Titus 1:10

“For there are many unruly, etc.] Persons who are not subject to the law of God, or Gospel of Christ; whose spirits are not subject to the prophets; and who will not submit themselves to them that have the rule over them, nor attend to the admonitions of the church, nor be brought into any regularity and order; and there were many of this sort, who were not sent forth by Christ, or his churches, but went forth of themselves, and were corrupters of the word; and therefore Christ's ministers ought to hold fast the faithful word, and convince such opposers by sound doctrine; and vain talkers; who deliver out in their discourses empty, trifling, superficial, and frivolous things; which have no…”

“unruly--"insubordinate." and--omitted in the oldest manuscripts. "There are many unruly persons, vain talkers, and deceivers"; "unruly" being predicated of both vain talkers and deceivers. vain talkers--opposed to "holding fast the faithful word" (Tit 1:9). "Vain jangling" (Ti1 1:6); "foolish questions, unprofitable and vain" (Tit 3:9). The source of the evil was corrupted Judaism (Tit 1:14). Many Jews were then living in Crete, according to JOSEPHUS; so the Jewish leaven remained in some of them after conversion. deceivers--literally, "deceivers of the minds of others" (Greek, Gal 6:3).”

“For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers - There are many persons who are indisposed to submit to authority (see the word unruly in Titus 1:6); many who are vain talkers - who are more given to talk than to the duties of practical religion (see the character of “Talkative,” in the Pilgrim’s Progress); and many who live to deceive others under the mask of religion. They make great pretensions to piety; they are fluent in argument, and they urge their views in a plausible manner. Specially they of the circumcision - Jews, spoken of here as “of the circumcision” particularly, because they urged the necessity of circumcision in order that men might be saved; Notes, Acts 15:1.…”

“They of the circumcision - The Jewish converts. Titus 1:11”

“1:10-16 In a native population of troublemakers, Titus would need to exercise a firm hand to rid these Christian communities of corruption and make them healthy in the faith (1:13-16). 1:10 rebellious people: The same Greek word is used of children in 1:6. • those who insist on circumcision for salvation (literally those of the circumcision): This probably refers to Jewish Christians; the Greek phrase leaves open whether or not they required circumcision of Gentiles. The Jewish flavor of this false teaching is suggested in 1:14-15 and 3:9.”

“there: Act 20:29; Rom 16:17-18; Co2 11:12-15; Eph 4:14; Th2 2:10-12; Ti1 1:4, Ti1 1:6, Ti1 6:3-5; Ti2 3:13, Ti2 4:4; Jam 1:26; Pe2 2:1, Pe2 2:2; Jo1 2:18, Jo1 4:1; Rev 2:6, Rev 2:14 specially: Act 15:1, Act 15:24; Gal 1:6-8, Gal 2:4, Gal 3:1, Gal 4:17-21, Gal 5:1-4; Phi 3:2, Phi 3:3 Titus 1:11”