11 They must be silenced, since ^athey are upsetting whole families by teaching ^bfor shameful gain what they ought not to teach. 12 ^cOne of the Cretans,¹ a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”² 13 This testimony is true. Therefore ^drebuke them ^esharply, that they ^fmay be sound in the faith,

15 Declare these things; exhort and ^vrebuke with all authority. ^wLet no one disregard you.