Titus 1:11

11 Welken men moet den mond stoppen, die gehele huizen verkeren, lerende wat niet behoort, om vuil gewins wil.

Titus 1:11 Meaning and Commentary

Titus 1:11

Whose mouths must be stopped
Or they be silenced, by reasons and arguments fetched out of the word of God; as were the Sadducees and Pharisees by Christ, so that they durst ask him no more questions; and as the Jews at Damascus were by Saul, who confounded them, proving in the clearest and strongest manner, that Jesus was the very Christ:

who subvert whole houses;
into which they creep; that is, whole families, whose principles they corrupt, whose faith they overthrow, and carry them away with their own errors; and therefore, since this was the case not of a single person, or of a few, but of whole families, it was high time to attempt to convince them, and stop their mouths, that they might proceed no further:

teaching things which they ought not;
which were not agreeable to the perfections of God, to the Scriptures of truth, to sound doctrine, and which were hurtful and pernicious to the souls of men: and that only

for filthy lucre's sake;
having no regard to the glory of God, the honour and interest of Christ, or the good of immortal souls; only seeking to gain popular applause and honour from men, and to gather and increase worldly substance. Covetousness was a sin which the Cretians were remarkably guilty of ^F12.

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FOOTNOTES:

F12 Cornel. Nepos, l. 23. c. 9.

Titus 1:11 In-Context

9 Die vasthoudt aan het getrouwe woord, dat naar de leer is, opdat hij machtig zij, beide om te vermanen door de gezonde leer, en om de tegensprekers te wederleggen.

10 Want er zijn ook vele ongeregelden, ijdelheidsprekers en verleiders van zinnen, inzonderheid die uit de besnijdenis zijn;

11 Welken men moet den mond stoppen, die gehele huizen verkeren, lerende wat niet behoort, om vuil gewins wil.

12 Een uit hen, zijnde hun eigen profeet, heeft gezegd: De Kretensen zijn altijd leugenachtig, kwade beesten, luie buiken.

13 Deze getuigenis is waar. Daarom bestraf hen scherpelijk, opdat zij gezond mogen zijn in het geloof.