Titus 1:14 - Exposition

Who for that, A.V.; turn away for turn, A.V. Jewish fables (see 1 Timothy 1:4 ; 1 Timothy 4:7 ; 2 Timothy 4:4 , where the Jewish origin of the fables is implied, though not so distinctly stated as here). Commandments of men ( ἐντολαῖς ἀνθρώπων ); so in Colossians 2:22 the apostle speaks of the precepts "touch not," "taste not" (originating with the Judaizing teachers), as τὰ ἐντάλματα καὶ διδασκαλίας τῶν ἀνθρώπων (see following note). Turning away from ( ἀποστρεφομένεν ); see 2 Timothy 1:15 , note.