Titus 2:12

New Century Version

It teaches us not to live against God nor to do the evil things the world wants to do. Instead, that grace teaches us to live in the present age in a wise and right way and in a way that shows we serve God.

Cross References

Psalm 105:45

This was so they would keep his orders and obey his teachings. Praise the Lord!

Psalm 4:3

You know that the Lord has chosen for himself those who are loyal to him. The Lord listens when I pray to him.

Ezekiel 36:27

I will put my Spirit inside you and help you live by my rules and carefully obey my laws.

Matthew 12:32

Anyone who speaks against the Son of Man can be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, now or in the future.

Matthew 16:24

Then Jesus said to his followers, “If people want to follow me, they must give up the things they want. They must be willing even to give up their lives to follow me.

Matthew 28:20

Teach them to obey everything that I have taught you, and I will be with you always, even until the end of this age.”

Luke 1:6

Zechariah and Elizabeth truly did what God said was good. They did everything the Lord commanded and were without fault in keeping his law.

Luke 1:75

being holy and good before God as long as we live.

John 14:30

I will not talk with you much longer, because the ruler of this world is coming. He has no power over me,

John 6:25

When the people found Jesus on the other side of the lake, they asked him, “Teacher, when did you come here?”

Acts 24:16

This is why I always try to do what I believe is right before God and people.

Acts 24:25

But Felix became afraid when Paul spoke about living right, self-control, and the time when God will judge the world. He said, “Go away now. When I have more time, I will call for you.”

Romans 12:2

Do not be shaped by this world; instead be changed within by a new way of thinking. Then you will be able to decide what God wants for you; you will know what is good and pleasing to him and what is perfect.

Romans 6:12

So, do not let sin control your life here on earth so that you do what your sinful self wants to do.

Romans 6:19

I use this example because this is hard for you to understand. In the past you offered the parts of your body to be slaves to sin and evil; you lived only for evil. In the same way now you must give yourselves to be slaves of goodness. Then you will live only for God.

Romans 8:13

If you use your lives to do the wrong things your sinful selves want, you will die spiritually. But if you use the Spirit’s help to stop doing the wrong things you do with your body, you will have true life.

2 Corinthians 1:12

This is what we are proud of, and I can say it with a clear conscience: In everything we have done in the world, and especially with you, we have had an honest and sincere heart from God. We did this by God’s grace, not by the kind of wisdom the world has.

2 Corinthians 7:1

Dear friends, we have these promises from God, so we should make ourselves pure—free from anything that makes body or soul unclean. We should try to become holy in the way we live, because we respect God.

Galatians 1:4

Jesus gave himself for our sins to free us from this evil world we live in, as God the Father planned.

Galatians 5:24

Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified their own sinful selves. They have given up their old selfish feelings and the evil things they wanted to do.

Ephesians 1:4

That is, in Christ, he chose us before the world was made so that we would be his holy people—people without blame before him.

Ephesians 2:2

Yes, in the past you lived the way the world lives, following the ruler of the evil powers that are above the earth. That same spirit is now working in those who refuse to obey God.

Colossians 1:22

But now God has made you his friends again. He did this through Christ’s death in the body so that he might bring you into God’s presence as people who are holy, with no wrong, and with nothing of which God can judge you guilty.

1 Thessalonians 4:7

God called us to be holy and does not want us to live in sin.

1 Thessalonians 4:9

We do not need to write you about having love for your Christian family, because God has already taught you to love each other.

1 Timothy 4:12

Do not let anyone treat you as if you are unimportant because you are young. Instead, be an example to the believers with your words, your actions, your love, your faith, and your pure life.

1 Timothy 6:17

Command those who are rich with things of this world not to be proud. Tell them to hope in God, not in their uncertain riches. God richly gives us everything to enjoy.

1 Timothy 6:9

Those who want to become rich bring temptation to themselves and are caught in a trap. They want many foolish and harmful things that ruin and destroy people.

2 Timothy 3:12

Everyone who wants to live as God desires, in Christ Jesus, will be persecuted.

2 Timothy 4:10

because Demas, who loved this world, left me and went to Thessalonica. Crescens went to Galatia, and Titus went to Dalmatia.

Titus 3:3

In the past we also were foolish. We did not obey, we were wrong, and we were slaves to many things our bodies wanted and enjoyed. We spent our lives doing evil and being jealous. People hated us, and we hated each other.

Hebrews 8:11

People will no longer have to teach their neighbors and relatives to know the Lord, because all people will know me, from the least to the most important.

James 1:27

Religion that God accepts as pure and without fault is this: caring for orphans or widows who need help, and keeping yourself free from the world’s evil influence.

2 Peter 2:9

So the Lord knows how to save those who serve him when troubles come. He will hold evil people and punish them, while waiting for the Judgment Day.

2 Peter 3:11

In that way everything will be destroyed. So what kind of people should you be? You should live holy lives and serve God,

1 John 2:27

Christ gave you a special gift that is still in you, so you do not need any other teacher. His gift teaches you about everything, and it is true, not false. So continue to live in Christ, as his gift taught you.

1 John 2:6

Whoever says that he lives in God must live as Jesus lived.

1 John 5:19

We know that we belong to God, but the Evil One controls the whole world.

Jude 1:18

They said to you, “In the last times there will be people who laugh about God, following their own evil desires which are against God.”

Revelation 14:12

This means God’s holy people must be patient. They must obey God’s commands and keep their faith in Jesus.