Titus 1:16

They profess that they know God, but by their works they deny him, being abominable and disobedient, and for every good work reprobate.

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.

In Context

15To the pure all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure, but both their mind and conscience are defiled.

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Cross References

Job 15:16Much less, abominable and polluted man, Who drinketh iniquity as water.

Isaiah 48:1Hear this, O house of Jacob! Ye that are called by the name of Israel; Ye that have come forth from the fountain of Judah; Ye that swear by the name of Jehovah, And praise the God of Israel, But not in truth and sincerity!

Jeremiah 6:30Rejected silver shall men call them, Because Jehovah hath rejected them.

Hosea 8:2They shall say to me, My God, we know thee, we, thine Israel!

Romans 2:18and knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the Law;

Matthew Henry on Titus 1:7-16

The Qualifications of a Bishop; The Necessity of Sharp Reproof. ( a. d. 66.) 6 If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly. 7 For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre; 8 But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate; 9 Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort… Read the whole commentary →

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