And the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw nigh unto me, and with their mouth and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment of men which hath been taught them:
Titus 1:14 - Revised Version 1885 not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men who turn away from the truth. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition [And may show their soundness by] ceasing to give attention to Jewish myths and fables or to rules [laid down] by [mere] men who reject and turn their backs on the Truth. American Standard Version (1901) not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men who turn away from the truth. Common English Bible They shouldn’t pay attention to Jewish myths and commands from people who reject the truth. Catholic Public Domain Version not paying attention to Jewish fables, nor to the rules of men who have turned themselves away from the truth. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Not giving heed to Jewish fables and commandments of men, who turn themselves away from the truth. |
And the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw nigh unto me, and with their mouth and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment of men which hath been taught them:
But in vain do they worship me, Teaching as their doctrines the precepts of men.
But in vain do they worship me, Teaching as their doctrines the precepts of men.
but now that ye have come to know God, or rather to be known of God, how turn ye back again to the weak and beggarly rudiments, whereunto ye desire to be in bondage over again?
(all which things are to perish with the using), after the precepts and doctrines of men?
and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn aside unto fables.
knowing that such a one is perverted, and sinneth, being self-condemned.
See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not, when they refused him that warned them on earth, much more shall not we escape, who turn away from him that warneth from heaven:
It has happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog turning to his own vomit again, and the sow that had washed to wallowing in the mire.