Titus 1:14

not giving heed to Jewish fables and commands of men, turning themselves away from the truth;

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.

In Context

13this testimony is true; for which cause convict them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,

15all things, indeed, [are] pure to the pure, and to the defiled and unstedfast [is] nothing pure, but of them defiled [are] even the mind and the conscience;

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Cross References

Matthew 15:9and in vain do they worship Me, teaching teachings — commands of men.'

Galatians 4:9and now, having known God — and rather being known by God — how turn ye again unto the weak and poor elements to which anew ye desire to be in servitude?

1 Timothy 1:4nor to give heed to fables and endless genealogies, that cause questions rather than the building up of God that is in faith: —

Hebrews 12:25See, may ye not refuse him who is speaking, for if those did not escape who refused him who upon earth was divinely speaking — much less we who do turn away from him who [speaketh] from heaven,

Matthew Henry on Titus 1:7-16

The Qualifications of a Bishop; The Necessity of Sharp Reproof. ( a. d. 66.) 6 If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly. 7 For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre; 8 But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate; 9 Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort… Read the whole commentary →

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