Titus 2:12
and taught us, that we (should) forsake wickedness [or unpiety], and worldly desires, and live soberly, and justly, and piously in this world,
Wycliffe Modern Spelling
In The King James Version
In Context
11For the grace of God, our Saviour, hath appeared to all men,
13abiding the blessed hope and the coming of the glory of the great God, and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
Cross References
Psalms 4:3And know ye, that the Lord hath made marvellous his holy man; the Lord shall hear me, when I shall cry to him. (And know ye, that the Lord hath chosen the holy man for his own, or that the Lord hath shown me his wondrous love; and that the Lord shall hear me, when I shall cry to him.)
Isaiah 55:6Seek ye the Lord, while he may be found; call ye him to help, while he is nigh. (Seek ye the Lord, while he still can be found; call ye to him for help, while he still is near, or close by.)
Ezekiel 33:14Forsooth if I say to the wicked man, Thou shalt die by death, and he doeth penance for his sin, and doeth doom and rightfulness, (And if I say to the wicked person, Thou shalt die, and he doeth penance for his sin, and doeth justice and righteousness,)
Matthew 3:8Therefore do ye worthy fruits of penance, (And so do worthy fruits of repentance,)
Matthew 16:24Then Jesus said to his disciples, If any man will come after me, deny he himself, and take (up) his cross, and (pur)sue me (or and follow me);
Luke 1:6And both were just before God (or And both were good and righteous before God), going in all the commandments and justifyings of the Lord, without (com)plaint.
Matthew Henry on Titus 2:12-15
Nature and Design of the Gospel; The Holy Tendency of the Gospel; Nature of Christ's Redemption. ( a. d. 66.) 11 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, 12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; 13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; 14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a… Read the whole commentary →