For there are also many rebellious people, full of empty talk and deception, especially those from Judaism.

One of their very own prophets said,

Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.

To the pure, everything is pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; in fact, both their mind and conscience are defiled.

They profess to know God, but they deny Him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, and disqualified for any good work.

so they may encourage the young women to love their husbands and to love their children,

to be self-controlled, pure, homemakers, kind, and submissive to their husbands, so that God’s message will not be slandered.

Slaves are to be submissive to their masters in everything, and to be well-pleasing, not talking back

He saved us—
not by works of righteousness that we had done,
but according to His mercy,
through the washing of regeneration
and renewal by the Holy Spirit.

He poured out this Spirit on us abundantly
through Jesus Christ our Savior,

When I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, make every effort to come to me in Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there.

Diligently help Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey, so that they will lack nothing.