Titus 2:11-3:7

New American Standard Bible

¹¹ For the grace of God has ^(A)appeared, ^[a](B)bringing salvation to all people, ^12 [b]instructing us to deny ungodliness and ^(C)worldly desires and ^(D)to live sensibly, righteously, and in a godly manner ^(E)in the present age, ¹³ looking for the blessed hope and the ^(F)appearing of the glory of ^[c](G)our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus, ¹⁴ who ^(H)gave Himself for us ^(I)to redeem us from every lawless deed, and to ^(J)purify for Himself a ^(K)people for His own possession, ^(L)eager for good deeds.

¹⁵ These things speak and ^(M)[d]exhort, and ^(N)rebuke with all authority. ^(O)No one is to disregard you.

Godly Living

3 ^(P)Remind them ^(Q)to be subject to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be ^(R)ready for every good deed, ² to slander no one, ^(S)not to be contentious, to be ^(T)gentle, ^(U)showing every consideration for all people. ^3 (V)For we too were once foolish, ^(W)disobedient, ^(X)deceived, ^(Y)enslaved to ^(Z)various lusts and pleasures, spending our life in ^(AA)malice and ^(AB)envy, hateful, hating one another. ⁴ But when the ^(AC)kindness of ^(AD)God our Savior and His love for mankind ^(AE)appeared, ^5 (AF)He saved us, ^(AG)not on the basis of deeds which we did in righteousness, but ^(AH)in accordance with His mercy, by the ^(AI)washing of regeneration and ^(AJ)renewing by the Holy Spirit, ^6 (AK)whom He ^(AL)richly poured out upon us through Jesus Christ our Savior, ⁷ so that being justified by His grace we would be made ^(AM)heirs ^[e]according to the hope of eternal life.