Titus 3:3

New Century Version

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.

Cross References

Genesis 38:9

But Onan knew that the children would not belong to him, so when he was supposed to have sexual relations with Tamar he did not complete the sex act. This made it impossible for Tamar to become pregnant and for Er to have descendants.

Genesis 39:16

She kept his coat until her husband came home,

Psalm 36:2

They think too much of themselves so they don’t see their sin and hate it.

Proverbs 8:5

You who are uneducated, seek wisdom. You who are foolish, get understanding.

Proverbs 9:6

Stop your foolish ways, and you will live; take the road of understanding.

Isaiah 44:20

He doesn’t know what he is doing; his confused mind leads him the wrong way. He cannot save himself or say, “This statue I am holding is a false god.”

Obadiah 1:3

Your pride has fooled you, you who live in the hollow places of the cliff. Your home is up high, you who say to yourself, ‘No one can bring me down to the ground.’

Matthew 21:29

The son answered, ‘I will not go.’ But later the son changed his mind and went.

Luke 21:8

Jesus said, “Be careful so you are not fooled. Many people will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the One’ and, ‘The time has come!’ But don’t follow them.

John 8:34

Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth, everyone who lives in sin is a slave to sin.

Romans 11:30

At one time you refused to obey God. But now you have received mercy, because those people refused to obey.

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 6:17

In the past you were slaves to sin—sin controlled you. But thank God, you fully obeyed the things that you were taught.

Romans 6:22

But now you are free from sin and have become slaves of God. This brings you a life that is only for God, and this gives you life forever.

Romans 6:6

We know that our old life died with Christ on the cross so that our sinful selves would have no power over us and we would not be slaves to sin.

2 Corinthians 12:20

I am afraid that when I come, you will not be what I want you to be, and I will not be what you want me to be. I am afraid that among you there may be arguing, jealousy, anger, selfish fighting, evil talk, gossip, pride, and confusion.

Galatians 6:3

If anyone thinks he is important when he really is not, he is only fooling himself.

Colossians 1:21

At one time you were separated from God. You were his enemies in your minds, and the evil things you did were against God.

Colossians 3:7

In your past, evil life you also did these things.

2 Timothy 3:13

But people who are evil and cheat others will go from bad to worse. They will fool others, but they will also be fooling themselves.

2 Timothy 3:6

Some of them go into homes and get control of silly women who are full of sin and are led by many evil desires.

Titus 1:16

They say they know God, but their actions show they do not accept him. They are hateful people, they refuse to obey, and they are useless for doing anything good.

Titus 2:12

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.

James 1:26

People who think they are religious but say things they should not say are just fooling themselves. Their “religion” is worth nothing.

1 Peter 1:14

Now that you are obedient children of God do not live as you did in the past. You did not understand, so you did the evil things you wanted.

Revelation 12:9

The giant dragon was thrown down out of heaven. (He is that old snake called the devil or Satan, who tricks the whole world.) The dragon with his angels was thrown down to the earth.

Revelation 13:14

It fools those who live on earth by the miracles it has been given the power to do. It does these miracles to serve the first beast. The second beast orders people to make an idol to honor the first beast, the one that was wounded by the deadly sword but sprang to life again.

Revelation 18:2

He shouted in a powerful voice: “Ruined, ruined is the great city of Babylon! She has become a home for demons and a prison for every evil spirit, and a prison for every unclean bird and unclean beast.