New American Standard Bible 1995

Titus 3

Godly Living

1 1Remind them 2to be subject to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be 3ready for every good deed, 2to malign no one, 4to be peaceable, 5gentle, 6showing every consideration for all men. 3 7For we also once were foolish ourselves, 8disobedient, 9deceived, 10enslaved to 11various lusts and pleasures, spending our life in 12malice and 13envy, hateful, hating one another. 4But when the 14kindness of 15God our Savior and His love for mankind 16appeared, 5 17He saved us, 18not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but 19according to His mercy, by the 20washing of regeneration and 21renewing by the Holy Spirit, 6 22whom He poured out upon us 23richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7so that being justified by His grace we would be made 24heirs 25according to the hope of eternal life. 8 26This is a trustworthy statement; and concerning these things I 27want you to speak confidently, so that those who have 28believed God will be careful to 29engage in good deeds. These things are good and profitable for men. 9But 30avoid 31foolish controversies and 32genealogies and strife and 33disputes about the Law, for they are 34unprofitable and worthless. 10 35Reject a 36factious man 37after a first and second warning, 11knowing that such a man is 38perverted and is sinning, being self-condemned.

Personal Concerns

12When I send Artemas or 39Tychicus to you, 40make every effort to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to 41spend the winter there. 13Diligently help Zenas the 42lawyer and 43Apollos on their way so that nothing is lacking for them. 14 44Our people must also learn to 45engage in good 46deeds to meet 47pressing needs, so that they will not be 48unfruitful.

15 49All who are with me greet you. Greet those who love us 50in the faith.

51Grace be with you all.

Notes

1. Titus 3:1 2 Tim 2:14 ↩
2. Titus 3:1 Rom 13:1 ↩
3. Titus 3:1 2 Tim 2:21 ↩
4. Titus 3:2 1 Tim 3:3; 1 Pet 2:18 ↩
5. Titus 3:2 1 Tim 3:3; 1 Pet 2:18 ↩
6. Titus 3:2 2 Tim 2:25 ↩
7. Titus 3:3 Rom 11:30; Col 3:7 ↩
8. Titus 3:3 Titus 1:16 ↩
9. Titus 3:3 2 Tim 3:13 ↩
10. Titus 3:3 Rom 6:6, 12 ↩
11. Titus 3:3 2 Tim 3:6; Titus 2:12 ↩
12. Titus 3:3 Rom 1:29 ↩
13. Titus 3:3 Rom 1:29 ↩
14. Titus 3:4 Rom 2:4; Eph 2:7; 1 Pet 2:3 ↩
15. Titus 3:4 Titus 2:10 ↩
16. Titus 3:4 Titus 2:11 ↩
17. Titus 3:5 Rom 11:14; 2 Tim 1:9 ↩
18. Titus 3:5 Eph 2:9 ↩
19. Titus 3:5 Eph 2:4; 1 Pet 1:3 ↩
20. Titus 3:5 John 3:5; Eph 5:26; 1 Pet 3:21 ↩
21. Titus 3:5 Rom 12:2 ↩
22. Titus 3:6 Rom 5:5 ↩
23. Titus 3:6 Rom 2:4; 1 Tim 6:17 ↩
24. Titus 3:7 Matt 25:34; Mark 10:17; Rom 8:17, 24; Titus 1:2 ↩
25. Titus 3:7 Or of eternal life according to hope ↩
26. Titus 3:8 1 Tim 1:15 ↩
27. Titus 3:8 1 Tim 2:8 ↩
28. Titus 3:8 2 Tim 1:12 ↩
29. Titus 3:8 Titus 2:7, 14; 3:14 ↩
30. Titus 3:9 2 Tim 2:16 ↩
31. Titus 3:9 1 Tim 1:4; 2 Tim 2:23 ↩
32. Titus 3:9 1 Tim 1:4 ↩
33. Titus 3:9 James 4:1 ↩
34. Titus 3:9 2 Tim 2:14 ↩
35. Titus 3:10 2 John 10 ↩
36. Titus 3:10 Rom 16:17 ↩
37. Titus 3:10 Matt 18:15f ↩
38. Titus 3:11 Titus 1:14 ↩
39. Titus 3:12 Acts 20:4; Eph 6:21f; Col 4:7f; 2 Tim 4:12 ↩
40. Titus 3:12 2 Tim 4:9 ↩
41. Titus 3:12 2 Tim 4:21 ↩
42. Titus 3:13 Matt 22:35 ↩
43. Titus 3:13 Acts 18:24; 1 Cor 16:12 ↩
44. Titus 3:14 Titus 2:8 ↩
45. Titus 3:14 Titus 3:8 ↩
46. Titus 3:14 Or occupations ↩
47. Titus 3:14 Rom 12:13; Phil 4:16 ↩
48. Titus 3:14 Matt 7:19; Phil 1:11; Col 1:10 ↩
49. Titus 3:15 Acts 20:34 ↩
50. Titus 3:15 1 Tim 1:2 ↩
51. Titus 3:15 Col 4:18 ↩

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