Titus 3:1

Good News Translation

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

Cross References

Proverbs 24:21

Have reverence for the Lord, my child, and honor the king. Have nothing to do with people who rebel against them;

Ecclesiastes 10:4

If your ruler becomes angry with you, do not hand in your resignation; serious wrongs may be pardoned if you keep calm.

Isaiah 43:26

“Let us go to court; bring your accusation! Present your case to prove you are in the right!

Jeremiah 27:17

Don't listen to them! Submit to the king of Babylonia and you will live! Why should this city become a pile of ruins?

Matthew 22:21

“The Emperor's,” they answered. So Jesus said to them, “Well, then, pay to the Emperor what belongs to the Emperor, and pay to God what belongs to God.”

1 Corinthians 15:58

So then, my dear friends, stand firm and steady. Keep busy always in your work for the Lord, since you know that nothing you do in the Lord's service is ever useless.

Ephesians 2:10

God has made us what we are, and in our union with Christ Jesus he has created us for a life of good deeds, which he has already prepared for us to do.

Deuteronomy 17:12

Anyone who dares to disobey either the judge or the priest on duty is to be put to death; in this way you will remove this evil from Israel.

Philippians 1:11

Your lives will be filled with the truly good qualities which only Jesus Christ can produce, for the glory and praise of God.

Colossians 1:10

Then you will be able to live as the Lord wants and will always do what pleases him. Your lives will produce all kinds of good deeds, and you will grow in your knowledge of God.

1 Timothy 2:2

for kings and all others who are in authority, that we may live a quiet and peaceful life with all reverence toward God and with proper conduct.

1 Timothy 4:6

If you give these instructions to the believers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, as you feed yourself spiritually on the words of faith and of the true teaching which you have followed.

1 Timothy 5:10

and have a reputation for good deeds: a woman who brought up her children well, received strangers in her home, performed humble duties for other Christians, helped people in trouble, and devoted herself to doing good.

2 Timothy 1:6

For this reason I remind you to keep alive the gift that God gave you when I laid my hands on you.

2 Timothy 2:14

Remind your people of this, and give them a solemn warning in God's presence not to fight over words. It does no good, but only ruins the people who listen.

2 Timothy 2:21

Those who make themselves clean from all those evil things, will be used for special purposes, because they are dedicated and useful to their Master, ready to be used for every good deed.

Titus 1:16

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

Titus 2:14

He gave himself for us, to rescue us from all wickedness and to make us a pure people who belong to him alone and are eager to do good.

Titus 3:14

Our people must learn to spend their time doing good, in order to provide for real needs; they should not live useless lives.

Titus 3:8

This is a true saying. I want you to give special emphasis to these matters, so that those who believe in God may be concerned with giving their time to doing good deeds, which are good and useful for everyone.

2 Peter 1:12

And so I will always remind you of these matters, even though you already know them and are firmly grounded in the truth you have received.

Jude 1:5

For even though you know all this, I want to remind you of how the Lord once rescued the people of Israel from Egypt, but afterward destroyed those who did not believe.