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Titus 3:3-5

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,

5 he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit,

Cross References for Titus 3:3-5

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