RSV ~ Titus 3 v1 - 11

Tit 3:1-11 | Maintain Good Deeds

1 Remind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for any honest work,

2 to speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all men.

3 For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by men and hating one another;

4 but when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared,

5 he saved us, not because of deeds done by us in righteousness, but in virtue of his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal in the Holy Spirit,

6 which he poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior,

7 so that we might be justified by his grace and become heirs in hope of eternal life.

8 The saying is sure.

I desire you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful to apply themselves to good deeds; these are excellent and profitable to men.

9 But avoid stupid controversies, genealogies, dissensions, and quarrels over the law, for they are unprofitable and futile.

10 As for a man who is factious, after admonishing him once or twice, have nothing more to do with him,

11 knowing that such a person is perverted and sinful; he is self-condemned.