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Titus 3
Paul widens the frame from the household to the city: remind believers to submit to rulers, to slander no one, to be gentle toward everyone. The reason is personal — 'we ourselves were once foolish' and enslaved to malice (v.3), so contempt for outsiders is hypocrisy. The turn comes at verse 4, when 'the kindness of God our Savior' appeared. Salvation is credited not to our righteous works but to mercy, through the washing of regeneration and the Holy Spirit.
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Remind them to be in subjection to rulers and to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work,
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to speak evil of no one, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all humility toward all men.
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For we were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
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But when the kindness of God our Savior and his love toward mankind appeared,
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not by works of righteousness which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy, he saved us through the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit,
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whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior;
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that being justified by his grace, we might be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
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This saying is faithful, and concerning these things I desire that you insist confidently, so that those who have believed God may be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men;
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but shun foolish questionings, genealogies, strife, and disputes about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.
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Avoid a factious man after a first and second warning,
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knowing that such a one is perverted and sinful, being self-condemned.
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When I send Artemas to you, or Tychicus, be diligent to come to me to Nicopolis, for I have determined to winter there.
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Send Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey speedily, that nothing may be lacking for them.
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Let our people also learn to maintain good works to meet necessary needs, that they may not be unfruitful.
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All who are with me greet you. Greet those who love us in faith. Grace be with you all. Amen.
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AMONÉSTALES que se sujeten á los príncipes y potestades, que obedezcan, que estén prontos á toda buena obra.
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Que á nadie infamen, que no sean pendencieros, sino modestos, mostrando toda mansedumbre para con todos los hombres.
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Porque también éramos nosotros necios en otro tiempo, rebeldes, extraviados, sirviendo á concupiscencias y deleites diversos, viviendo en malicia y en envidia, aborrecibles, aborreciendo los unos á los otros.
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Mas cuando se manifestó la bondad de Dios nuestro Salvador, y su amor para con los hombres,
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No por obras de justicia que nosotros habíamos hecho, mas por su misericordia nos salvó, por el lavacro de la regeneración, y de la renovación del Espíritu Santo;
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El cual derramó en nosotros abundantemente por Jesucristo nuestro Salvador,
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Para que, justificados por su gracia, seamos hechos herederos según la esperanza de la vida eterna.
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Palabra fiel, y estas cosas quiero que afirmes, para que los que creen á Dios procuren gobernarse en buenas obras. Estas cosas son buenas y útiles á los hombres.
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Mas las cuestiones necias, y genealogías, y contenciones, y debates acerca de la ley, evita; porque son sin provecho y vanas.
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Rehusa hombre hereje, después de una y otra amonestación;
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Estando cierto que el tal es trastornado, y peca, siendo condenado de su propio juicio.
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Cuando enviare á ti á Artemas, ó á Tichîco, procura venir á mí, á Nicópolis: porque allí he determinado invernar.
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A Zenas doctor de la ley, y á Apolos, envía delante, procurando que nada les falte.
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Y aprendan asimismo los nuestros á gobernarse en buenas obras para los usos necesarios, para que no sean sin fruto.
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Todos los que están conmigo te saludan. Saluda á los que nos aman en la fe. La gracia sea con todos vosotros. Amén. A Tito, el cual fué el primer obispo ordenado á la iglesia de los Cretenses, escrita de Nicópolis de Macedonia.
Last instructions, named names
After the gospel summary, Paul gets practical: avoid foolish controversies and quarrels about the law (v.9), and after a first and second warning, have nothing more to do with a divisive person (v.10).
The letter closes with travel logistics and real people — Artemas, Tychicus, Zenas the lawyer, Apollos — and a plan to winter at Nicopolis (vv.12-13). The closing plea, that believers 'maintain good works,' echoes the whole letter's theme.
Context layers
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- FaithWhat faith means in the Bible, how it differs from vague belief, and how to read it without turning it into self-confidence.
- GraceWhat grace means in the Bible, how it differs from vague kindness, and which passages help define it clearly.
- HopeWhat biblical hope means, how it differs from optimism, and which passages show its shape most clearly.
- HumilityWhat humility means in the Bible, how it differs from self-hatred, and how to read the theme without flattening it.
- Luke 16:11Related through the topic "Faith".
- Acts 20:19Related through the topic "Humility".
- Romans 3:22Related through the topic "Faith".
- 1 Peter 5:5-6Key passage connected to Humility.
- 2 Corinthians 10:1Related through the topic "Humility".
- Romans 4:5Related through the topic "Faith".
- Romans 4:11Related through the topic "Faith".
- Ephesians 4:2Related through the topic "Humility".
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