Titus 1:11
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who must be silenced. For the sake of dishonorable gain, they undermine entire households and teach things they should not.
Commentaries
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mouths . . . stopped--literally, "muzzled," "bridled" as an unruly beast (compare Psa 32:9). who--Greek, "(seeing that they are) such men as"; or "inasmuch as they" [ELLICOTT]. subvert . . . houses--"overthrowing" their "faith" (Ti2 2:18). "They are the devil's levers by which he subverts the houses of God" [THEOPHYLACT]. for filthy lucre-- (Ti1 3:3, Ti1 3:8; Ti1 6:5).
Open source ↗In this chapter we have, I. The preface or introduction to the epistle, showing from and to whom it was written, with the apostle's salutation and prayer for Titus, wishing all blessings to him (Tit 1:1-4). II. Entrance into the matter, by signifying the end of Titus's being left at Crete (v. 5). III. And how the same should be pursued in reference both to good and bad ministers (v. 6 to the end).
Open source ↗1:11 turning whole families away: This also happened in Ephesus (cp. 1 Tim 4:3; 2 Tim 2:18; 3:6). • only for money: Elders must not have this characteristic (Titus 1:7; see also 1 Tim 6:5-10; 2 Cor 2:17; 1 Pet 5:2).
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They are the kind who worm their way into households and captivate vulnerable women who are weighed down with sins and led astray by various passions,
and constant friction between men of depraved mind who are devoid of the truth. These men regard godliness as a means of gain.
Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.
Reject a divisive man after a first and second admonition,
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.
But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by Him will exult, for the mouths of liars will be shut.
This is what the LORD says: “As for the prophets who lead My people astray, who proclaim peace while they chew with their teeth, but declare war against one who puts nothing in their mouths:
The upright see and rejoice, and all iniquity shuts its mouth.
As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach—not self-absorbed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money.
And they did not dare to question Him any further.