Titus 1:14
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth. | and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the commands of men who have rejected the truth. | not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men who turn away from the truth. |
In context
AI-assisted, sourcedRebuke is meant to bring people back to sound faith, so they stop listening to Jewish myths and to commandments made by men. Such teachings turn people away from the truth. Titus 1:13Titus 1:14
SpeakingPaul, who calls himself "a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ." Titus 1:1Titus overview
ToTitus, Paul's "own son after the common faith," whom Paul had left in Crete to set the churches in order. Titus 1:4Titus 1:5Titus overview
Also involvedThe false teachers in Crete, and those who were listening to them. Titus 1:10Titus 1:14
Paul names what the false teachers were spreading: "Jewish fables" and human rules. He warned Timothy about the same things: "Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies" (1 Timothy 1:4). Titus 1:141 Timothy 1:4
Titus was in Crete, a large Mediterranean island with churches "in every city." The letter does not say where Paul was, but he planned to winter at Nicopolis. Titus overviewTitus 1:5
The eventsThis was happening in Crete while Titus was there. The verse gives no date. Titus 1:5Titus 1:14
WrittenTraditional: about AD 63-65, after Paul's release from his first Roman imprisonment. Scholarly: many hold that a follower wrote the letter in Paul's name about AD 80-100; others accept that Paul wrote it. Titus overview
HereVerse 13 says to rebuke sharply; verse 14 says what the rebuke turns people from. The next verse addresses one kind of human commandment, rules about what is clean and unclean (1:15). Titus 1:13Titus 1:14Titus 1:15
In the whole of ScriptureJesus quoted Isaiah against those "teaching for doctrines the commandments of men" (Matthew 15:9; Isaiah 29:13). Paul asked the Colossians why they followed "the commandments and doctrines of men" (Colossians 2:22), and warned that some "shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables" (2 Timothy 4:4). Matthew 15:9Isaiah 29:13Colossians 2:222 Timothy 4:4
For readersStories and man-made rules can sound religious but still pull people from God's truth. Believers should weigh what they hear against what God has said. Titus 1:14Matthew 15:9
- JewishἸουδαϊκός
The word means Jewish. The lexicon lists this verse as its only New Testament use. Strong's G2451
- fablesμῦθος
The word first meant a story, and later a fiction as opposed to a true account. 2 Timothy 4:4 warns of those who "turn away their ears from the truth" and are "turned unto fables." Strong's G34542 Timothy 4:4
- turn fromἀποστρέφω
The word means to turn away. Those who follow these teachings are turning their backs on the truth. Strong's G0654
Takeaway
Sound faith refuses invented stories and human commandments that turn people from the truth. God's word, not human tradition, is the measure. Titus 1:14Matthew 15:92 Timothy 4:4
Drafted by AI from the Scripture and data shown under “Show sources,” then checked automatically and by a second AI pass. Updated 2026-10-28.
Original Greek words
| English | Greek | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| not | μὴ | mē | G3361 | notμή (mē) μή, subjective negative particle, used where the negation depends on a condition or hypothesis, expressed or understood, as distinct from οὐ, which denies absolutely. μή is used where one thinks a thing is not, as distinct from an absolute negation. As a general rule, οὐ negatives the indic, μή the other moods, incl, ptcp. [In LXX for אֵין ,אַיִן ,אַל ] I. As a neg. adv., not; 1. with ref. to thought or opinion: Jhn.3:18, Tit.1:11, 2Pe.1:9. 2. In delib. questions, with subjc. (M, Pr., 185): Mrk.12:14, Rom.3:8. … |
| giving heed | προσέχοντες | prosechontes | G4337 | to watch outπροσέχω (prosechō) προσ-έχω [in LXX for קָשַׁב hi., שָׁמַר ni., etc. ;] 1. to turn to, bring to (frequently ναῦν, expressed or understood, to bring to port, land; Hdt., al.). 2. τ. νοῦν, before dative, to turn one's mind to, attend to; in Xen. and later writers with νοῦν omitted (El., § 53, 1; 81, 1): Act.8:6 16:14, Heb.2:1, 2Pe.1:19; in sense of caring or providing for, Act.20:28; π. ἑαυτῷ, to give heed to oneself (M, Pr., 157; cf. Gen.24:6, Exo.10:28, al.): Luk.17:3 21:34, Act.5:35; id. before ἀπό (M, Pr., 102; B1., § 34, 11; 40, 3; see: βλέπω), Luk.12:1; (without dative) Mat.7:15 10:17 16:6, 11-12, Luk.20: … |
| to Jewish | Ἰουδαϊκοῖς | Ioudaikois | G2451 | JewishἸουδαϊκός (Ioudaikos) Ἰουδαϊκός, ή, -όν [in LXX: 2Ma.8:11 V, 2Ma.13:21 * ;] Jewish: Tit.1:14.† (AS) |
| myths | μύθοις | muthois | G3454 | mythμῦθος (muthos) μῦθος, -ου, ὁ [in LXX: Wis.17:4 A, Sir.20:19 * ;] 1. speech, conversation. 2. (a) a story, narrative (Hom.); (b) later, opposite to λόγος (a true narrative) = Lat. fabula, a myth, fable, fiction: 1Ti.1:4 4:7, 2Ti.4:4, Tit.1:14, 2Pe.1:16.† SYN.. λόγος, q.v (AS) |
| and | καὶ | kai | G2532 | andκαί (kai) καί, conj., and I. Copulative. 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12, 9:4, al. (b) connecting numerals (WM, §37, 4): Jhn.2:20, Act.13:20; (with) joining terms which are not mutually exclusive, as the part with the whole: Mat.8:33, 26:59, Mrk.16:17, Act.5:29, al. 2. Connecting clauses and sentences: Mat.3:12, Act.5:21, al. mult.; esp. … |
| to [the] commandments | ἐντολαῖς | entolais | G1785 | commandmentἐντολή (entolē) ἐντολή, -ῆς, ἡ (ἐντέλλω, which see), [in LXX chiefly for מִצְוָה; in pl. frequently in Pss for פִּקּוּד ;] 1. generally, a charge, injunction, order, command: Luk.15:29, Jhn.10:18 11:57 12:49-50 14:31, Act.17:15, Col.4:10; ἐ. σαρκίνη, Heb.7:16, 18 2. Esp. of religious precepts and commandments; … |
| of men | ἀνθρώπων | anthrōpōn | G0444 | a humanἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos) ἄνθρωπος, -ου, ὁ, [in LXX chiefly for אִישׁ ,אָדָם, also for אֱנוֹשׁ, etc. ;] man: 1. generically, a human being, male or female (Lat. homo): Jhn.16:21; with art., Mat.4:4 12:35, Mrk.2:27, Jhn.2:25, Rom.7:1, al; disting. from God, Mat.19:6, Jhn.10:33, Col.3:23, al.; from animals, etc., Mat.4:19, Luk.5:10, Rev.9:4, al.; implying human frailty and imperfection, 1Co.3:4; σοφία ἀνθρώπων, 1Co.2:5; ἀνθρώπων ἐπιθυμίαι, 1Pe.4:2; κατὰ ἄνθρωπον περιπατεῖν, 1Co.3:3; κατὰ ἄ. λέγειν (λαλεῖν), Rom.3:5, 1Co.9:8; κατὰ ἄ- λέγειν, Gal.3:15 (cf. 1Co.15:32, Gal.1:11); by meton., of man's nature or condition, ὁ … |
| turning away from | ἀποστρεφομένων | apostrephomenōn | G0654 | to turn awayἀποστρέφω (apostrephō) ἀπο-στρέφω [in LXX chiefly for שׁוּב ;] trans., with accusative, (a) to turn away, remove: Rom.11:26, 2Ti.4:4; metaphorically, to turn away from allegiance, pervert: Luk.23:14; (b) to turn back, return: μάχαιραν, Mat.26:52. Pass., reflex., to turn oneself away from: with accusative, Mat.5:42, 2Ti.1:15, Tit.1:14, Heb.12:25; so act., absol., Act.3:26 (cf. Sir.8:5; Bl., § 53, 1; Cremer, 880).† (AS) |
| truth. | ἀλήθειαν.¶ | alētheian | G0225 | truthἀλήθεια (alētheia) ἀλήθεια, -ας, ἡ (ἀληθής), [in LXX chiefly for אֱמֶת (on which, see Cremer, 627f.), אֱמוּנָה ;] truth (see DB, iv, 818f.). 1. Objectively, "the reality lying at the basis of an appearance; the manifested, veritable essence of a matter" (Cremer, 86): Rom.9:1, al.; of religious truth, Rom.1:25, al.; esp. of Christian doctrine, Gal.2:5, al.; ἀ. θεοῦ, Rom.15:8. 2. Subjectively, truthfulness, truth, not merely verbal (cl.), but sincerity and integrity of character: Jhn.8:44, 3Jo.3. … |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.