in hope of the Life of the Ages which God, who is never false to His word, promised before the commencement of the Ages.

For there are men who are not ruled by law; foolish talkers, false teachers, specially those of the circumcision,

One of their prophets has said, The men of Crete are ever false, evil beasts, lovers of food, hating work.

The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;

it being plain that such a person is perverted, and knows in his own conscience that his tenets are false.