but hath manifested in its fitting seasons, even his word, in the proclamation with which entrusted am I - by injunction of our Saviour God:

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

This description is true. So rebuke them sharply so that they will be sound in the faith and free from doctrinal error,

Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.

awaiting and confidently expecting the [fulfillment of our] blessed hope and the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus,

For, even we, used, at one time, to be - thoughtless, unyielding, deceived, in servitude unto manifold covetings and pleasures, in malice and envy, leading on, detestable, hating one another.

But even then the kindness and love of God our Saviour to man shone forth,

remembering that he that is such, is perverted, and sinneth, even damned by his own judgement.