Titus 3:1–11

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.