Titus 3:1-8

11Remind 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.

37For 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,

517He 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,

622whom 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.

826This 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.