Christian Living among Outsiders
1 Remind them to be submissive(A) to rulers and authorities, to obey, to be ready for every good work,
2 to slander no one, to avoid fighting, and to be kind, always showing gentleness(B) to all people.
3 For we too were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, enslaved by various passions(C) and pleasures,(D) living in malice and envy, hateful, detesting one another.
8 This saying is trustworthy.(N) I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed God might be careful to devote themselves to good works. These are good and profitable for everyone.
9 But avoid foolish debates,(O) genealogies,(P) quarrels,(Q) and disputes about the law, for they are unprofitable and worthless.
10 Reject a divisive(R) person after a first and second warning,(S)
11 knowing that such a person is perverted and sins, being self-condemned.
Final Instructions and Closing
Cross references:
B.
Titus 3:2:
James 3:13
J.
Titus 3:5:
Romans 12:2
Q.
Titus 3:9:
Romans 1:29; Romans 13:13; 1 Corinthians 1:11; 1 Corinthians 3:3; 2 Corinthians 12:20; Philippians 1:15
U.
Titus 3:12:
Luke 14:26
V.
Titus 3:13:
Acts 18:24; Acts 19:1; 1 Corinthians 1:12; 1 Corinthians 3:4-6; 1 Corinthians 3:22; 1 Corinthians 4:6; 1 Corinthians 16:12
W.
Titus 3:13:
James 2:15