Titus 3:3-11

New American Standard Bible

^3 (A)For we too were once foolish, ^(B)disobedient, ^(C)deceived, ^(D)enslaved to ^(E)various lusts and pleasures, spending our life in ^(F)malice and ^(G)envy, hateful, hating one another. ⁴ But when the ^(H)kindness of ^(I)God our Savior and His love for mankind ^(J)appeared, ^5 (K)He saved us, ^(L)not on the basis of deeds which we did in righteousness, but ^(M)in accordance with His mercy, by the ^(N)washing of regeneration and ^(O)renewing by the Holy Spirit, ^6 (P)whom He ^(Q)richly poured out upon us through Jesus Christ our Savior, ⁷ so that being justified by His grace we would be made ^(R)heirs ^[a]according to the hope of eternal life. ^8 (S)This statement is trustworthy; and concerning these things I ^(T)want you to speak confidently, so that those who have ^(U)believed God will be careful to ^(V)engage in good deeds. These things are good and beneficial for people. ⁹ But ^(W)avoid ^(X)foolish controversies and ^(Y)genealogies and strife and ^(Z)disputes about the Law, for they are ^(AA)useless and worthless. ^10 (AB)Reject a ^[b](AC)divisive person ^(AD)after a first and second warning, ¹¹ knowing that such a person has ^(AE)deviated from what is right and is sinning, being self-condemned.