9. holding fast the faithful word which is in accordance with the teaching, so that he will be able both to exhort in sound doctrine and to refute those who contradict.
10. For there are many rebellious men, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,
11. who must be silenced because they are upsetting whole families, teaching things they should not teach for the sake of sordid gain.
12. One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, "Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons."