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Titus 3:9

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Titus 3:9

Verse 9 of 15

Scripture focus

But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

Titus 3:9 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Titus 3:9

Theological / Devotional

Foolish questions. That is, senseless verbal disputes about Mosaic and Pharisaic regulations (see on 1 Tim. 1:4; 6:4; 2 Tim. 2:23).

Genealogies. See on 1 Tim. 1:4.

Strivings. Especially promoted by the perverted teachers of the law (see on 1 Tim. 1:7; Titus 1:10, 14) who sought to pervert Bible study into a discussion of strange and bizarre topics. Such theoretical speculations led to no character improvement, nor were they conducive to Christian fellowship.

Unprofitable. Because of his early training in the fanciful reasonings of Jewish lore, Paul resisted any tendency toward similar developments within the Christian church. The apostle had seen the effect on Judaism of the malignant growth of senseless and perverted teachings. He purposed that Christianity should not be so afflicted.

Vain. Gr. mataios, “useless,” “to no purpose” (see on 1 Cor. 15:17).

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