*But woe to you, scribes and Perushim, hypocrites! Because you shut up the Kingdom of Heaven against men; for you don't enter in yourselves, neither do you allow those who are entering in to enter.
Titus 1:10 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) For there are also many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For there are many disorderly and unruly men who are idle (vain, empty) and misleading talkers and self-deceivers and deceivers of others. [This is true] especially of those of the circumcision party [who have come over from Judaism]. American Standard Version (1901) For there are many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision, Common English Bible In fact, there are many who are rebellious people, loudmouths, and deceivers, especially some of those who are Jewish believers. Catholic Public Domain Version For there are, indeed, many who are disobedient, who speak empty words, and who deceive, especially those who are of the circumcision. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For there are also many disobedient, vain talkers, and seducers: especially they who are of the circumcision: |
*But woe to you, scribes and Perushim, hypocrites! Because you shut up the Kingdom of Heaven against men; for you don't enter in yourselves, neither do you allow those who are entering in to enter.
When Kefa had come up to Yerushalayim, those who were of the circumcision contended with him,
Some men came down from Yehudah and taught the brothers, *Unless you are circumcised after the custom of Moshe, you can't be saved.*
Because we have heard that some who went out from us have troubled you with words, unsettling your souls, saying, 'You must be circumcised and keep the Torah,' to whom we gave no mitzvah;
For I know that after my departure, vicious wolves will enter in among you, not sparing the flock.
This was because of the false brothers secretly brought in, who stole in to spy out our liberty which we have in Messiah Yeshua, that they might bring us into bondage;
Foolish Galatim, who has bewitched you not to obey the truth, before whose eyes Yeshua the Messiah was openly set forth among you as crucified?
that we may no longer be children, tossed back and forth and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;
neither to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which cause disputes, rather than God's stewardship, which is in faith--
from which things some, having missed the mark, have turned aside to vain talking;
as knowing this, that Torah is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,
But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.
and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn aside to fables.
if anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, who are not accused of loose or unruly behavior.
If anyone among you thinks himself to be religious while he doesn't bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this man's religion is worthless.
Little children, these are the end times, and as you heard that the Anti-messiah is coming, even now many anti-messiahs have arisen. By this we know that it is the final hour.
One who says, *I know him,* and doesn't keep his mitzvot, is a liar, and the truth isn't in him.
Beloved, don't believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
But I have a few things against you, because you have there some who hold the teaching of Bil`am, who taught Balak to throw a stumbling block before the children of Yisra'el, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit sexual immorality.
But this you have, that you hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.