Titus 3:8

This is a trustworthy saying, and Titus is to insist on it so believers will devote themselves to good works that benefit everyone. It matters because grace-based salvation rightly leads to a life of good works.

Cross-references · 19

• Titus 3:14Let our people also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they may not be unfruitful.
• Titus 2:14who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify for himself a people for his own possession, zealous for good works.
• Titus 1:9holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict those who contradict him.
• Ps 16:2–3My soul, you have said to Yahweh, “You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing.”
• Titus 3:1Remind them to be in subjection to rulers and to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work,
• Rom 4:5But to him who doesn’t work, but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness.
• 1 Tim 1:15The saying is faithful and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.
• 1 Pet 1:21who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead, and gave him glory; so that your faith and hope might be in God.
• John 5:24“Most certainly I tell you, he who hears my word, and believes him who sent me, has eternal life, and doesn’t come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.
• John 12:44Jesus cried out and said, “Whoever believes in me, believes not in me, but in him who sent me.
• Job 22:2“Can a man be profitable to God? Surely he who is wise is profitable to himself.
• 1 Jn 5:10–13He who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself. He who doesn’t believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has given concerning his Son.
• Phlm 1:11who once was useless to you, but now is useful to you and to me.
• Ps 78:22because they didn’t believe in God, and didn’t trust in his salvation.
• Prov 21:28A false witness will perish, and a man who listens speaks to eternity.
• 2 Cor 4:13But having the same spirit of faith, according to that which is written, “I believed, and therefore I spoke.” We also believe, and therefore also we speak;
• 2 Cor 9:12–15For this service of giving that you perform not only makes up for lack among the saints, but abounds also through many givings of thanks to God;
• Acts 12:15They said to her, “You are crazy!” But she insisted that it was so. They said, “It is his angel.”
• Job 35:7–8If you are righteous, what do you give him? Or what does he receive from your hand?

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