Bible Strands
Titus 1:14
and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the commands of men who have rejected the truth.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul instructs Titus in Crete to rebuke insubordinate men sternly so they may remain sound in the faith.
The words — προσέχοντες (prosechontes) means "giving heed," and ἀποστρεφομένων (apostrephomenōn) means "turning away from." The text commands believers not to give heed to Jewish myths or human commands from those turning away from the truth.
The thread — The passage warns against rejecting the truth for human teachings, a pattern also recorded in Colossians 2:22, Galatians 4:9, and the future turning aside to myths described in 2 Timothy 4:4.
Why it lands — The verse commands readers to reject human traditions and Jewish myths that contradict revealed truth. It requires immediate discernment and obedience to maintain a sound faith.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.
Cross-references
- 2 Timothy 4:4 So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.
- Colossians 2:22 These will all perish with use, because they are based on human commands and teachings.
- Galatians 4:9 But now that you know God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you are turning back to those weak and worthless principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again?
- Matthew 15:9 They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’”
- 2 Peter 2:22 Of them the proverbs are true: “A dog returns to its vomit,” and, “A sow that is washed goes back to her wallowing in the mud.”
- Isaiah 29:13 Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men.
- 1 Timothy 1:4 or devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculation rather than the stewardship of God’s work, which is by faith.
- Mark 7:7 They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’
- Hebrews 12:25 See to it that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if the people did not escape when they refused Him who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject Him who warns us from heaven?