{Heretical} (hairetikon). Old adjective from hairesis
(haireomai, to choose), a choosing of a party (sect,  Ac 5:17 )
or of teaching ( 2Pe 2:1 ). Possibly a schism had been started
here in Crete. {Refuse} (paraitou). Present middle imperative
of paraite(935c), to ask from, to beg off from. See same form in
 1Ti 4:7  5:11 . Possibly an allusion here to Christ's directions
in  Mt 18:15-17 .