Titus 3:1-8

11Remind them 2to be subject to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be 3ready for every good deed,

2to slander no one, 4not to be contentious, to be 5gentle, 6showing every consideration for all people.

37For we too were once foolish, 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 did in righteousness, but 19in accordance with His mercy, by the 20washing of regeneration and 21renewing by the Holy Spirit,

622whom He 23richly poured out upon us 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 statement is trustworthy; 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 beneficial for people.