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Titus 1:10

Truth and honesty

8 Instead, he must be hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.

9 He must hold firmly to the faithful word as it was taught, so that he can encourage others by sound teaching and refute those who contradict it.

For many are rebellious and full of empty talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision,

11 who must be silenced. For the sake of dishonorable gain, they undermine entire households and teach things they should not.

12 As one of their own prophets has said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
For many are rebellious and full of empty talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision,
KJV
For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:
WEB
For there are also many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,
ASV
For there are many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision,
DARBY
For there are many and disorderly vain speakers and deceivers of people's minds, specially those of [the] circumcision,
BLB
For there are also many insubordinate ones, empty talkers, and mind-deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,
ÅB
For der er mange gjenstridige, som farer med tomt snakk og dårer folks hu, helst de av omskjærelsen.
OTB
For det er mange opprørske, tomme pratmakere og bedragere, spesielt de av omskjærelsesgruppen.
B1930
For der er mange gjenstridige, som farer med tomt snakk og dårer folks hu, helst de av omskjærelsen.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 1 Timothy 1:6

    Some have strayed from these ways and turned aside to empty talk.

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  • 1 John 4:1

    Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.

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  • Galatians 2:4

    This issue arose because some false brothers had come in under false pretenses to spy on our freedom in Christ Jesus, in order to enslave us.

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  • Ephesians 4:14

    Then we will no longer be infants, tossed about by the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching and by the clever cunning of men in their deceitful scheming.

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  • 2 Timothy 3:13

    while evil men and imposters go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.

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  • Galatians 1:6–8

    I am amazed how quickly you are deserting the One who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—

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  • James 1:26

    If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless.

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  • Acts 11:2

    So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers took issue with him

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