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# Connecting Statement:
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Because of those that would oppose God's word, Paul gives Titus reasons to preach God's word and warns him about false teachers.
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# rebellious people
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These are rebellious people who oppose Paul's gospel message.
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# empty talkers and deceivers
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This phrase describes the rebellious people mentioned in the previous phrase. Here "empty" is a metaphor for useless, and "empty talkers" are people who say useless or foolish things. AT: "people who say useless things and deceive others" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# those of the circumcision
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This refers to the Christian Jews who taught that men must be circumcised in order to follow Christ. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# It is necessary to stop them
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"They must be prevented from spreading their teachings" or "They must be stopped from influencing others by their words"
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# what they should not teach
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These are things that are not proper to teach regarding Christ and the Law because they are not true.
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# for shameful profit
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This refers to profit that people make by doing things that are not honorable.
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# are upsetting whole families
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"are ruining whole families." The issue was that they were upsetting families by destroying their faith. This may have caused the members of the families to argue with one another.
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/circumcise]] |