Epimenides
Our Holy Apostle Paul quoted pagan poet Epimenides' (7th or 6th century BC) Ode to Zeus in his letter to Titus 1:12-13:
"Cretans, always liars, evil beasts, idle bellies."
and
"For in him we live, and move, and have our being" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epimenides
"Cretans, always liars, evil beasts, idle bellies."
and
"For in him we live, and move, and have our being" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epimenides
Socrates
Socrates (470 BC – 399 BC)
In Philippians 1:21 "...to die is gain..." Apostle Paul loosely quoted Socrates' words:
"Now, if death is like this, I say that to die is gain; for eternity is then only a single night." - https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Socrates
"Now, if death is like this, I say that to die is gain; for eternity is then only a single night." - https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Socrates
Aratus
In Acts 17:28 "For we are also his offspring" - a quote from astronomic poem by Aratus (315 BC – 240 BC) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aratus
Menander
Menander in 1 to Corinthians 15:33: "evil communications corrupt good manners" - a quote from a comedy Thaïs by Menander