SEV Biblia, Chapter 3:11
estando cierto que el tal es trastornado, y peca, siendo condenado de su propio juicio.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Titus 3:11
Verse 11. Is subverted] Is turned out of the way in which he may be saved, and consequently sinneth - enters into that way that leads to destruction. Being condemned of himself.] This refers to the Judaizing teacher, who maintained his party and opinions for filthy lucre's sake. He was conscious of his own insincerity; and that he proclaimed not his system from a conscientious love of truth, but from a desire to get his livelihood.
Were the Church in all countries, whether established by law or unestablished, strictly scrutinized, multitudes of heretics of this kind would be found. And perhaps this is the only bad sense in which the word should be understood.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 11. Knowing that he that is such is subverted , etc.] Or overturned and demolished; he is like an edifice, that is not only decaying, and falling, but is entirely everted, and pulled down; so that there is no hopes of a restoration or recovery; he is in a desperate condition, having opposed the person, or office, or sacrifice of Christ; having either trodden the Son of God underfoot, or counted his blood common, or done despite unto the spirit of grace; in either of which cases there is no more sacrifice for sin: and sinneth ; not practically, but doctrinally, and wilfully after he has received the knowledge of the truth; by denying the truth he received, in which he continues, notwithstanding the evidence of the word of God is against him; and; notwithstanding the arguments taken from it by the ministers of the Gospel, to convince him; and notwithstanding the admonitions of the church to recover him out of the snare of the devil: being condemned of himself ; not that an heretic is one that is convinced in his own conscience that he is in an error, and that that is a truth which he opposes; and yet he obstinately persists in the one, and continues to set himself against the other; for then, none but an hypocrite, that conceals his true sentiment, can be an heretic; nor can any man be known to be one unless he accuses himself; since no man can know the heart of another; and it would be impracticable in a church to deal with heretics, or reject and excommunicate them: but either the meaning is, that he is such an one, who by his own practice has condemned himself; for whereas he has separated himself not only from the faith of the church, but from the church itself; by so doing he practically condemns himself, or judges himself unworthy of the communion of the church, and so justifies the church in their rejection and exclusion of him: or rather, an heretic is one who having professed Christianity, and received the Scriptures as the only rule of faith and practice, and still professes to abide by the same, and that all doctrine is to be tried by them, and to be approved or condemned as that agrees or disagrees with them, stands condemned by those Scriptures, which he himself allows to be the rule of decision and determination; and so may be said to be self-condemned.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 8-11 - When the grace of God towards mankind has been declared, the necessit of good works is pressed. Those who believe in God, must make it their care to maintain good works, to seek opportunities for doing them being influenced by love and gratitude. Trifling, foolish question must be avoided, and subtle distinctions and vain inquiries; nor shoul people be eager after novelties, but love sound doctrine which tend most to edifying. Though we may now think some sins light and little if the Lord awaken the conscience, we shall feel even the smallest sin heavy upon our souls.
Greek Textus Receptus
ειδως 1492 5761 οτι 3754 εξεστραπται 1612 5769 ο 3588 τοιουτος 5108 και 2532 αμαρτανει 264 5719 ων 5607 5752 αυτοκατακριτος 843
Vincent's NT Word Studies
11. Is subverted (exestraptai). N.T.o . More than turned away from the right path: rather, turned inside out. Comp. LXX, Deut. xxxii. 20. Sinneth (amartanei). See on 1 John i. 9; Matt. i. 21, and trespasses, Matt. vi. 14.
Condemned of himself (autokatakritov). Better as Rev., self-condemned. N.T.o . o LXX, o Class.
Robertson's NT Word Studies
3:11 {Is perverted} (exestraptai). Perfect passive indicative of ekstreph", old word to turn inside out, to twist, to pervert. Only here in N.T. {Self-condemned} (autokatakritos). Only known example of this double compound verbal adjective (autos, kata, krinw).
