Titus 3:9 KJV — MannaFest

Titus 3:9

But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

KJV

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ASV

but shun foolish questionings, and genealogies, and strifes, and fightings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

WEB

But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, arguments, and quarrels about the law, because these things are pointless and worthless.

YLT

and foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about law, stand away from--for they are unprofitable and vain.

DBT

But foolish questions, and genealogies, and strifes, and contentions about the law, shun; for they are unprofitable and vain.

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Titus — Church order in Crete. Elder qualifications; the groups in a healthy congregation; the grace of God teaching godly life.

Author: Paul (1:1)
Date: c. AD 62–66, from Macedonia or Nicopolis

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2 Timothy 2:16
But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.
2 Timothy 2:14
Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers.
1 Timothy 1:4
Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.
2 Timothy 2:23
But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.
1 Timothy 4:7
But refuse profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.

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They are so far from instructing and building up in godliness, that they are hindrances of it rather: the Christian religion, and good works, which are to be maintained, will hereby be weakened and prejudiced, the peace of the church disturbed, and the progress of the gospel hindered.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

Same Greek, as in 2Ti 2:16; see on 2Ti 2:16. foolish--Greek, "insipid"; producing no moral fruit. "Vain talkers." genealogies--akin to the "fables" (see on 1Ti 1:4). Not so much direct heresy as yet is here referred to, as profitless discussions about genealogies of aeons, &c., which ultimately led to Gnosticism.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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TIT 3:91TI 4:7 2TI 2:16
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
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Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
TIT 3:92TI 2:23 2TI 2:14
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
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TIT 3:92TI 2:16 1TI 6:20
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