18 For such people are (A)slaves, not of our Lord Christ but of (B)their own [a]appetites; and by their (C)smooth and flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.

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  1. Romans 16:18 Lit belly

18 For such people are not serving our Lord Christ,(A) but their own appetites.(B) By smooth talk and flattery they deceive(C) the minds of naive people.

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12 One of them, a prophet of their own, said, “(A)Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”

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12 One of Crete’s own prophets(A) has said it: “Cretans(B) are always liars, evil brutes, lazy gluttons.”[a]

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  1. Titus 1:12 From the Cretan philosopher Epimenides