Titus 3

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Heirs of Grace

¹Remind the believers to submit to rulers and authorities, to be obedient and ready for every good work,

¹Remind them to be subject to rulers, to authorities, to obey rulers, to be ready for every good work,

²to malign no one, and to be peaceable and gentle, showing full consideration to everyone.

²to speak evil of no one, to be not quarrelsome, gentle, showing all meekness toward all men.

³For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.

³For we were also once foolish, disobedient, being deceived, being in slavery to various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.

⁴But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared,

⁴But when the kindness and the love of mankind of God our Savior appeared,

⁵He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth^a and renewal by the Holy Spirit.

⁵not by works in righteousness that we did, but according to His mercy, He saved us through the washing of regeneration and a renewing of the Holy Spirit,

⁶This is the Spirit He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior,

⁶whom He poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior,

⁷so that, having been justified by His grace, we would become heirs with the hope of eternal life.

⁷so that, having been justified by His grace, we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

⁸This saying is trustworthy. And I want you to emphasize these things, so that those who have believed God will take care to devote themselves to good deeds. These things are excellent and profitable for the people.

⁸Trustworthy is the word, and I want you to affirm strongly concerning these things, so that those having believed God may take thought to devote themselves to good works. These things are good and profitable to men.

Avoid Divisions

⁹But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, arguments, and quarrels about the law, because these things are pointless and worthless.

⁹But avoid foolish controversies and genealogies and contentions and quarrels about the law; for they are unprofitable and futile.

¹⁰Reject a divisive man after a first and second admonition,

¹⁰Reject a divisive man after one and a second admonition,

¹¹knowing that such a man is corrupt and sinful; he is self-condemned.

¹¹knowing that such a man is warped and is sinning, being self-condemned.

Final Remarks and Greetings

¹²As soon as I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, make every effort to come to me at Nicopolis, because I have decided to winter there.

¹²When I shall send Artemas or Tychicus to you, be diligent to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to winter there.

¹³Do your best to equip Zenas the lawyer and Apollos, so that they will have everything they need.

¹³Diligently send forth Zenas the lawyer and Apollos, so that nothing may be lacking to them.

¹⁴And our people must also learn to devote themselves to good works in order to meet the pressing needs of others, so that they will not be unfruitful.

¹⁴And also let our people learn to devote themselves to good works for necessary needs, so that they may not be unfruitful.

¹⁵All who are with me send you greetings.

Greet those who love us in the faith.

Grace be with all of you.^a

¹⁵All those with me greet you. Greet those loving us in the faith. Grace be with all of you.