Titus 3:3

Conservative English Version

We used to be stupid, disobedient, and foolish, as well as slaves of all sorts of desires and pleasures. We were evil and jealous. Everyone hated us, and we hated everyone.

Cross References

Genesis 38:9

Onan knew the child would not be his, and when he had sex with Tamar, he made sure that she would not get pregnant.

Genesis 39:16

Potiphar's wife kept Joseph's coat until her husband came home.

Psalm 36:2

They like themselves too much to hate their own sins or even to see them.

Proverbs 8:5

Good sense and sound judgment can be yours.

Proverbs 9:6

If you want to live, give up your foolishness and let understanding guide your steps."

Isaiah 44:20

How can anyone be stupid enough to trust something that can be burned to ashes? No one can save themselves like that. Don't they realize that the idols they hold in their hands are not really gods?

Obadiah 1:3

You live in a mountain fortress, because your pride makes you feel safe from attack, but you are mistaken.

Matthew 21:29

His son told him that he would not do it, but later he changed his mind and went.

Luke 21:8

Jesus replied: Don't be fooled by those who will come and claim to be me. They will say, "I am Christ!" and "Now is the time!" But don't follow them.

John 8:34

Jesus replied: I tell you for certain that anyone who sins is a slave of sin!

Romans 11:30

At one time you Gentiles rejected God. But now Israel has rejected God, and you have been shown mercy.

Romans 6:12

Don't let sin rule your body. After all, your body is bound to die, so don't obey its desires

Romans 6:17

You used to be slaves of sin. But I thank God that with all your heart you obeyed the teaching you received from me.

Romans 6:22

Now you have been set free from sin, and you are God's slaves. This will make you holy and will lead you to eternal life.

Romans 6:6

We know that the persons we used to be were nailed to the cross with Jesus. This was done, so that our sinful bodies would no longer be the slaves of sin.

2 Corinthians 12:20

I am afraid that when I come, we won't be pleased with each other. I fear that some of you may be arguing or jealous or angry or selfish or gossiping or insulting each other. I even fear that you may be proud and acting like a mob.

Galatians 6:3

If you think you are better than others, when you really aren't, you are wrong.

Colossians 1:21

You used to be far from God. Your thoughts made you his enemies, and you did evil things.

Colossians 3:7

And that is exactly what you did, when you lived among people who behaved in this way.

2 Timothy 3:13

But evil people who pretend to be what they are not will become worse than ever, as they fool others and are fooled themselves.

2 Timothy 3:6

Some men fool whole families, just to get power over those women who are slaves of sin and are controlled by all sorts of desires.

Titus 1:16

Such people claim to know God, but their actions prove that they really don't. They are disgusting. They won't obey God, and they are too worthless to do anything good.

Titus 2:12

He taught us to give up our wicked ways and our worldly desires and to live decent and honest lives in this world.

James 1:26

If you think you are being religious, but can't control your tongue, you are fooling yourself, and everything you do is useless.

1 Peter 1:14

Behave like obedient children. Don't let your lives be controlled by your desires, as they used to be.

Revelation 12:9

and were thrown down to the earth. Yes, that old snake and his angels were thrown out of heaven! That snake, who fools everyone on earth, is known as the devil and Satan.

Revelation 13:14

This second beast fooled people on earth by working miracles for the first one. Then it talked them into making an idol in the form of the beast that did not die after being wounded by a sword.

Revelation 18:2

The angel shouted, "Fallen! Powerful Babylon has fallen and is now the home of demons. It is the den of every filthy spirit and of all unclean birds, and every dirty and hated animal.