Titus 3:1

Remind them to follow what rulers tell them to do, and to obey authorities. They should always be ready to do what is good.

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In The King James Version

Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,

In Context

2They should not speak badly about anyone, and they should not be argumentative. Tell them to show gentleness and kindness to everyone.

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Cross References

Proverbs 24:21My son, honor the Lord and the king, and don't join those who are rebellious,

Ecclesiastes 10:4If your superior gets angry with you, don't give up and leave. If you stay calm even bad mistakes can be resolved.

Jeremiah 27:17Don't listen to them. Serve the king of Babylon and live! Why should this city be destroyed?

Matthew 23:2“The religious teachers and the Pharisees are responsible as interpreters of the law of Moses,

1 Corinthians 15:58So my dear brothers and sisters: be strong, stand firm, doing everything you can for the Lord's work, since you know that nothing you do in the Lord is wasted.

Ephesians 2:10We're the product of what God does, created in Christ Jesus to do good, which God already planned that we should do.

Matthew Henry on Titus 3:1

Of duties which concern Christians more in common, and the reasons of them, ver. 1-8 . What Titus in teaching should avoid, and how he should deal with a heretic, with some other directions ( ver. 9-14 ), and salutations in the close, ver. 15 . Read the whole commentary →

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