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Wednesday, November 27th, 2024
the Week of Christ the King / Proper 29 / Ordinary 34
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King James Version

Titus 1:10

For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Bishop;   Character;   Circumcision;   Commandments;   Doctrines;   Minister, Christian;   Speaking;   Thompson Chain Reference - Deceivers;   Evil;   Silence-Speech;   Speaking, Evil;   Talk, Vain;   Truth-Falsehood;   Vain Talk;   The Topic Concordance - Conscience;   Denial;   Disobedience;   Fables;   Hearing;   Rebuke;   Teaching;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Character of the Wicked;   Circumcision;   Ministers;   Reproof;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Church;   Crete;   Elder;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Timothy, the First Epistle to;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Timothy, Epistles to;   Titus, Epistle to;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Profane ;   Timothy and Titus Epistles to;   Titus;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Crete;  

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
This is important, because there are many people who refuse to obey—people who talk about worthless things and mislead others. I am talking especially about those who say that men who are not Jews must be circumcised to please God.
Revised Standard Version
For there are many insubordinate men, empty talkers and deceivers, especially the circumcision party;
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
For ther are many disobedient and talkers of vanite and disceavers of myndes namely they of the circumcisio
Hebrew Names Version
For there are also many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,
New American Standard Bible
For there are many rebellious people, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,
New Century Version
There are many people who refuse to cooperate, who talk about worthless things and lead others into the wrong way—mainly those who insist on circumcision to be saved.
Update Bible Version
For there are also many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,
Webster's Bible Translation
For there are many disorderly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:
English Standard Version
For there are many who are insubordinate, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision party.
World English Bible
For there are also many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
For there are many unruly vain-talkers and deceivers, especially they of the circumcision,
Weymouth's New Testament
For there are many that spurn authority--idle, talkative and deceitful persons, who, for the most part, are adherents of the Circumcision.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For ther ben many vnobedient, and veyn spekeris, and disseyueris, moost thei that ben of circumcisyoun,
English Revised Version
For there are many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision,
Berean Standard Bible
For many are rebellious and full of empty talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision,
Contemporary English Version
There are many who don't respect authority, and they fool others by talking nonsense. This is especially true of some Jewish followers.
Amplified Bible
For there are many rebellious men who are empty talkers [just windbags] and deceivers; especially those of the circumcision [those Jews who insist that Gentile believers must be circumcised and keep the Law in order to be saved].
American Standard Version
For there are many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision,
Bible in Basic English
For there are men who are not ruled by law; foolish talkers, false teachers, specially those of the circumcision,
Complete Jewish Bible
For there are many, especially from the Circumcision faction, who are rebellious, who delude people's minds with their worthless and misleading talk.
Darby Translation
For there are many and disorderly vain speakers and deceivers of people's minds, specially those of [the] circumcision,
International Standard Version
For there are many people who are rebellious, especially those who are converts from Judaism.those of the circumcision">[fn] They speak utter nonsense and deceive people.Acts 15:1; Romans 16:18; 1 Timothy 1:6;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
For there are many who are not in subjection, and whose words are vain, and make the minds of men to err, especially those of the circumcision,
Murdock Translation
For many are unsubmissive, and their discourses vain; and they mislead the minds of people, especially such as are of the circumcision.
King James Version (1611)
For there are many vnruly and vaine talkers and deceiuers, specially they of the circumcision:
New Living Translation
For there are many rebellious people who engage in useless talk and deceive others. This is especially true of those who insist on circumcision for salvation.
New Life Bible
There are many men who will not listen or will not obey the truth. Their teaching is foolish and they lead people to believe a lie. Some Jews believe their lies.
New Revised Standard
There are also many rebellious people, idle talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision;
Geneva Bible (1587)
For there are many disobedient & vaine talkers and deceiuers of mindes, chiefly they of the Circumcision,
George Lamsa Translation
For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers of the people, especially those who belong to the circumcision:
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
For there are many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, especially they of the circumcision, -
Douay-Rheims Bible
For there are also many disobedient, vain talkers and seducers: especially they who are of the circumcision.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
For there are many vnruly, and vayne talkers, and deceauers of myndes, specially they [that are] of ye circumcision,
Good News Translation
For there are many, especially the converts from Judaism, who rebel and deceive others with their nonsense.
Christian Standard Bible®
For there are many rebellious people, full of empty talk and deception, especially those from the circumcision party.
Lexham English Bible
For there are many rebellious people, idle talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,
Literal Translation
For there are indeed many insubordinate men, empty talkers and mind-deluders, especially those of the circumcision,
Young's Literal Translation
for there are many both insubordinate, vain-talkers, and mind-deceivers -- especially they of the circumcision --
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For there are many dishobedient, and talkers of vanite, and disceauers of myndes: namely they of the circucision,
Mace New Testament (1729)
For there are many, especially among the Jews, who are obstinate, vain talkers and deceivers;
THE MESSAGE
For there are a lot of rebels out there, full of loose, confusing, and deceiving talk. Those who were brought up religious and ought to know better are the worst. They've got to be shut up. They're disrupting entire families with their teaching, and all for the sake of a fast buck. One of their own prophets said it best: The Cretans are liars from the womb, barking dogs, lazy bellies. He certainly spoke the truth. Get on them right away. Stop that diseased talk of Jewish make-believe and made-up rules so they can recover a robust faith. Everything is clean to the clean-minded; nothing is clean to dirty-minded unbelievers. They leave their dirty fingerprints on every thought and act. They say they know God, but their actions speak louder than their words. They're real creeps, disobedient good-for-nothings.
New English Translation
For there are many rebellious people, idle talkers, and deceivers, especially those with Jewish connections,
New King James Version
For there are many insubordinate, both idle talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,
Simplified Cowboy Version
There are a lot of gunsels who all they do is talk and try to lie to others. The one's I'm referring to right now are those who insist you have to have your pickle clipped in order to make it to heaven.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
For there are many rebellious men, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,
Legacy Standard Bible
For there are many rebellious men, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,

Contextual Overview

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 and to convince the gainsayers. 10 For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision: 11 Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake. 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 the faith; 14 Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth. 15 Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

there: Acts 20:29, Romans 16:17-18, 2 Corinthians 11:12-15, Ephesians 4:14, 2 Thessalonians 2:10-12, 1 Timothy 1:4, 1 Timothy 1:6, 1 Timothy 6:3-5, 2 Timothy 3:13, 2 Timothy 4:4, James 1:26, 2 Peter 2:1, 2 Peter 2:2, 1 John 2:18, 1 John 4:1, Revelation 2:6, Revelation 2:14

specially: Acts 15:1, Acts 15:24, Galatians 1:6-8, Galatians 2:4, Galatians 3:1, Galatians 4:17-21, Galatians 5:1-4, Philippians 3:2, Philippians 3:3

Reciprocal: Leviticus 15:8 - General Leviticus 21:18 - a blind man 2 Chronicles 13:7 - vain men Psalms 63:11 - the mouth Proverbs 6:12 - walketh Proverbs 12:11 - he that followeth Proverbs 15:28 - the mouth Proverbs 18:21 - Death Ecclesiastes 9:18 - sinner Ezekiel 13:4 - like Matthew 23:14 - for ye Mark 1:45 - and began Luke 20:26 - and they marvelled Romans 16:18 - by 2 Corinthians 11:3 - so 2 Corinthians 11:13 - deceitful Galatians 1:7 - pervert Colossians 2:4 - lest Colossians 4:11 - who 1 Thessalonians 5:14 - that 1 Timothy 1:7 - to 2 Timothy 3:8 - resist Titus 1:6 - or James 2:20 - O vain

Cross-References

Genesis 1:4
And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
Deuteronomy 32:4
He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.
Psalms 104:31
The glory of the Lord shall endure for ever: the Lord shall rejoice in his works.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For there are many unruly,.... Persons who are not subject to the law of God, or Gospel of Christ; whose spirits are not subject to the prophets; and who will not submit themselves to them that have the rule over them, nor attend to the admonitions of the church, nor be brought into any regularity and order; and there were many of this sort, who were not sent forth by Christ, or his churches, but went forth of themselves, and were corrupters of the word; and therefore Christ's ministers ought to hold fast the faithful word, and convince such opposers by sound doctrine;

and vain talkers; who deliver out in their discourses empty, trifling, superficial, and frivolous things; which have no solidity and substance in them, nor do they tend to edification; only great swelling words of vanity, vain jangling and babbling about things to no profit.

And deceivers; both of themselves and others; who lie in wait to deceive, and are deceitful workers; and by their good words, and fair speeches, deceive the hearts of the simple; and so are dangerous persons, and of pernicious consequence:

especially they of the circumcision; or "of the Jews", as the Ethiopic version renders it; that is, not the unbelieving Jews, but such as professed Christianity, judaizing Christians, who joined Moses and Christ and blended the law and Gospel together; who taught that circumcision, and the observance of other ceremonies of the law, were necessary to justification and salvation; and hereby did a great deal of mischief among the churches.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers - There are many persons who are indisposed to submit to authority (see the word unruly in Titus 1:6); many who are vain talkers - who are more given to talk than to the duties of practical religion (see the character of “Talkative,” in the Pilgrim’s Progress); and many who live to deceive others under the mask of religion. They make great pretensions to piety; they are fluent in argument, and they urge their views in a plausible manner.

Specially they of the circumcision - Jews, spoken of here as “of the circumcision” particularly, because they urged the necessity of circumcision in order that men might be saved; Notes, Acts 15:1. This proves that there were not a few Jews in the island of Crete.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 10. There are many unruly — Persons who will not receive the sound doctrine, nor come under wholesome discipline.

Vain talkers — Empty boasters of knowledge, rights, and particular privileges; all noise, empty parade, and no work.

Deceivers — Of the souls of men by their specious pretensions.

They of the circumcision — The Judaizing teachers, who maintained the necessity of circumcision, and of observing the rites and ceremonies of the Mosaic law, in order to the perfecting of the Gospel.


 
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