Instruction about False Teachers

Paul now commands Titus to refute false teachers in the church. This is one of the roles of an elder (Titus 1:9). It appears that Judaizers were spreading their teaching in the church. Titus is admonished to "silence" them and "reprove them severely", the goal being the restoration of these false teachers (Titus 1:13 - "that they may be sound in the faith").

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Titus 1:10-16

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Denn es gibt viele widerspenstige, eitle Schwätzer, die den Leuten den Kopf verwirren,

a For there are many b rebellious men, c empty talkers and deceivers,

allermeist die aus der Beschneidung.

especially d those of the circumcision,

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Denen muß man das Maul stopfen;

who must be silenced

denn sie bringen ganze Häuser durcheinander

because they are upsetting a whole families,

mit ihrem ungehörigen Lehren

teaching b things they should not teach

um schändlichen Gewinnes willen.

c for the sake of sordid gain.

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Es hat einer von ihnen gesagt, ihr eigener Prophet:

One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said,

«Die Kreter sind immer Lügner, böse Tiere, faule Bäuche!»

“ a Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”

Dieses Zeugnis ist wahr;

This testimony is true.

aus diesem Grunde weise sie scharf zurecht,

For this reason a reprove them b severely

damit sie gesund seien im Glauben

so that they may be c sound in the faith,

und nicht auf jüdische Legenden

not paying attention to Jewish a myths

und Gebote von Menschen achten, welche sich von der Wahrheit abwenden.

and b commandments of men who c turn away from the truth.

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Den Reinen ist alles rein;

a To the pure, all things are pure;

den Befleckten aber und Ungläubigen ist nichts rein,

but b to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure,

sondern befleckt ist ihr Sinn und ihr Gewissen.

but both their c mind and their conscience are defiled.

Sie geben vor, Gott zu kennen;

a They profess to know God,

aber mit den Werken verleugnen sie ihn.

but by their deeds they b deny Him,

Sie sind verabscheuungswürdig und ungehorsam und zu jedem guten Werke untüchtig.

being c detestable and d disobedient and e worthless f for any good deed.

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Here we have a hint to the nature of the false teachings. It appears that judaizers are spreading their teachings in the churches. These would be a strong challenge for Titus, since he was an uncircumcised Greek (Gal 2:3). We see evidence of Jews on Crete in Acts 2:11.

The motivation of the false teachers is sordid gain. Paul addresses this also in 1 Timothy 6:3-5.

In v14 the Judaizers are accused of spreading "Jewish myths" and "commandments of men". Here Paul appears to elaborate on this by discussing purity through faith as opposed to the attempt to be pure through works of avoiding ceremonial defilement.

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Titus 1:10-16

A. False Teachers Described

For there are many rebellious men, empty talkers and deceivers,

especially those of the circumcision,

B. Silence Them: Command and Reason

who must be silenced

because they are upsetting whole families,

teaching things they should not teach

for the sake of sordid gain.

C. Testimony

One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said,

“Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”

This testimony is true.

B'. Reprove Them: Command and Goal

For this reason reprove them severely

so that they may be sound in the faith,

not paying attention to Jewish myths

and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.

A'. False Teachers Described

To the pure, all things are pure;

but to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure,

but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.

They profess to know God,

but by their deeds they deny Him,

being detestable and disobedient and worthless for any good deed.

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