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A Prophet of Their Own
Commentators unanimously identify the 'prophet' as Epimenides, a respected Cretan poet from the 6th century BC. By quoting a Cretan to describe Cretan flaws, Paul makes a powerful rhetorical move. This strategy prevents the charge of being merely an outsider criticizing their culture and forces the Cretans to confront a critique from one of their own esteemed figures.
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Albert Barnes
On Titus 1:12
18th Century
Theologian
One of themselves. This means one of the Cretans. The quotation here shows that Paul was considering not only the Jewish teachers there bu…
AT Robertson
On Titus 1:12
A prophet of their own (ιδιος αυτων προφητης). "Their own prophet." Self-styled "prophet" (or poet), and so accepted by the Cretan…
Charles Ellicott
On Titus 1:12
19th Century
Bishop
One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said.—St. Paul had spoken (Titus 1:10–11) in the severest ter…
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Charles Spurgeon
On Titus 1:12
19th Century
Preacher
Said, The Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.
They were a degraded people; and hence, those who would teach them ha…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Titus 1:12
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…
John Calvin
On Titus 1:12
16th Century
Theologian
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…
John Gill
On Titus 1:12
17th Century
Pastor
One of themselves, even a prophet of their own
This was Epimenides, in whose poems stand the words here cited; the a…
Matthew Henry
On Titus 1:10–16
17th Century
Minister
False teachers are described. Faithful ministers must oppose them promptly, so that, their folly being exposed, they may not proceed further. They …