| 3:1 | REMIND your people to recognise the power of those who rule and bear authority. They must obey them and be prepared to render whatever good service they can. |
| 3:2 | They are not to speak evil of any man, they must not be quarrelsome but reasonable, showing every consideration to all men. |
| 3:3 | For we ourselves have known what it is to be ignorant, disobedient and deceived, the slaves of various desires and pleasures, while our lives were spent in malice and jealousywe were hatful and we hated each other. |
| 3:4 | But when the kindness and love of God our saviour dawned upon us, |
| 3:5 | he saved us in his mercynot by virtue of any moral achievement of ours, but by the cleansing power of a new birth and the renewal of the Holy Spirit, |
| 3:6 | which he poured upon us through Jesus Christ our Saviour. |
| 3:7 | The result is that we are acquitted by his grace, and can look forward in hope to inheriting life eternal. |
| 3:8 | This is solid truth: I want you to speak about these matters with absolute certainty, so that those who have believed in God may concentrate upon a life of goodness. Good work is good in itself and is also useful to mankind. |
| 3:9 | But steer clear of stupid speculations, genealogies, controversies and quarrels over the Law. They settle nothing and lead nowhere. |
| 3:10 | If a man is selfopinionated, warn him. But after the second warning you should reject him. |
| 3:11 | You can be sure that he has a moral twist, and he is selfcondemned. |
| 3:12 | As soon as I send Artemas to you (or perhaps it will be Tychicus), do your best to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have made up my mind to spend the winter there. |
| 3:13 | See that Zenas the lawyer and Apollos have what they require and give them a good sendoff. |
| 3:14 | And our people should learn to earn what they need by honest work and so be selfsupporting. |
| 3:15 | All those here with me send you greetings. Please give our greetings to all who love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. |
Titus 3 - Philips NT in Modern English
