Titus 3:3

New American Bible - revised edition

For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, deluded, slaves to various desires and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful ourselves and hating one another.

Cross References

Genesis 38:9

Onan, however, knew that the offspring would not be his; so whenever he had intercourse with his brother’s wife, he wasted his seed on the ground, to avoid giving offspring to his brother.

Genesis 39:16

She kept the cloak with her until his master came home.

Psalm 36:2

Sin directs the heart of the wicked man; his eyes are closed to the fear of God.

Proverbs 8:5

You naive ones, gain prudence, you fools, gain sense.

Proverbs 9:6

Forsake foolishness that you may live; advance in the way of understanding.”

Isaiah 44:20

He is chasing ashes! A deluded mind has led him astray; He cannot save himself, does not say, “This thing in my right hand—is it not a fraud?”

Obadiah 1:3

The pride of your heart has deceived you— you who dwell in mountain crevices, in your lofty home, Who say in your heart, “Who will bring me down to earth?”

Matthew 21:29

He said in reply, ‘I will not,’ but afterwards he changed his mind and went.

Luke 21:8

He answered, “See that you not be deceived, for many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he,’ and ‘The time has come.’ Do not follow them!

John 8:34

Jesus answered them, “Amen, amen, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin.

Romans 11:30

Just as you once disobeyed God but have now received mercy because of their disobedience,

Romans 6:12

Therefore, sin must not reign over your mortal bodies so that you obey their desires.

Romans 6:17

But thanks be to God that, although you were once slaves of sin, you have become obedient from the heart to the pattern of teaching to which you were entrusted.

Romans 6:22

But now that you have been freed from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit that you have leads to sanctification, and its end is eternal life.

Romans 6:6

We know that our old self was crucified with him, so that our sinful body might be done away with, that we might no longer be in slavery to sin.

2 Corinthians 12:20

For I fear that when I come I may find you not such as I wish, and that you may find me not as you wish; that there may be rivalry, jealousy, fury, selfishness, slander, gossip, conceit, and disorder.

Galatians 6:3

For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he is deluding himself.

Colossians 1:21

And you who once were alienated and hostile in mind because of evil deeds

Colossians 3:7

By these you too once conducted yourselves, when you lived in that way.

2 Timothy 3:13

But wicked people and charlatans will go from bad to worse, deceivers and deceived.

2 Timothy 3:6

For some of these slip into homes and make captives of women weighed down by sins, led by various desires,

Titus 1:16

They claim to know God, but by their deeds they deny him. They are vile and disobedient and unqualified for any good deed.

Titus 2:12

and training us to reject godless ways and worldly desires and to live temperately, justly, and devoutly in this age,

James 1:26

If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, his religion is vain.

1 Peter 1:14

Like obedient children, do not act in compliance with the desires of your former ignorance

Revelation 12:9

The huge dragon, the ancient serpent, who is called the Devil and Satan, who deceived the whole world, was thrown down to earth, and its angels were thrown down with it.

Revelation 13:14

It deceived the inhabitants of the earth with the signs it was allowed to perform in the sight of the first beast, telling them to make an image for the beast who had been wounded by the sword and revived.

Revelation 18:2

He cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great. She has become a haunt for demons. She is a cage for every unclean spirit, a cage for every unclean bird, [a cage for every unclean] and disgusting [beast].