30 and from among your own selves men will arise, speaking perverse things to draw away (A)the disciples after them.

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30 Even from your own number men will arise and distort the truth in order to draw away disciples(A) after them.

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which is not just another account; but there are some who are (A)disturbing you and want to distort the gospel of Christ.

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which is really no gospel at all. Evidently some people are throwing you into confusion(A) and are trying to pervert(B) the gospel of Christ.

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Yet it was a concern because of the (A)false brothers secretly brought in, who (B)had sneaked in to spy on our (C)freedom which we have in Christ Jesus, in order to (D)enslave us.

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This matter arose because some false believers(A) had infiltrated our ranks to spy on(B) the freedom(C) we have in Christ Jesus and to make us slaves.

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15 (A)Some, to be sure, are preaching Christ even [a]from envy and strife, but some also [b]from goodwill;

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  1. Philippians 1:15 Lit because of
  2. Philippians 1:15 Lit because of

15 It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill.

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10 (A)For there are many (B)rebellious people, (C)empty talkers and deceivers, especially (D)those of the circumcision, 11 who must be silenced because they are upsetting (E)whole families, teaching (F)things they should not teach (G)for the sake of [a]dishonest gain. 12 One of them, a prophet of their own, said, “(H)Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.” 13 This testimony is true. For this reason (I)reprimand them (J)severely so that they may be (K)sound in the faith, 14 not paying attention to Jewish (L)myths and (M)commandments of men who (N)turn away from the truth. 15 (O)To the pure, all things are pure; but (P)to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure, but both their (Q)mind and their conscience are defiled. 16 (R)They profess to know God, but by their deeds they (S)deny Him, being (T)detestable and (U)disobedient and (V)worthless (W)for any good deed.

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  1. Titus 1:11 Or disgraceful

Rebuking Those Who Fail to Do Good

10 For there are many rebellious people, full of meaningless talk(A) and deception, especially those of the circumcision group.(B) 11 They must be silenced, because they are disrupting whole households(C) by teaching things they ought not to teach—and that for the sake of dishonest gain. 12 One of Crete’s own prophets(D) has said it: “Cretans(E) are always liars, evil brutes, lazy gluttons.”[a] 13 This saying is true. Therefore rebuke(F) them sharply, so that they will be sound in the faith(G) 14 and will pay no attention to Jewish myths(H) or to the merely human commands(I) of those who reject the truth.(J) 15 To the pure, all things are pure,(K) but to those who are corrupted and do not believe, nothing is pure.(L) In fact, both their minds and consciences are corrupted.(M) 16 They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him.(N) They are detestable, disobedient and unfit for doing anything good.(O)

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  1. Titus 1:12 From the Cretan philosopher Epimenides

The Appearance of False Prophets

But (A)false prophets also appeared among the people, just as there will also be (B)false teachers (C)among you, who will (D)secretly introduce (E)destructive heresies, even (F)denying the (G)Master who (H)bought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves.

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False Teachers and Their Destruction

But there were also false prophets(A) among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you.(B) They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord(C) who bought them(D)—bringing swift destruction on themselves.

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(A)I know your deeds and your labor and [a]perseverance, and that you cannot tolerate evil people, and you have (B)put those who call themselves (C)apostles to the test, and they are not, and you found them to be false;

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  1. Revelation 2:2 Or steadfastness

I know your deeds,(A) your hard work and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked people, that you have tested(B) those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false.(C)

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