Titus · 15 verses
Titus 3
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The hope of eternal life sits in the same breath as a decision to winter at Nicopolis, while a divisive man receives exactly two warnings before the door shuts.
From good conduct to eternal heirsvv. 1–8
The chapter begins with a tidy bundle of public virtues: obedience, useful work, peaceability, gentleness, and consideration. Then comes the untidy former life—desire, pleasure, malice, envy, hatred—followed by the kindness of God our Savior, who saves not by deeds already done but by mercy, new birth, and renewal. The Spirit is poured out abundantly through Jesus Christ, and the destination is suddenly immense: heirs with the hope of eternal life. The saying is trustworthy, and the practical consequence is good deeds, which are called excellent and profitable.
The quarrel with quarrelsvv. 9–11
The chapter has little patience for arguments that produce no harvest: foolish controversies, genealogies, quarrels about the law. A divisive man is to be admonished once, then twice, and rejected after that. The number is given with admirable precision and no explanation at all; the man is simply declared corrupt, sinful, and self-condemned.
A winter plan and a packing listvv. 12–15
After eternal life and disciplinary thresholds, the letter turns to travel arrangements. Artemas or Tychicus may be sent; Titus is to come to Nicopolis, where the writer has decided to winter. Zenas the lawyer and Apollos require equipping, and the people must learn good works of the particularly practical sort: meeting pressing needs, lest anyone be unfruitful. Greetings then pass in both directions, and the chapter closes with grace.
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Titus 3:1Remind the believers to submit to rulers and authorities, to be obedient and ready for every good work,
Titus 3:2to malign no one, and to be peaceable and gentle, showing full consideration to everyone.
Titus 3:3For 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.
Titus 3:4But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared,
Titus 3:5He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.
Titus 3:6This is the Spirit He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior,
Titus 3:7so that, having been justified by His grace, we would become heirs with the hope of eternal life.
Titus 3:8This 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.
Titus 3:9But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, arguments, and quarrels about the law, because these things are pointless and worthless.
Titus 3:10Reject a divisive man after a first and second admonition,
Titus 3:11knowing that such a man is corrupt and sinful; he is self-condemned.
Titus 3:12As 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.
Titus 3:13Do your best to equip Zenas the lawyer and Apollos, so that they will have everything they need.
Titus 3:14And 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.
Titus 3:15All who are with me send you greetings. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with all of you.
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Who else the chapter reaches
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Where this is echoed
Readers' own connections, from OpenBible's crowd-voted cross-references — agreement about relevance, and not scholarly confidence. 270 passages were voted onto 15 verses of this chapter; the 16 shown lead on votes, and each is listed at the verse it was voted onto most strongly.
- 5Ephesians 2:8–9For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,
- 52 Timothy 1:9He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time began.
- 51 Corinthians 6:11And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
- 51 Peter 3:21And this water symbolizes the baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body, but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
- 51 Peter 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
- 10Romans 16:17Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Turn away from them.
- 4Ephesians 2:4–10But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,
- 3Ephesians 2:1–3And you were dead in your trespasses and sins,
- 5Romans 12:2Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
- 3Colossians 1:21Once you were alienated from God and were hostile in your minds, engaging in evil deeds.
- 4Titus 2:10–11not stealing from them, but showing all good faith, so that in every respect they will adorn the teaching about God our Savior.
- 92 Timothy 2:14Remind the believers of these things, charging them before God to avoid quarreling over words, which succeeds only in leading the listeners to ruin.
- 3Romans 6:17But thanks be to God that, though you once were slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were committed.
- 5Romans 11:6And if it is by grace, then it is no longer by works. Otherwise, grace would no longer be grace.
- 5Psalms 51:10Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
- 1Romans 13:1–7Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God.
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