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Titus 3:3-4 Instructions for Living Godly Lives

3 At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.

4 But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared,

Cross References for Titus 3:3-4

Ephesians 5:8 - For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light Click to read the verse Ephesians 5:8 Click to read the verse Ephesians 5:8

Ecclesiastes 7:29 - This only have I found: God made mankind upright, but men have gone in search of many schemes.” Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 7:29 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 7:29

Revelation 12:9 - The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the... Click to read the verse Revelation 12:9 Click to read the verse Revelation 12:9

Revelation 13:14 - Because of the signs he was given power to do on behalf of the first beast, he deceived the inh... Click to read the verse Revelation 13:14 Click to read the verse Revelation 13:14

1 John 2:16 - For everything in the world—the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting o... Click to read the verse 1 John 2:16 Click to read the verse 1 John 2:16

Ephesians 2:3 - All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our sinful nature and f... Click to read the verse Ephesians 2:3 Click to read the verse Ephesians 2:3

Genesis 6:5 - The Lord saw how great man’s wickedness on the earth had become, and that every inclination of ... Click to read the verse Genesis 6:5 Click to read the verse Genesis 6:5

Job 15:16 - how much less man, who is vile and corrupt, who drinks up evil like water! Click to read the verse Job 15:16 Click to read the verse Job 15:16

Ephesians 2:1-3 - Made Alive in Christ As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, Click to read the verse Ephesians 2:1-3 Click to read the verse Ephesians 2:1-3

Ecclesiastes 9:3 - This is the evil in everything that happens under the sun: The same destiny overtakes all. The ... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 9:3 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 9:3

1 John 5:19 - We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil ... Click to read the verse 1 John 5:19 Click to read the verse 1 John 5:19

John 8:34 - Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. Click to read the verse John 8:34 Click to read the verse John 8:34

Ecclesiastes 2:1 - Pleasures Are Meaningless I thought in my heart, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure to fi... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 2:1 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 2:1

Genesis 13:7 - And quarreling arose between Abram’s herdsmen and the herdsmen of Lot. The Canaanites and Periz... Click to read the verse Genesis 13:7 Click to read the verse Genesis 13:7

1 Corinthians 3:3 - You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldl... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 3:3 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 3:3

James 4:1 - Submit Yourselves to God What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your d... Click to read the verse James 4:1 Click to read the verse James 4:1

2 Corinthians 5:14 - For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all... Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 5:14 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 5:14

2 Timothy 3:13 - while evil men and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. Click to read the verse 2 Timothy 3:13 Click to read the verse 2 Timothy 3:13

1 Corinthians 6:9-11 - Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neithe... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 6:9-11

Genesis 27:41 - Jacob Flees to Laban Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had gi... Click to read the verse Genesis 27:41 Click to read the verse Genesis 27:41

Genesis 37:11 - His brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the matter in mind. Click to read the verse Genesis 37:11 Click to read the verse Genesis 37:11

Exodus 1:9 - “Look,” he said to his people, “the Israelites have become much too numerous for us. Click to read the verse Exodus 1:9 Click to read the verse Exodus 1:9

Genesis 37:4 - When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and cou... Click to read the verse Genesis 37:4 Click to read the verse Genesis 37:4

Genesis 30:1 - When Rachel saw that she was not bearing Jacob any children, she became jealous of her sister. ... Click to read the verse Genesis 30:1 Click to read the verse Genesis 30:1

James 4:5 - Or do you think Scripture says without reason that the spirit he caused to live in us envies in... Click to read the verse James 4:5 Click to read the verse James 4:5

James 3:14 - But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or den... Click to read the verse James 3:14 Click to read the verse James 3:14

1 Peter 2:15 - For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish men. Click to read the verse 1 Peter 2:15 Click to read the verse 1 Peter 2:15

Genesis 31:1 - Jacob Flees From Laban Jacob heard that Laban’s sons were saying, “Jacob has taken everything o... Click to read the verse Genesis 31:1 Click to read the verse Genesis 31:1

1 John 2:11 - But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks around in the darkness; he does not ... Click to read the verse 1 John 2:11 Click to read the verse 1 John 2:11

Mark 15:10 - knowing it was out of envy that the chief priests had handed Jesus over to him. Click to read the verse Mark 15:10 Click to read the verse Mark 15:10

Genesis 37:20 - “Come now, let’s kill him and throw him into one of these cisterns and say that a ferocious ani... Click to read the verse Genesis 37:20 Click to read the verse Genesis 37:20

Proverbs 9:6 - Leave your simple ways and you will live; walk in the way of understanding. Click to read the verse Proverbs 9:6 Click to read the verse Proverbs 9:6

Genesis 38:9 - But Onan knew that the offspring would not be his; so whenever he lay with his brother’s wife, ... Click to read the verse Genesis 38:9 Click to read the verse Genesis 38:9

Genesis 39:16 - She kept his cloak beside her until his master came home. Click to read the verse Genesis 39:16 Click to read the verse Genesis 39:16

Psalms 68:13 - Even while you sleep among the campfires, the wings of my dove are sheathed with silver, its fe... Click to read the verse Psalms 68:13 Click to read the verse Psalms 68:13

Matthew 21:29 - “‘I will not,’ he answered, but later he changed his mind and went. Click to read the verse Matthew 21:29 Click to read the verse Matthew 21:29

Psalms 14:1 - Psalm 14 For the director of music. Of David. The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” Th... Click to read the verse Psalms 14:1 Click to read the verse Psalms 14:1

Romans 1:30 - slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they d... Click to read the verse Romans 1:30 Click to read the verse Romans 1:30

1 Timothy 1:9 - We also know that law is made not for the righteous but for lawbreakers and rebels, the ungodly... Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 1:9 Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 1:9

Isaiah 64:6 - All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags;... Click to read the verse Isaiah 64:6 Click to read the verse Isaiah 64:6

Romans 3:10 - As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one; Click to read the verse Romans 3:10 Click to read the verse Romans 3:10

James 1:22 - Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Click to read the verse James 1:22 Click to read the verse James 1:22

Leviticus 11:13 - “‘These are the birds you are to detest and not eat because they are detestable: the eagle, the... Click to read the verse Leviticus 11:13 Click to read the verse Leviticus 11:13

Luke 15:15 - So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his fields to fe... Click to read the verse Luke 15:15 Click to read the verse Luke 15:15

Revelation 18:2 - With a mighty voice he shouted: “Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great! She has become a home for... Click to read the verse Revelation 18:2 Click to read the verse Revelation 18:2

2 Peter 2:19 - They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves of depravity—for a man is a slave t... Click to read the verse 2 Peter 2:19 Click to read the verse 2 Peter 2:19

Romans 6:12 - Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires. Click to read the verse Romans 6:12 Click to read the verse Romans 6:12

Ephesians 4:22 - You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is bei... Click to read the verse Ephesians 4:22 Click to read the verse Ephesians 4:22

Galatians 5:19 - The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; Click to read the verse Galatians 5:19 Click to read the verse Galatians 5:19

Hebrews 4:11 - Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following ... Click to read the verse Hebrews 4:11 Click to read the verse Hebrews 4:11

Romans 6:22 - But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the benefit you rea... Click to read the verse Romans 6:22 Click to read the verse Romans 6:22

1 Corinthians 13:4 - Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 13:4 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 13:4

2 Samuel 24:10 - David was conscience-stricken after he had counted the fighting men, and he said to the Lord, “... Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 24:10 Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 24:10

Luke 11:13 - If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more w... Click to read the verse Luke 11:13 Click to read the verse Luke 11:13

Luke 21:8 - He replied: “Watch out that you are not deceived. For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I a... Click to read the verse Luke 21:8 Click to read the verse Luke 21:8

James 1:26 - If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not keep a tight rein on his tongue, he dece... Click to read the verse James 1:26 Click to read the verse James 1:26

Isaiah 44:20 - He feeds on ashes, a deluded heart misleads him; he cannot save himself, or say, “Is not this t... Click to read the verse Isaiah 44:20 Click to read the verse Isaiah 44:20

1 Peter 4:1-3 - Living for God Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body, arm yourselves also with the same ... Click to read the verse 1 Peter 4:1-3 Click to read the verse 1 Peter 4:1-3

Acts 8:23 - For I see that you are full of bitterness and captive to sin.” Click to read the verse Acts 8:23 Click to read the verse Acts 8:23

Romans 10:19 - Again I ask: Did Israel not understand? First, Moses says, “I will make you envious by those wh... Click to read the verse Romans 10:19 Click to read the verse Romans 10:19

Psalms 36:2 - For in his own eyes he flatters himself too much to detect or hate his sin. Click to read the verse Psalms 36:2 Click to read the verse Psalms 36:2

1 Peter 2:7 - Now to you who believe, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, “The stone the... Click to read the verse 1 Peter 2:7 Click to read the verse 1 Peter 2:7

Obadiah 1:3 - The pride of your heart has deceived you, you who live in the clefts of the rocks and make your... Click to read the verse Obadiah 1:3 Click to read the verse Obadiah 1:3

1 Corinthians 12:2 - You know that when you were pagans, somehow or other you were influenced and led astray to mute... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 12:2 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 12:2

1 Peter 4:3 - For you have spent enough time in the past doing what pagans choose to do—living in debauchery,... Click to read the verse 1 Peter 4:3 Click to read the verse 1 Peter 4:3

Romans 7:18 - I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do... Click to read the verse Romans 7:18 Click to read the verse Romans 7:18

Proverbs 1:22-23 - “How long will you simple ones love your simple ways? How long will mockers delight in mockery ... Click to read the verse Proverbs 1:22-23 Click to read the verse Proverbs 1:22-23

2 Timothy 3:6 - They are the kind who worm their way into homes and gain control over weak-willed women, who ar... Click to read the verse 2 Timothy 3:6 Click to read the verse 2 Timothy 3:6

Proverbs 8:5 - You who are simple, gain prudence; you who are foolish, gain understanding. Click to read the verse Proverbs 8:5 Click to read the verse Proverbs 8:5

Galatians 6:3 - If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself. Click to read the verse Galatians 6:3 Click to read the verse Galatians 6:3

1 Corinthians 3:18 - Do not deceive yourselves. If any one of you thinks he is wise by the standards of this age, he... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 3:18 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 3:18

Romans 6:17 - But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the f... Click to read the verse Romans 6:17 Click to read the verse Romans 6:17

Psalms 94:8 - Take heed, you senseless ones among the people; you fools, when will you become wise? Click to read the verse Psalms 94:8 Click to read the verse Psalms 94:8

Romans 1:29-31 - They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full... Click to read the verse Romans 1:29-31 Click to read the verse Romans 1:29-31

Mark 7:21 - For from within, out of men’s hearts, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adu... Click to read the verse Mark 7:21 Click to read the verse Mark 7:21

Romans 3:11 - there is no one who understands, no one who seeks God. Click to read the verse Romans 3:11 Click to read the verse Romans 3:11

2 Corinthians 12:20 - For I am afraid that when I come I may not find you as I want you to be, and you may not find m... Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 12:20 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 12:20

Titus 2:12 - It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upr... Click to read the verse Titus 2:12 Click to read the verse Titus 2:12

Psalms 120:6 - Too long have I lived among those who hate peace. Click to read the verse Psalms 120:6 Click to read the verse Psalms 120:6

Proverbs 21:8 - The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright. Click to read the verse Proverbs 21:8 Click to read the verse Proverbs 21:8

2 Timothy 3:2-3 - People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to ... Click to read the verse 2 Timothy 3:2-3 Click to read the verse 2 Timothy 3:2-3

Acts 26:19-20 - “So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the vision from heaven. Click to read the verse Acts 26:19-20 Click to read the verse Acts 26:19-20

Colossians 1:21 - Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior. Click to read the verse Colossians 1:21 Click to read the verse Colossians 1:21

Romans 3:9-20 - No One Is Righteous What shall we conclude then? Are we any better? Not at all! We have already... Click to read the verse Romans 3:9-20 Click to read the verse Romans 3:9-20

1 Peter 1:14 - As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance. Click to read the verse 1 Peter 1:14 Click to read the verse 1 Peter 1:14

Galatians 2:15 - “We who are Jews by birth and not ‘Gentile sinners’ Click to read the verse Galatians 2:15 Click to read the verse Galatians 2:15

Romans 1:14 - I am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish. Click to read the verse Romans 1:14 Click to read the verse Romans 1:14

Romans 7:5 - For when we were controlled by the sinful nature, the sinful passions aroused by the law were a... Click to read the verse Romans 7:5 Click to read the verse Romans 7:5

Colossians 3:7 - You used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived. Click to read the verse Colossians 3:7 Click to read the verse Colossians 3:7

Acts 9:1-6 - Saul’s Conversion Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the Lord’s ... Click to read the verse Acts 9:1-6 Click to read the verse Acts 9:1-6