 to be self-controlled, ³  pure, fulfilling their duties at home, ⁴  kind, being subject to their own husbands, so that the message ⁵  of God may not be discredited. ⁶ 

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¹ tn The Greek text emphasizes the contrast between vv. 2b and 3a: God promised this long ago but now has revealed it in his own time.

² sn A saying attributed to the poet Epimenides of Crete (6th century b.c.).

³ tn Or “sensible.”

⁴ tn Grk “domestic,” “keeping house.”

⁵ tn Or “word.”

⁶ tn Or “slandered.”