Titus 2:14

God's Word

He gave himself for us to set us free from every sin and to cleanse us so that we can be his special people who are enthusiastic about doing good things.

Cross References

Genesis 48:16

may the Messenger, who has rescued me from all evil, bless these boys. May they be called by my name and by the names of my grandfather Abraham and my father Isaac. May they have many children on the earth.”

Psalm 130:8

He will rescue Israel from all its sins.

Psalm 135:4

The Lord chose Jacob to be his own and chose Israel to be his own special treasure.

Exodus 15:16

Terror and dread will fall on them. Because of the power of your arm, they will be petrified until your people pass by, O Lord, until the people you purchased pass by.

Ezekiel 36:25

I will sprinkle clean water on you and make you clean  instead of unclean. Then I will cleanse you from all your idols.

Ezekiel 37:23

They will no longer dishonor themselves with their idols, with their detestable things, or with their rebellious acts. I will forgive them for all the times they turned away from me and sinned. I will cleanse them so that they will be my people, and I will be their God.

Leviticus 25:41

Then you will release him and his children to go back to their family and the property of their ancestors.

Malachi 3:3

He will act like a refiner and a purifier of silver. He will purify Levi’s sons and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will bring acceptable offerings to the Lord.

Numbers 25:13

My promise is that he and his descendants will be priests permanently because he stood up for his God and he made peace with the Lord for the Israelites.”

Numbers 7:15

a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering;

Matthew 1:21

She will give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus [He Saves], because he will save his people from their sins.”

Matthew 20:28

It’s the same way with the Son of Man. He didn’t come so that others could serve him. He came to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many people.”

Matthew 3:12

His winnowing  shovel is in his hand, and he will clean up his threshing floor. He will gather his wheat into a barn, but he will burn the husks in a fire that can never be put out.”

John 10:15

So I give my life for my sheep.

John 6:51

I am the living bread that came from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live forever. The bread I will give to bring life to the world is my flesh.”

Acts 15:14

Simon has explained how God first showed his concern by taking from non-Jewish people those who would honor his name.

Acts 15:9

God doesn’t discriminate between Jewish and non-Jewish people. He has cleansed non-Jewish people through faith as he has cleansed us Jews.

Acts 20:28

Pay attention to yourselves and to the entire flock in which the Holy Spirit has placed you as bishops to be shepherds for God’s church which he acquired with his own blood.

Acts 9:36

A disciple named Tabitha lived in the city of Joppa. Her Greek name was Dorcas. She always helped people and gave things to the poor.

Galatians 1:4

In order to free us from this present evil world, Christ took the punishment for our sins, because that was what our God and Father wanted.

Galatians 2:20

I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live I live by believing in God’s Son, who loved me and took the punishment for my sins.

Galatians 3:13

Christ paid the price to free us from the curse that the laws in Moses’ Teachings bring by becoming cursed instead of us. Scripture says, “Everyone who is hung on a tree is cursed.”

Ephesians 1:11

God also decided ahead of time to choose us through Christ according to his plan, which makes everything work the way he intends.

Ephesians 2:10

God has made us what we are. He has created us in Christ Jesus to live lives filled with good works that he has prepared for us to do.

Ephesians 5:2

Live in love as Christ also loved us. He gave his life for us as an offering and sacrifice, a soothing aroma to God.

Deuteronomy 14:2

You are people who are holy to the Lord your God. Out of all the people who live on earth, the Lord has chosen you to be his own special possession.

Deuteronomy 26:18

Today the Lord has declared that you are his people, his own special possession, as he told you. But you must be sure to obey his commands.

Deuteronomy 4:20

But you are the people the Lord brought out of Egypt, the iron smelter, in order to make you his own people as you still are today.

Deuteronomy 7:6

You are a holy people, who belong to the Lord your God. He chose you to be his own special possession out of all the nations on earth.

1 Timothy 1:15

This is a statement that can be trusted and deserves complete acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, and I am the foremost sinner.

1 Timothy 2:10

This is what is proper for women who claim to have reverence for God.

1 Timothy 2:6

He sacrificed himself for all people to free them from their sins. This message is valid for every era.

1 Timothy 6:18

Tell them to do good, to do a lot of good things, to be generous, and to share.

Titus 2:7

Always set an example by doing good things. When you teach, be an example of moral purity and dignity.

Titus 3:8

This is a statement that can be trusted. I want you to insist on these things so that those who believe in God can concentrate on setting an example by doing good things. This is good and helps other people.

Hebrews 1:3

His Son is the reflection of God’s glory and the exact likeness of God’s being. He holds everything together through his powerful words. After he had cleansed people from their sins, he now holds the honored position—the one next to the majestic God [the Father] on the heavenly throne.

Hebrews 10:24

We must also consider how to encourage each other to show love and to do good things.

Hebrews 9:14

The blood of Christ, who had no defect, does even more. Through the eternal Spirit he offered himself to God and cleansed our consciences from the useless things we had done. Now we can serve the living God.

James 4:8

Come close to God, and he will come close to you. Clean up your lives, you sinners, and clear your minds, you doubters.

1 Peter 1:18

Realize that you weren’t set free from the worthless life handed down to you from your ancestors by a payment of silver or gold which can be destroyed.

1 Peter 1:22

Love each other with a warm love that comes from the heart. After all, you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth. As a result you have a sincere love for each other.

1 Peter 2:12

Live decent lives among unbelievers. Then, although they ridicule you as if you were doing wrong while they are watching you do good things, they will praise God on the day he comes to help you.

1 Peter 2:9

However, you are chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, people who belong to God. You were chosen to tell about the excellent qualities of God, who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

1 Peter 3:18

This is true because Christ suffered for our sins once. He was an innocent person, but he suffered for guilty people so that he could bring you to God. His body was put to death, but he was brought to life through his spirit.

1 John 1:7

But if we live in the light in the same way that God is in the light, we have a relationship with each other. And the blood of his Son Jesus cleanses us from every sin.

1 John 1:9

God is faithful and reliable. If we confess our sins, he forgives them and cleanses us from everything we’ve done wrong.

1 John 3:2

Dear friends, now we are God’s children. What we will be isn’t completely clear yet. We do know that when Christ appears we will be like him because we will see him as he is.

Revelation 1:5

and from Jesus Christ, the witness, the trustworthy one, the first to come back to life, and the ruler over the kings of the earth. Glory and power forever and ever  belong to the one who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood

Revelation 5:9

Then they sang a new song, “You deserve to take the scroll and open the seals on it, because you were slaughtered. You bought people with your blood to be God’s own. They are from every tribe, language, people, and nation.