Titus 1:14 BSB — MannaFest

Titus 1:14

and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the commands of men who have rejected the truth.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.

KJV

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

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Commentary

4 voices

Jerome

Commentary on Titus (420)

Those who have this health of faith and doctrine and sound words, do not heed Jewish fables and the commands of men who turn away from the truth. Let us acquiesce for a short time to the Jews, and listen patiently to their foolishness, and then we will understand what the Jewish tales are which have no authority from Scripture, nor any rational basis, but are the product of the fables and imaginations of certain people about animals and legends, of whom Isaiah prophesied, saying: "This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

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, and the feast that will be made for the righteous in his days, which will consist of flesh, fish, and fowl, Behemoth, Leviathan, and Zuz, and of wine kept in the grape from the foundation of the world; and concerning the rolling of the dead through the caverns of the earth at the resurrection, with a multitude of other things which were traditionally received.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

He gives the reasons of this, from the liberty we have by the gospel from legal observances, and the evil and mischief of a Jewish spirit under the Christian dispensation in the last two verses . To good Christians that are sound in the faith and thereby purified all things are pure.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Not giving heed to Jewish fables - See on 1Ti 1:4 (note); 1Ti 4:7 (note). Commandments of men - The injunctions of the scribes and Pharisees, which they added to the law of God. That turn from the truth - For such persons made the word of God of none effect by their traditions. Sometimes the verb αποστρεφομαι signifies to be averse from, slight, or despise. So, here, the persons in question despised the truth, and taught others to do the same.

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
μὴ	mē	not	G3361 →
προσέχοντες	prosechontes	giving heed	G4337 →
Ἰουδαϊκοῖς	Ioudaikois	to Jewish	G2451 →
μύθοις	muthois	myths	G3454 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἐντολαῖς	entolais	to [the] commandments	G1785 →
ἀνθρώπων	anthrōpōn	of men	G444 →
ἀποστρεφομένων	apostrephomenōn	turning away from	G654 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
ἀλήθειαν.¶	alētheian	truth.	G225 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Matthew 15:9
They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’”
leads to
- Isaiah 29:13
  Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Timothy 1:4
  or devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculation rather than the stewardship of God’s work, which is by faith.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Mark 7:7
  They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’
- Colossians 2:18–22
  Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you with speculation about what he has seen. Such a person is puffed up without basis by his unspiritual…
Through
2 Peter 2:22
Of them the proverbs are true: “A dog returns to its vomit,” and, “A sow that is washed goes back to her wallowing in the mud.”
leads to
- Proverbs 26:11
  As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.
Through
2 Timothy 4:4
So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.
leads to
- Zechariah 7:11
  But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing.
Through
Galatians 4:9
But now that you know God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you are turning back to those weak and worthless principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them…
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 8:3
  But the one who loves God is known by God.
- Galatians 3:3
  Are you so foolish? After starting in the Spirit, are you now finishing in the flesh?