Titus 1:16

Good News Translation

They claim that they know God, but their actions deny it. They are hateful and disobedient, not fit to do anything good.

Cross References

Job 15:16

And we drink evil as if it were water; yes, we are corrupt; we are worthless.

Proverbs 30:12

There are people who think they are pure when they are as filthy as they can be.

Isaiah 29:13

The Lord said, “These people claim to worship me, but their words are meaningless, and their hearts are somewhere else. Their religion is nothing but human rules and traditions, which they have simply memorized.

Isaiah 48:1

Listen to this, people of Israel, you that are descended from Judah: You swear by the name of the Lord and claim to worship the God of Israel— but you don't mean a word you say.

Isaiah 58:2

They worship me every day, claiming that they are eager to know my ways and obey my laws. They say they want me to give them just laws and that they take pleasure in worshiping me.”

Isaiah 59:13

We have rebelled against you, rejected you, and refused to follow you. We have oppressed others and turned away from you. Our thoughts are false; our words are lies.

Jeremiah 12:2

You plant them, and they take root; they grow and bear fruit. They always speak well of you, yet they do not really care about you.

Jeremiah 5:2

Even though you claim to worship the Lord, you do not mean what you say.

Jeremiah 6:30

They will be called worthless dross, because I, the Lord, have rejected them.”

Ezekiel 33:31

So my people crowd in to hear what you have to say, but they don't do what you tell them to do. Loving words are on their lips, but they continue their greedy ways.

Numbers 24:16

Who can hear what God is saying And receive the knowledge that comes from the Most High. With staring eyes I see in a trance A vision from Almighty God.

Romans 1:28

Because those people refuse to keep in mind the true knowledge about God, he has given them over to corrupted minds, so that they do the things that they should not do.

Ephesians 5:6

Do not let anyone deceive you with foolish words; it is because of these very things that God's anger will come upon those who do not obey him.

1 Timothy 1:9

It must be remembered, of course, that laws are made, not for good people, but for lawbreakers and criminals, for the godless and sinful, for those who are not religious or spiritual, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers,

1 Timothy 5:8

But if any do not take care of their relatives, especially the members of their own family, they have denied the faith and are worse than an unbeliever.

2 Timothy 3:17

so that the person who serves God may be fully qualified and equipped to do every kind of good deed.

Titus 3:1

Remind your people to submit to rulers and authorities, to obey them, and to be ready to do good in every way.

Titus 3:3

For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, and wrong. We were slaves to passions and pleasures of all kinds. We spent our lives in malice and envy; others hated us and we hated them.

1 John 2:4

If we say that we know him, but do not obey his commands, we are liars and there is no truth in us.

Jude 1:4

For some godless people have slipped in unnoticed among us, persons who distort the message about the grace of our God in order to excuse their immoral ways, and who reject Jesus Christ, our only Master and Lord. Long ago the Scriptures predicted the condemnation they have received.

Revelation 21:27

But nothing that is impure will enter the city, nor anyone who does shameful things or tells lies. Only those whose names are written in the Lamb's book of the living will enter the city.

Revelation 21:8

But cowards, traitors, perverts, murderers, the immoral, those who practice magic, those who worship idols, and all liars—the place for them is the lake burning with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”

1 Samuel 15:22

Samuel said, “Which does the Lord prefer: obedience or offerings and sacrifices? It is better to obey him than to sacrifice the best sheep to him.

1 Samuel 15:24

“Yes, I have sinned,” Saul replied. “I disobeyed the Lord's command and your instructions. I was afraid of my men and did what they wanted.