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Titus 1:10

Vain talkers

(ματαιολογο). Late and rare compound, empty talkers, in Vett. Val. and here. See 1 Timothy 1:6 for ματαιολογια.Deceivers

(φρεναπατα). Late and rare compound, in papyri, eccl. writers, here alone in N.T. "Mind-deceivers." See Galatians 6:3 for φρεναπαταιν.Specially they of the circumcision

(μαλιστα ο εκ της περιτομης). Same phrase in Acts 11:2; Galatians 2:12; Colossians 4:11. Jews are mentioned in Crete in Acts 2:11. Apparently Jewish Christians of the Pharisaic type tinged with Gnosticism.

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  • A Textual Commentary On The Greek New Testament by Bruce M. Metzger

    TITUS 1:10 polloi. @kai,# {C} It is difficult to decide whether kai, was added in accordance with the rhetorical usage known as hendiadys, or whether it was omitted by copyists who, not appreciating...

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS I. INSTRUCTIONS AND WARNINGS CHAPTER 1 _ 1. The salutation (Titus 1:1)_ 2. Instructions concerning elders (Titus 1:5) 3. Warnings against false teachers (Titus 1:10)...

  • 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, who r...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    THE MAINSPRINGS OF APOSTLESHIP (Titus 1:1-4)...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    For there are many who are undisciplined, empty talkers, deceivers. Those of the circumcision are especially so. They must be muzzled. They are the kind of people who upset whole households, by teachi...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    AND. Omit. VAIN TALKERS. Greek. _mataiologos_. Only here. Compare 1 Timothy 1:6. DECEIVERS. Greek. _phrenapates_. Only hare. Not peculiar to N.T. The verb occurs Galatians 1:6; Galatians 1:3,...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The unruly rival teachers are to be repressed 10. _many unruly_ Add MEN, leaving the pair of attributes to go together, as in the Pauline usage, EMPTY TALKERS AND DECEIVERS OF THE MIND. Both compounds...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    THE HERETICAL TEACHERS AND TITUS’ DUTY IN REGARD TO THEM...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    ΠΟΛΛΟΊ. The rec. text inserts καὶ after πολλοί with D2EGKL d e f g; but it is unnecessary for the sense and must be omitted as not found in אACIP, the Syriac or the Bohairic versions. ἘΚ ΤΗ͂Σ ΠΕΡΙΤΟΜΗ...

  • Charles Rose Commentaries

    ΕΊΣΊΝ _praes. ind. act. от_ ΕΙΜΊ (G1510) быть, ΓΆΡ (G136) "ибо" указывает на причину. ΜΑΤΑΙΟΛΌΓΟΙ (G3151) бесполезные слова, злые разговоры; то есть использование сильных выражений, в которых мало и...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    FOR THERE ARE MANY UNRULY, &C.— St. Paul had his eye from the beginning of the epistle all along, upon the persons whom he describes in this and the following verses. This close and excellent writer n...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    THE DESCRIPTION AND REFUTATION OF FALSE TEACHERS Titus 1:10-16. _TEXT 1:10-16_ 10 For there are many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision, 11 whose mouths must...

  • Combined Bible Commentary

    For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, —In his life and work there will be many who challenge the truths of God’s word. The elder is to be equipped and ready to answer those challen...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision: UNRULY, [ anupotaktoi (G506)] - 'insubordinate.' AND. So Delta G f g, Vulgate. Omitted in 'Aleph (') A C....

  • Concordant Commentary on the New Testament by A. E. Knoch

    1 Paul writes this letter in the character of a slave. This shows that the epistle deals with service. He adds the title apostle, to give weight to his injunctions. 2 Eonian life, usually called "eve...

  • 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 that t...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    A GUIDE FOR CHRISTIAN LEADERS TITUS _HILDA BRIGHT AND HELEN POCOCK_ ABOUT THIS LETTER WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT TITUS Titus was a *Gentile Christian (Galatians 2:3). Titus had probably become a Christi...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    FOR THERE ARE MANY UNRULY AND VAIN TALKERS AND DECEIVERS. — Nominally in the congregations of Christians, but in reality refusing all obedience, acting for themselves, factious, insubordinate. Titus w...

  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

    The persons spoken of here were Christian Jews. οἱ ἐκ περιτομῆς (without τῆς, see crit. note) has this meaning in reff. (in Acts 10:45 it is qualified by the addition of πιστοί). Romans 4:12, is not r...

  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

    I have just mentioned rebuke as a necessary element in a presbyter's teaching. This is especially needful in dealing with Cretan heretics, in whom the Jewish strain is disagreeably prominent. Alike in...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    REPROVE THOSE WHOSE WORKS DENY GOD Titus 1:10 The Judaizing teachers, who insisted that men must become Jews before they could be Christians, were always on Paul's heels, visiting his churches and di...

  • 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 Crete,...

  • Gary Hampton Commentaries

    HOLDING FAST THE TRUTH Elders will cling to the truth, even in the face of strong opposition (Titus 1:9). They are ministers of the word, as the words "able to teach" would indicate (1 Timothy 3:2). O...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    (10) For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the (l) circumcision: (10) An applying of the general proposition to a particular: the Cretians above all others need...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    For there are also many. St. Paul here alludes principally to the Jews, who were of the circumcision, from whom St. Paul suffered much during the greater part of his life. They constantly enforced the...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    (4) To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour. (5) В¶ For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest s...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    The epistle to Titus has much in common with those to Timothy, as all must observe; not only as being addressed to a fellow-servant, and indeed a son in the faith, but in general similarity of charact...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    10_For there are many unruly. _(224) After having laid down a general rule, which ought to be everywhere observed, in order that Titus may be more attentive to adhere to it, he holds out to him the ur...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    The Epistle to Titus is occupied with the maintenance of order in the churches of God. The especial object of those written to Timothy as the maintenance of sound doctrine, although speaking of other...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole 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 t...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision: Ver. 10. _For there are many unruly_] Lawless, yokeless, masterless men, untractable, untameable, that re...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _For there are many unruly_ Subject to no order; _and vain talkers_ Ματαιολογοι, persons who utter a multitude of foolish and trifling things, especially concerning genealogies and fables; _and deceiv...

  • Justin Edwards' Family Bible New Testament (1851)

    THE CIRCUMCISION; Jews....

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE FALSE TEACHERS CHARACTERIZED AND THE QUESTION OF HOW TO DEAL WITH THEM DISCUSSED....

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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

  • Leslie 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; t...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    10-16 False teachers are described. Faithful ministers must oppose such in good time, that their folly being made manifest, they may go no further They had a base end in what they did; serving a worl...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    FOR THERE ARE MANY UNRULY AND VAIN TAKERS: we have had both of these words before; the first signifieth stubborn, unruly men; the second, idle, foolish, vain talkers: the apostle saith, that in that a...

  • NT Verse References in the Ante-Nicene Fathers

    Epistle of Ignatius to the Trallians For there are some vain talkers[33] Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book I "For there are," he says, "many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers: "[94]...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Titus 1:10 For G1063 are G1526 (G5748) many G4183 insubordinate G506 both G2532 talkers G3151 and G2532 deceivers...

  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

    _Character of both the Teachers and the People of Crete, to show the danger to which that Church was exposed, and from which the new Presbyters were to rescue it,_ 10-16. Titus 1:10. UNRULY; for Jews...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    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 on...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Divine order for local churches. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Paul, Titus. CONCLUSION: Divine faith rests not on fallible reasonings and opinions of men, but on the infallible Word of God, the...

  • 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 of God...

  • The Bible Study New Testament

    WHO REBEL AND DECEIVE OTHERS. In a sense, only a _Christian_ can rebel or be a hypocrite. Paul points to Christian Jews (the circumcision party) as being the most guilty of things like this. Compare P...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _For __THERE_ _ARE_ _MANY_ _UNRULY_ _AND_ _VAIN_ _TALKERS_ _AND_ _DECEIVERS__--The conjunction “for” showeth that the words following contain a reason of the matter preceding, viz._ , why the ministe...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    TITUS—NOTE ON TITUS 1:10 The Problem: False Teachers. The description of the false teachers contrasts directly with the descriptions of what the elders should be (vv. Titus 1:5).

  • The 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 peculiar to St....

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    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;...

  • The Typology of Scripture by Patrick Fairbairn

    Vers. 10, 11. The apostle now, taking occasion from the last clause in the preceding verse, proceeds to discourse of the peculiar character of the adversaries whom the infant church in Crete had to co...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Not much is known about Titus. Paul makes slight references to him in the Corinthian epistles. Outside of that we know very little about Titus, except what we can pick up in the book. Evidently he was...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 John 2:18; 1 John 4:1; 1 Timothy 1:4; 1 Timothy 1:6; 1 Timothy 6:3;...

  • Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament (4 Volume Set)

    Vain talkers [μ α τ α ι ο λ ο γ ο ι]. N. T. o. o LXX, o Class. See on vain jangling, 1 Timothy 1:6. Deceivers [φ ρ ε ν α π α τ α ι]. N. T. o. o LXX, o Class. See on frenapatan to deceive, Galatians 6...

  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

    THE EPISTLE TO TITUS Titus 1:1 _and Titus 2:1_ INTRODUCTORY WORDS The Epistle of Paul to Titus carries with it some very striking "admonitions which will be found most helpful to us. Titus was a yo...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    They of the circumcision — The Jewish converts....

  • William Burkitt's Expository Notes

    A reason is here subjoined by our apostle, why Titus should take such special care to fill the church with able guides, namely, because there was. multitude of false teachers dispersed abroad, and sca...

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