Weymouth New Testament WNT
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11 You must stop the mouths of such men, for they overthrow the faith of whole families, teaching what they ought not, just for the sake of making money.
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They must be silenced, because they are disrupting whole households by teaching things they ought not to teach—and that for the sake of dishonest gain.
12 One of their own number--a Prophet who is a countryman of theirs--has said, "Cretans are always liars, dangerous animals, idle gluttons."
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One of Crete’s own prophets has said it: “Cretans are always liars, evil brutes, lazy gluttons.”
13 This testimony is true. Therefore sternly denounce them, that they may be robust in their faith,
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This saying is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, so that they will be sound in the faith
14 and not give attention to Jewish legends and the maxims of men who turn their backs on the truth.
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and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the merely human commands of those who reject the truth.
15 To the pure everything is pure; but to the polluted and unbelieving nothing is pure, but on the contrary their very minds and consciences are polluted.
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To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are corrupted and do not believe, nothing is pure. In fact, both their minds and consciences are corrupted.
16 They profess to know God; but in their actions they disown Him, and are detestable and disobedient men, and for any good work are utterly useless.
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They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him. They are detestable, disobedient and unfit for doing anything good.
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