Titus 1:14 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

Titus 1:14 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Not giving heed to Jewish fables ... - See the notes at 1 Timothy 1:4 . And commandments of men that turn from the truth - Notes, Matthew 15:3-5 .
Titus 1:14 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Titus-' Attitude to False Teachers. Loyalty to sound doctrine is needful for silencing many deceitful teachers not outside the Church (Hort), but self-constituted instructors within its borders, wh...
Titus 1:14 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

giving heed . Greek. prosecho . Compare 1 Timothy 1:4 . Jewish fables . Compare Colossians 2:16-22 ; 1 Timothy 1:4 . commandments . Greek. entole , men. App-123. turn from . Greek. ap...
Titus 1:14 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

14 And may not listen to Jewish fables He now shews in what “sound faith” consists — when it is not corrupted by any “fables.” But in guarding against the danger he prescribes this remedy —...
Titus 1:14 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth. Not giving heed to Jewish fables - See on 1 Timothy 1:4 (note); 1 Timothy 4:7 (note). Commandments of men - T...
Titus 1:14 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth. Not giving heed to - namely, "they" ( Titus 1:13 ). Jewish fables (notes, 1 Timothy 1:4 ; 1 Timothy...
Titus 1:14 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Greeting. Directions For Organising the Cretan Church 1-16. 'Paul an Apostle, to Titus his own son in the faith. In appointing elders in the towns of Crete, see to their character, and be sure tha...
Titus 1:14 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Not giving heed to Jewish fables. — Such as we now find embodied in the Talmud. (See Note on 1 Timothy 1:4 .) The oral law and traditional interpretations and glosses had, to a great measure, obsc...
Titus 1:14 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Reprove Those Whose Works Deny God Titus 1:10-16 The Judaizing teachers, who insisted that men must become Jews before they could be Christians, were always on Paul's heels, visiting his church...
Titus 1:14 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Titus is not mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles. From the letter we learn that he was a convert of the apostle. Moreover, we know that he was a Greek. This letter reached him while he was in Cret...
Titus 1:14 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(12) One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies. (13) This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in...
Titus 1:14 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Not giving heed to Jewish fables ,.... Concerning God himself, the angels, and the creation of man; concerning the giving of the law at Mount Sinai; concerning the Messiah and his earthly kingdom, a...
Titus 1:14 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth. Ver. 14. Not giving heed to Jewish fables ] Wherewith their Talmud is full farced, which while they hug overly...
Titus 1:14 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

One of themselves That is, one of their own countrymen, who could not be unacquainted with their conduct, or disposed to belie them; even a prophet of their own This was the poet Epimenides, who,...
Titus 1:14 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Paul writes both as a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, so that in the epistle considerate care is mingled with firm authority. His basis of writing is, first, the faith of God's elect;...
Titus 1:14 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Qualifications of a Bishop; The Necessity of Sharp Reproof. A. D. 66. 6 If any be blamel...
Titus 1:14 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Not giving heed to Jewish fables: by his calling them Jewish fables, (not old wives fables, as in the Epistle to Timothy), he lets us know that he reflects upon those Jews that seemed to be p...
Titus 1:14 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Titus 1:10 . Vain talkers. —Men of aimless speech, which is devoid of any good result. Men whose speech tendeth to poverty. Deceivers. —The word, which is peculia...
Titus 1:14 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

While reading this chapter, we must understand that Titus was sent to Crete, to superintend the preaching of the gospel throughout that island. Crete was at that time inhabited by a people who were o...
Titus 1:14 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Titus 1:1 . Paul, a servant of God, and not a servant of Moses. This style is much the same as in 2 Timothy 1:1 , respecting the promise of eternal life. This promise is according to the faith o...
Titus 1:14 - The Biblical Illustrator

Not giving heed to Jewish fables The perverting power of trivialities Trivialities, and mere human conceptions, exert a perverting power (1) by distracting attention from the essen...
Titus 1:14 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Titus 1:1 Knowledge for acknowledging, A.V.; according to for after, A.V. A servant of God (δοῦλος Θεοῦ); so in the superscriptions: Romans 1:1 ; Philippians 1:1 ,...
Titus 1:14 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The False Teachers Characterized and the Question of How to Deal with Them Discussed.
Titus 1:14 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Timothy 1:4-7 ; 2 Peter 2:22 ; 2 Timothy 4:4 ; Colossians 2:22 ; Galatians 4:9 ; Hebrews 12:25 ; Isaiah 29:13 ; Mark 7:7 ; Matthew 15:9
Titus 1:14 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Epistle to Titus Titus 1:1-16 and Titus 2:1-15 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The Epistle of Paul to Titus carries with it some very striking "admonitions which will be found most helpful to us....
Titus 1:14 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Commandments of men — The Jewish or other teachers, whoever they were that turned from the truth.

Titus 1:14 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Titus 1:14 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Titus 1:14 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Titus 1:14 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Titus 1:14 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Titus 1:14 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Titus 1:14 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Titus 1:14 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Titus 1:14 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Titus 1:14 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Titus 1:14 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Titus 1:14 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Titus 1:14 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Titus 1:14 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Titus 1:14 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Titus 1:14 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Titus 1:14 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Titus 1:14 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Titus 1:14 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Titus 1:14 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Titus 1:14 - The Biblical Illustrator

Titus 1:14 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Titus 1:14 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Titus 1:14 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Titus 1:14 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Titus 1:14 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes