Titus 1 - 3
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Paul, a servant of God and a an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the sake of the faith of God's elect and b their knowledge of the truth, c which accords with godliness,
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d in hope of eternal life, which God, e who never lies, f promised g before the ages began
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and h at the proper time manifested in his word i through the preaching j with which I have been entrusted k by the command of God our Savior;
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To Titus, l my true child in m a common faith: n Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
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o This is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order, and p appoint elders in every town as I directed you -
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q if anyone is above reproach, the husband of one wife, and his children are believers and not open to the charge of r debauchery or insubordination.
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For an overseer, s as God's steward, must be above reproach. He must not t be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent u or greedy for gain,
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but hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, v and disciplined.
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He must w hold firm to the trustworthy word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in x sound doctrine and also to rebuke those who contradict it.
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For there are many who are insubordinate, y empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of z the circumcision party.
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They must be silenced, since a they are upsetting whole families by teaching b for shameful gain what they ought not to teach.
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c One of the Cretans, a prophet of their own, said, "Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons."
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This testimony is true. Therefore d rebuke them e sharply, that they f may be sound in the faith,
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g not devoting themselves to Jewish myths and h the commands of people i who turn away from the truth.
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j To the pure, all things are pure, but to the defiled and k unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both l their minds and their consciences are defiled.
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m They profess to know God, but they n deny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, o unfit for any good work.
Titus 2
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But as for you, teach what accords with p sound doctrine.
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Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, p sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness.
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q Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, r not slanderers s or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good,
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and so train the young women to love their husbands and children,
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to be self-controlled, t pure, u working at home, kind, and v submissive to their own husbands, w that the word of God may not be reviled.
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Likewise, urge x the younger men to be self-controlled.
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Show yourself in all respects to be y a model of good works, and in your teaching z show integrity, a dignity,
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and b sound speech that cannot be condemned, c so that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say about us.
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d Slaves are to be submissive to their own masters e in everything; they are to be well-pleasing, not argumentative,
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not pilfering, f but showing all good faith, g so that in everything they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior.
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For h the grace of God i has appeared, bringing salvation j for all people,
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training us to renounce ungodliness and k worldly passions, and l to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in m the present age,
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n waiting for our blessed o hope, the p appearing of the glory of our great q God and Savior Jesus Christ,
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r who gave himself for us to s redeem us from all lawlessness and t to purify for himself t a people for his own possession who are u zealous for good works.
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Declare these things; exhort and v rebuke with all authority. w Let no one disregard you.
Titus 3
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Remind them x to be submissive to rulers and authorities, y to be obedient, to be ready for every good work,
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z to speak evil of no one, a to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and b to show perfect courtesy toward all people.
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For c we 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.
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But when d the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared,
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he saved us, e not because of works done by us in righteousness, but f according to his own mercy, by g the washing of regeneration and h renewal of the Holy Spirit,
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whom he i poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior,
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so that j being justified by his grace we might become k heirs l according to the hope of eternal life.
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The saying is m trustworthy, and I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful n to devote themselves to good works. These things are excellent and profitable for people.
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But o avoid foolish p controversies, q genealogies, dissensions, and quarrels about the law, for r they are unprofitable and worthless.
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As for a person who stirs up division, s after warning him once and then twice, t have nothing more to do with him,
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knowing that such a person is warped and sinful; he is self-condemned.
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When I send Artemas or u Tychicus to you, do your best to come to me v at Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there.
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Do your best to speed Zenas the lawyer and w Apollos on their way; see that they lack nothing.
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And let our people learn x to devote themselves to good works, so as to help cases of urgent need, and not y be unfruitful.
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All who are with me send greetings to you. Greet those who love us in the faith. z Grace be with you all.
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2 Corinthians 1:1
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the church of God that is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in the whole of Achaia:
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1 Timothy 2:4
Who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
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1 Timothy 6:3
If anyone teaches a different doctrine and does not agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching that accords with godliness.
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2 Timothy 1:1
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God according to the promise of the life that is in Christ Jesus.
Hebrews 9:15
Therefore he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, since a death has occurred that redeems them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.
Titus 2:13
Waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.
Titus 3:7
So that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
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Numbers 23:19
God is not man, that he should lie, or a son of man, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it?
2 Timothy 2:13
If we are faithless, he remains faithful - for he cannot deny himself.
Hebrews 6:18
So that by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us.
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Romans 1:2
Which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures.
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2 Timothy 1:9
Who saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages began.
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1 Timothy 2:6
Who gave himself as a ransom for all, which is the testimony given at the proper time.
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Romans 10:14
How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching?
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1 Timothy 1:11
In accordance with the gospel of the glory of the blessed God with which I have been entrusted.
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1 Timothy 1:1
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope.
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3 John 1:4
I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.
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Jude 1:3
Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints.
2 Peter 1:1
Simeon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have obtained a faith of equal standing with ours by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ:
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1 Timothy 1:2
To Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
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1 Timothy 1:3
As I urged you when I was going to Macedonia, remain at Ephesus so that you may charge certain persons not to teach any different doctrine.
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Acts 14:23
And when they had appointed elders for them in every church, with prayer and fasting they committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed.
2 Timothy 2:2
And what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.
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Titus 1:6 - 8
If anyone is above reproach, the husband of one wife, and his children are believers and not open to the charge of debauchery or insubordination.
1 Timothy 3:2 - 4
Therefore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach.
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Ephesians 5:18
And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit.
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Luke 12:42
And the Lord said, "Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom his master will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the proper time?
1 Corinthians 4:1
This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.
1 Peter 4:10
As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace:
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2 Peter 2:10
And especially those who indulge in the lust of defiling passion and despise authority. Bold and willful, they do not tremble as they blaspheme the glorious ones.
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1 Timothy 3:8
Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for dishonest gain.
1 Peter 5:2
Shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not for shameful gain, but eagerly.
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1 Corinthians 9:25
Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable.
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2 Thessalonians 2:13
But we ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you as the firstfruits to be saved, through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth.
2 Thessalonians 2:15
So then, brothers, stand firm and hold to the traditions that you were taught by us, either by our spoken word or by our letter.
1 Timothy 1:15
The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost.
2 Timothy 1:13
Follow the pattern of the sound words that you have heard from me, in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
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1 Timothy 1:10
The sexually immoral, men who practice homosexuality, enslavers, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound doctrine.
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1 Timothy 1:6
Certain persons, by swerving from these, have wandered away into vain discussion.
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Acts 11:2
So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcision party criticized him, saying.
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2 Timothy 3:6
For among them are those who creep into households and capture weak women, burdened with sins and led astray by various passions.
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1 Timothy 6:5
And constant friction among people who are depraved in mind and deprived of the truth, imagining that godliness is a means of gain.
2 Peter 2:3
And in their greed they will exploit you with false words. Their condemnation from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.
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Acts 17:28
For "'In him we live and move and have our being'; as even some of your own poets have said, "'For we are indeed his offspring.
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Titus 2:15
Declare these things; exhort and rebuke with all authority. Let no one disregard you.
1 Timothy 5:20
As for those who persist in sin, rebuke them in the presence of all, so that the rest may stand in fear.
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2 Corinthians 13:10
For this reason I write these things while I am away from you, that when I come I may not have to be severe in my use of the authority that the Lord has given me for building up and not for tearing down.
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Titus 2:1 - 2
But as for you, teach what accords with sound doctrine.
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1 Timothy 1:4
Nor to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculations rather than the stewardship from God that is by faith.
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Colossians 2:22
( referring to things that all perish as they are used) - according to human precepts and teachings?
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1 Timothy 6:20
O Timothy, guard the deposit entrusted to you. Avoid the irreverent babble and contradictions of what is falsely called "knowledge.
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Luke 11:41
But give as alms those things that are within, and behold, everything is clean for you.
1 Timothy 4:3
Who forbid marriage and require abstinence from foods that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.
Acts 10:15
And the voice came to him again a second time, "What God has made clean, do not call common.
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Romans 14:23
But whoever has doubts is condemned if he eats, because the eating is not from faith. For whatever does not proceed from faith is sin.
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1 Timothy 6:5
And constant friction among people who are depraved in mind and deprived of the truth, imagining that godliness is a means of gain.
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1 John 2:4
Whoever says "I know him" but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
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1 Timothy 5:8
But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
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2 Timothy 3:8
Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these men also oppose the truth, men corrupted in mind and disqualified regarding the faith.
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1 Timothy 1:10
The sexually immoral, men who practice homosexuality, enslavers, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound doctrine.
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Titus 2:1
But as for you, teach what accords with sound doctrine.
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1 Timothy 2:9
Likewise also that women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire.
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1 Timothy 3:11
Their wives likewise must be dignified, not slanderers, but sober-minded, faithful in all things.
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1 Timothy 3:8
Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for dishonest gain.
1 Timothy 5:23
(No longer drink only water, but use a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent ailments.)
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1 Peter 3:2
When they see your respectful and pure conduct.
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1 Timothy 5:14
So I would have younger widows marry, bear children, manage their households, and give the adversary no occasion for slander.
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Genesis 3:16
To the woman he said, "I will surely multiply your pain in childbearing; in pain you shall bring forth children. Your desire shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over you.
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1 Timothy 6:1
Let all who are under a yoke as slaves regard their own masters as worthy of all honor, so that the name of God and the teaching may not be reviled.
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1 Timothy 5:1
Do not rebuke an older man but encourage him as you would a father, younger men as brothers.
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1 Timothy 4:12
Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.
1 Peter 5:3
Not domineering over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock.
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2 Corinthians 11:3
But I am afraid that as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your thoughts will be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ.
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1 Timothy 2:2
For kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way.
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1 Timothy 6:3
If anyone teaches a different doctrine and does not agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching that accords with godliness.
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Nehemiah 5:9
So I said, "The thing that you are doing is not good. Ought you not to walk in the fear of our God to prevent the taunts of the nations our enemies?
1 Timothy 5:14
So I would have younger widows marry, bear children, manage their households, and give the adversary no occasion for slander.
1 Peter 2:12
Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation.
1 Peter 3:16
Having a good conscience, so that, when you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame.
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1 Peter 2:18
Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the unjust.
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Colossians 3:22
Slaves, obey in everything those who are your earthly masters, not by way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord.
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1 Timothy 3:11
Their wives likewise must be dignified, not slanderers, but sober-minded, faithful in all things.
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Matthew 5:16
In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
Philippians 2:15
That you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world.
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Titus 3:7
So that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
Acts 11:23
When he came and saw the grace of God, he was glad, and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord with steadfast purpose.
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Titus 3:4
But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared.
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Psalms 67:2
That your way may be known on earth, your saving power among all nations.
1 Timothy 2:4
Who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
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1 Peter 4:2
So as to live for the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for human passions but for the will of God.
1 John 2:16
For all that is in the world - the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride in possessions - is not from the Father but is from the world.
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2 Timothy 3:12
Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.
Acts 24:25
And as he reasoned about righteousness and self-control and the coming judgment, Felix was alarmed and said, "Go away for the present. When I get an opportunity I will summon you.
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1 Timothy 6:17
As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy.
2 Timothy 4:10
For Demas, in love with this present world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.
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1 Corinthians 1:7
So that you are not lacking in any spiritual gift, as you wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Peter 3:12
Waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be set on fire and dissolved, and the heavenly bodies will melt as they burn!
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Titus 1:2
In hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began
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2 Thessalonians 2:8
And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will kill with the breath of his mouth and bring to nothing by the appearance of his coming.
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2 Peter 1:1
Simeon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have obtained a faith of equal standing with ours by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ:
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Matthew 20:28
Even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.
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Psalms 130:8
And he will redeem Israel from all his iniquities.
1 Peter 1:18
Knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold.
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Ezekiel 37:23
They shall not defile themselves anymore with their idols and their detestable things, or with any of their transgressions. But I will save them from all the backslidings in which they have sinned, and will cleanse them; and they shall be my people, and I will be their God.
Exodus 19:5
Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession among all peoples, for all the earth is mine.
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Ezekiel 37:23
They shall not defile themselves anymore with their idols and their detestable things, or with any of their transgressions. But I will save them from all the backslidings in which they have sinned, and will cleanse them; and they shall be my people, and I will be their God.
Exodus 19:5
Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession among all peoples, for all the earth is mine.
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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.
Ephesians 2:10
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.
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Titus 1:13
This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith.
1 Timothy 5:20
As for those who persist in sin, rebuke them in the presence of all, so that the rest may stand in fear.
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1 Timothy 4:12
Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.
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Romans 13:1
Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.
1 Peter 2:13
Be subject for the Lord's sake to every human institution, whether it be to the emperor as supreme.
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2 Timothy 2:21
Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from what is dishonorable, he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart as holy, useful to the master of the house, ready for every good work.
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Ephesians 4:31
Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.
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1 Timothy 3:3
Not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.
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2 Timothy 2:25
Correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth.
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1 Corinthians 6:11
And such were some of you. 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.
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Romans 2:4
Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God's kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?
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Romans 3:27
Then what becomes of our boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? By a law of works? No, but by the law of faith.
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Ephesians 2:4
But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us.
1 Peter 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.
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John 3:5
Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
1 Corinthians 6:11
And such were some of you. 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.
1 Peter 3:21
Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
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Romans 12:2
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
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Joel 2:28
And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions.
Acts 2:33
Being therefore exalted at the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this that you yourselves are seeing and hearing.
Acts 10:45
And the believers from among the circumcised who had come with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out even on the Gentiles.
Romans 5:5
And hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
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Titus 2:11
For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people.
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Romans 8:17
And if children, then heirs - heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.
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Titus 1:2
In hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began
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1 Timothy 1:15
The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost.
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Titus 3:14
And let our people learn to devote themselves to good works, so as to help cases of urgent need, and not be unfruitful.
Titus 2:14
Who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.
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2 Timothy 2:16
But avoid irreverent babble, for it will lead people into more and more ungodliness.
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1 Timothy 6:4
He is puffed up with conceit and understands nothing. He has an unhealthy craving for controversy and for quarrels about words, which produce envy, dissension, slander, evil suspicions.
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1 Timothy 1:4
Nor to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculations rather than the stewardship from God that is by faith.
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2 Timothy 2:14
Remind them of these things, and charge them before God not to quarrel about words, which does no good, but only ruins the hearers.
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Matthew 18:15
If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother.
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2 John 1:10
If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house or give him any greeting.
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2 Timothy 4:12
Tychicus I have sent to Ephesus.
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2 Timothy 4:10
For Demas, in love with this present world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.
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Acts 18:24
Now a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, competent in the Scriptures.
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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.
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2 Peter 1:8
For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Philippians 1:11
Filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
Philippians 4:17
Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the fruit that increases to your credit.
Colossians 1:10
So as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God.
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Colossians 4:18
I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. Remember my chains. Grace be with you.
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