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Titus 1:10

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 10 For there are many rebellious men, profitless talkers, and deceivers, especially those who adhere to the circumcision.+

Titus 1:10

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 10 Εἰσὶν Are γὰρ for πολλοὶ many ἀνυπότακτοι, not self-subjecting, ματαιολόγοι vain talkers καὶ and φρεναπάται, seducers of the mind, μάλιστα mostly οἱ the (ones) ἐκ out of τῆς the περιτομῆς, circumcision,

Titus 1:10

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 10 For there are many unruly men,* profitless talkers,+ and deceivers of the mind, especially those men who adhere to the circumcision.+

Titus 1:10

The Bible in Living English
- 10 For there are many, insubordinate gabblers and delusionists, especially those of the circumcision,

Titus 1:10

American Standard Version
- 10 For there are many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision,

Titus 1:10

The Emphasized Bible
- 10 For there are many unruly men, Vain talkers and deceivers, Especially they of the circumcision,—

Titus 1:10

King James Version
- 10 For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:

Titus Study Notes—Chapter 1

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 1:10
  
  rebellious men: Paul here refers mainly to certain Jews in Crete who had converted to Christianity. They were stubbornly clinging to Jewish traditions and laws regarding circumcision that were not binding on Christ’s followers. Such “rebellious men” refused to respect authority or to accept direction from the apostles and elders in Jerusalem.
  
  profitless talkers: According to one reference work, this expression implies that those men were “using impressive language with little or no solid content of truth.” They were deceivers—successful at fooling the weak or the gullible in the congregations.
  
  those who adhere to the circumcision: That is, some of the Jewish Christians in Crete. From at least the first century B.C.E., there was a Jewish community in Crete. Also, Cretan Jews were among those who heard “the magnificent things of God” on the day of Pentecost 33 C.E. (Ac 2:11) Now some Jewish Christians in Crete insisted on promoting circumcision, even though the holy spirit had guided the governing body in Jerusalem in resolving that issue some 12 to 15 years earlier (c. 49 C.E.). (See study note on Ga 2:12.) Titus had accompanied Paul to Jerusalem for that historic meeting.—Ac 10:45; 15:1, 2, 7, 22-29; Ga 2:1, 3.