none of which could in any way teach men how to make life more beautiful and loving,

International Standard Version But avoid foolish controversies, arguments about genealogies, quarrels, and fights about the Law. These things are useless and worthless. http://biblehub.com/lexicon/titus/3-9.htm Titus 3:9 But avoid foolish controversies and genealogies and ... biblehub.com/titus/3-9.htm But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, arguments, and quarrels about the ... But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings ... Titus 3:9 Parallel Commentaries Titus 3:9 Parallel Texts · Titus 3:9 NIV · Titus 3:9 NLT · Titus 3:9 ... Titus 3:9 Lexicon Titus 3:9 ▻. NASB Lexicon. NASB ©, Greek, Transliteration, Strong ... EXPOSITORY (ENGLISH BIBLE) Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers (9) But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies.—The “questions” and “genealogies” have been discussed above (1Timothy 1:4). The Apostle characterises them as “foolish,” because they were of an utterly unpractical nature, and consumed time and powers which were needed for other and better things. The “contentions” were disputes and wranglings which arose out of arguments advanced by different teachers upon the “questions” and “genealogies.” The “strivings about the law” were, most probably, arguments suggested by disputed and intricate points connected with the law of Moses. In the Talmud we possess unnumbered instances of all these strange and curious inquiries about which men then gravely disputed and wrangled, but none of which could in any way teach men how to make life more beautiful and loving http://biblehub.com/commentaries/titus/3-9.htm