One of Crete’s own prophets has a saying. He says,“ People from Crete are always liars. They are evil beasts. They don’t want to work. They live only to eat.”

有克里特人中的一个本地先知说：“克里特人常说谎话，乃是恶兽，又馋又懒。”

克里特人中有一个本地的先知说：“克里特人常说谎话，是恶兽，贪吃懒做。”

克里特人中有一个本地的先知说：“克里特人常说谎话，是恶兽，贪吃懒做。”

克里特人自己的一位先知说：“克里特人说谎成性，邪恶如兽，好吃懒做。”

有一个克里特本地的先知说过：“克里特人是常常说谎的，是恶兽，好吃懒作。”

克里特人中有一位，是他们自己的先知，曾经说过：“克里特人总是说谎的，是恶兽，好吃懒做。”

有克里特人中的一個本地先知說：「克里特人常說謊話，乃是惡獸，又饞又懶。」

克里特人中有一個本地的先知說：「克里特人常說謊話，是惡獸，貪吃懶做。」

克里特人中有一個本地的先知說：「克里特人常說謊話，是惡獸，貪吃懶做。」

克里特人自己的一位先知說：「克里特人說謊成性，邪惡如獸，好吃懶做。」

有一個克里特本地的先知說過：“克里特人是常常說謊的，是惡獸，好吃懶作。”

克里特人中間有一個人、就是他們自己的神言傳講師、曾經說過：『革哩底人永遠是撒謊者，是惡獸，是懶惰的大腹者』：

克里特人中有一位，是他們自己的先知，曾經說過：「克里特人總是說謊的，是惡獸，好吃懶做。」

其族有一先知、曰、革哩底人、恆為誑者、為惡獸、為慵惰之饕餮、

有革哩底同族之先知者曰、革哩底人常誑言、惟思果腹、憚於操作、猶暴獸然、

基利提本族有詩人曰、基利提人、常好誑言、情如惡獸、腹飽身惰、

昔革雷底人之先知曾曰：『革雷底人慣說謊、飽食終日行如獸。』信哉言乎！

One of Crete’s own prophets has said it:“ Cretans are always liars, evil brutes, lazy gluttons.”

One of the Cretans, a prophet of their own, said,“ Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”

Even one of their own men, a prophet from Crete, has said about them,“ The people of Crete are all liars, cruel animals, and lazy gluttons.”

One of their very own prophets said,“ Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”

One of them, a prophet of their own, said,“ Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”

One of them, a prophet of their own, said,“ Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”

One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, idle gluttons.

One of their very own prophets said, Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.

One of themselves,[ even] a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians[ are] alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.

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

One of them, a prophet of their own, said,“ Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, and idle gluttons.”

‘ In him we live and move and exist.’ As some of your own poets have also said,‘ We are his children.’

Teachings like those come from liars who pretend to be what they are not. Their sense of what is right and wrong has been destroyed. It’s as though it has been burned with a hot iron.

People like that are not serving Christ our Lord. They are serving only themselves. With smooth talk and with words they don’t mean they fool people who don’t know any better.

Some of the visitors are Jews. Others have accepted the Jewish faith. Also, Cretans and Arabs are here. We hear all these people speaking about God’s wonders in our own languages!”

They have left God’s way. They have wandered off. They follow the way of Balaam, son of Beor. He loved to get paid for doing his evil work.

These people speak evil about things they don’t understand. They are like wild animals who can’t think. Instead, they do what comes naturally to them. They are born only to be caught and destroyed. Just like animals, these people too will die.

In the very same way, these ungodly people act on their evil dreams. So they make their own bodies impure. They don’t accept authority. And they say evil things against heavenly beings.But even Michael, the leader of the angels, didn’t dare to say these things. He didn’t even say these things when he argued with the devil about the body of Moses. Michael didn’t dare to judge the devil. He didn’t say the devil was guilty of saying evil things. Instead, Michael said,“ May the Lord judge you!”But these people say evil things against whatever they don’t understand. And the very things they do understand will destroy them. That’s because they are like wild animals that can’t think for themselves. Instead, they do what comes naturally to them.How terrible it will be for them! They have followed the way of Cain. They have rushed into the same mistake Balaam made. They did it because they loved money. They are like Korah. He turned against his leaders. These people will certainly be destroyed, just as Korah was.These ungodly people are like stains at the meals you share. They have no shame. They are shepherds who feed only themselves. They are like clouds without rain. They are blown along by the wind. They are like trees in the fall. Since they have no fruit, they are pulled out of the ground. So they die twice.They are like wild waves of the sea. Their shame rises up like foam. They are like falling stars. God has reserved a place of very black darkness for them forever.