1:14a

and will pay no attention to Jewish myths: This is the second purpose for rebuking the rebellious Cretan people. Paul wanted Titus to rebuke the rebellious believers so that they would stop paying attention to Jewish myths.

Here are some other ways to translate this clause:

they will stop thinking about Jewish myths
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They shouldn’t pay attention to Jewish myths (God’s Word)

The word “they” is implied from 1:13c.

Jewish myths: A “myth” is a fictional story that people pass down from one generation to another. Often in these stories people do things that normal people cannot do. These myths were Jewish probably because Jews wrote them about Jews.

Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

fantasy/imaginary stories that the Jews wrote
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Jewish stories that did not really happen

1:14b

or to the commands of men who have rejected the truth: The Greek phrase that the Berean Standard Bible translates as the commands of men is literally “the human commands.” Paul was saying that ordinary people spoke or wrote these commands. They did not come from God. Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

or to commands that people wrote/invented themselves
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or to human rules
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or commands given by people who are always rejecting the truth (God’s Word)

who have rejected the truth: Here the word truth refers to God’s truth, God’s true message. In some languages it may be natural to translate these words as a separate sentence. For example:

Those things are the ideas of people who refuse to obey God’s true message. (Easy English Bible)
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Those commands/rules are made up by people who reject the true word/message from God.

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