Titus 1:11
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:
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;
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.
Compare
- BSB
- who must be silenced. For the sake of dishonorable gain, they undermine entire households and teach things they should not.
- KJV
- Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake.
- WEB
- whose mouths must be stopped: men who overthrow whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for dishonest gain’s sake.
- ASV
- whose mouths must be stopped; men who overthrow whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre`s sake.
- DARBY
- who must have their mouths stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which ought not [to be taught] for the sake of base gain.
- BLB
- whom it is necessary to silence, who overturn whole households, teaching things [that] it is necessary not [to teach], for the sake of shameful gain.
- ÅB
- Disse skal en målbinde; for de nedriver hele hus ved å føre utilbørlig lære for ussel vinnings skyld.
- OTB
- Dem må man stoppe munnen på, for de forstyrrer hele hus ved å lære det de ikke burde—for uærlig vinnings skyld.
- B1930
- Disse skal en målbinde; for de nedriver hele hus ved å føre utilbørlig lære for ussel vinnings skyld.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Timothy 3:6
For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,
Read in context1 Timothy 6:5
Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.
Read in contextTitus 3:10
A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;
Read in contextRomans 3:19
Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
Read in contextPsalms 63:11
But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.
Read in contextTitus 1:9
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.
Read in contextTitus 1:7
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;
Read in contextMicah 3:5
Thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that make my people err, that bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace; and he that putteth not into their mouths, they even prepare war against him.
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