Titus 3:1-2

Be Ready for Every Good Work

¹ Remind them _x to be submissive to rulers and authorities, _y to be obedient, to be ready for every good work, ² _z to speak evil of no one, _a to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and _b to show perfect courtesy toward all people.

1. Cross References
   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.
   
2. Cross References
   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.
   
3. Cross References
   Ephesians 4:31
   Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.
   
4. Cross References
   1 Timothy 3:3
   Not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.
   
5. Cross References
   2 Timothy 2:25
   Correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth.