¹Remind them to be subject to principalities and authorities, to obey rule, unto every good work to be ready, ²of no one to speak evil, not to be quarrelsome—gentle, showing all meekness to all men, ³for we were once—also we—thoughtless, disobedient, led astray, serving desires and pleasures manifold, in malice and envy living, odious—hating one another; ⁴and when the kindness and the love to men of God our Saviour did appear ⁵(not by works that are in righteousness that we did but according to His kindness,) He did save us, through a bathing of regeneration, and a renewing of the Holy Spirit, ⁶which He poured upon us richly, through Jesus Christ our Saviour, ⁷that having been declared righteous by His grace, heirs we may become according to the hope of life age-during. ⁸Stedfast is the word; and concerning these things I counsel thee to affirm fully, that they may be thoughtful, to be leading in good works—who have believed God; these are the good and profitable things to men.

⁹And foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about law, stand away from—for they are unprofitable and vain. ¹⁰A sectarian man, after a first and second admonition be rejecting, ¹¹having known that he hath been subverted who is such, and doth sin, being self-condemned.

Read in Logos

Titus 3:8: The saying is trustworthy, and I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful to devote themselves to good works. These things are excellent and profitable for people.

Public Domain.