See 1 Timothy 1:4 for προσεχω and μυθοις, only here we have Jewish (Ιουδαικοις) added. Perhaps a reference to the oral tradition…

Not giving heed to Jewish fables, etc. See Barnes on 1 Timothy 1:4.

And commandments of men that turn from the trut…

Not giving heed to Jewish fables.—Such as we now find embodied in the Talmud. (See Note on 1 Timothy 1:4.) Th…

This was bad soil; but it had to be plowed, and to be sown, and with an Almighty God at the back of the gospel plower and sower, a fruitful harvest…

As a result of this positive aim, the Cretan Christians will be led to a position where they “pay no attention to Jewish myths” (cf. [Reference 1 T…

And may not listen to Jewish fables. He now shows in what “sound faith” consists—when it is not corrupted by any “fables.” But in guarding…

Not giving heed to Jewish fables
Concerning God himself, the angels, and the creation of man; concerning the giving …

False teachers are described. Faithful ministers must oppose them promptly, so that, their folly being exposed, they may not proceed further. They …

1. Having described the character of the Cretan people, the Apostle now prescribes the remedy. He presents this in two parts:

   1. T…