Titus 3

Be Ready for Every Good Work

3Remind them ^xto be submissive to rulers and authorities, ^yto be obedient, to be ready for every good work, ^2zto speak evil of no one, ^ato avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and ^bto show perfect courtesy toward all people. ³For ^cwe ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another. ⁴But when ^dthe goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, ⁵he saved us, ^enot because of works done by us in righteousness, but ^faccording to his own mercy, by ^gthe washing of regeneration and ^hrenewal of the Holy Spirit, ⁶whom he ⁱpoured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, ⁷so that ^jbeing justified by his grace we might become ^kheirs ^laccording to the hope of eternal life. ⁸The saying is ^mtrustworthy, and I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful ⁿto devote themselves to good works. These things are excellent and profitable for people. ⁹But ^oavoid foolish ^pcontroversies, ^qgenealogies, dissensions, and quarrels about the law, for ^rthey are unprofitable and worthless. ¹⁰As for a person who stirs up division, ^safter warning him once and then twice, ^thave nothing more to do with him, ¹¹knowing that such a person is warped and sinful; he is self-condemned.

Final Instructions and Greetings

¹²When I send Artemas or ^uTychicus to you, do your best to come to me ^vat Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there. ¹³Do your best to speed Zenas the lawyer and ^wApollos on their way; see that they lack nothing. ¹⁴And let our people learn ^xto devote themselves to good works, so as to help cases of urgent need, and not ^ybe unfruitful.

¹⁵All who are with me send greetings to you. Greet those who love us in the faith.

^zGrace be with you all.