Titus 1:10-16
Konteks1:10 For there are many 1 rebellious people, idle talkers, and deceivers, especially those with Jewish connections, 2 1:11 who must be silenced because they mislead whole families by teaching for dishonest gain what ought not to be taught. 1:12 A certain one of them, in fact, one of their own prophets, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.” 3 1:13 Such testimony is true. For this reason rebuke them sharply that they may be healthy in the faith 1:14 and not pay attention to Jewish myths 4 and commands of people who reject the truth. 1:15 All is pure to those who are pure. But to those who are corrupt and unbelieving, nothing is pure, but both their minds and consciences are corrupted. 1:16 They profess to know God but with their deeds they deny him, since they are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.
Titus 3:9-11
Konteks3:9 But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, 5 quarrels, and fights about the law, 6 because they are useless and empty. 3:10 Reject a divisive person after one or two warnings. 3:11 You know 7 that such a person is twisted by sin 8 and is conscious of it himself. 9
[1:10] 1 tc ‡ The earliest and best
[1:10] 2 tn Grk “those of the circumcision.” Some translations take this to refer to Jewish converts to Christianity (cf. NAB “Jewish Christians”; TEV “converts from Judaism”; CEV “Jewish followers”) while others are less clear (cf. NLT “those who insist on circumcision for salvation”).
[1:12] 3 sn A saying attributed to the poet Epimenides of Crete (6th century
[1:14] 4 sn Jewish myths were legendary tales characteristic of the false teachers in Ephesus and Crete. See parallels in 1 Tim 1:4; 4:7; and 2 Tim 4:4.
[3:9] 6 sn Fights about the law were characteristic of the false teachers in Ephesus as well as in Crete (cf. 1 Tim 1:3-7; Titus 1:10, 14).
[3:11] 7 tn Grk “knowing” (as a continuation of the previous clause).