A prophet of their own (ιδιος αυτων προφητης). "Their own prophet." Self-styled "prophet" (or poet), and so accepted by the Cretan…

One of themselves. This means one of the Cretans. The quotation here shows that Paul was considering not only the Jewish teachers there bu…

One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said.—St. Paul had spoken (Titus 1:10–11) in the severest ter…

Having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly. For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not self-willed, not soon angry,…

These Cretan false teachers were all the more dangerous because of the known nature of the people on whom they preyed. As evidence, Paul quotes a l…

One of themselves, a prophet of their own. I have no doubt that the person spoken of here is Epimenides, who was a native of Crete. For wh…

One of themselves, even a prophet of their own
This was Epimenides, in whose poems stand the words here cited; the a…

False teachers are described. Faithful ministers must oppose them promptly, so that, their folly being exposed, they may not proceed further. They …

1. Previously, he described what a bishop’s conduct should be; here he shows how he should be equipped with doctrine. He explains: