Titus 1:16

Translations

Modern

They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.

Traditional

They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.

Literal

They profess to know God, but in works they deny Him, being abominable and disobedient and unfit for any good work.

Latin

Confitentur se nosse Deum, factis autem negant: cum sint abominati, et incredibiles, et ad omne opus bonum reprobi.

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English

They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.

Notes

Titus 1:16

Sound teaching and godliness are always linked together in the letters to Timothy and Titus (see 1 Timothy 1:7–11; 3:15–16; 5:24–25; 2 Timothy 3:5, 9). Similarly, the ungodly way they live is connected with false teaching.
any good deed: This contrasts with Titus 3:1.

Titus 1:15–16

These two verses comment on the people of 1:14 and their commands, while transitioning to a discussion on teaching that encourages goodness (2:1–3:11).

Titus 1:10–16

In a native population of troublemakers, Titus would need to lead firmly to rid these Christian communities of corruption and make them healthy in the faith (1:13–16).

Titus 1:5–16

Strong, faithful leadership was needed in the churches of Crete to address the danger of false teachers (1:10–16). This part of Titus’s task coincides with the larger concern of the letter: to shape a community that bears witness to Christ by embodying God’s grace in its conduct. Compare 1 Timothy 3:1–7.

Theme notes and profiles

Paul (Saul) Knowing God Religious Hypocrisy

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