Titus 3:8
This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.
This is a faithfull saying, and these things I will that thou affirme constantly, that they which haue beleeued in God, might be carefull to maintaine good works: these things are good and profitable vnto men.
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- Titus 3:14Rank 1 from verse 8
- Psalms 16:2–3Rank 2 from verse 8
2O my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee;
3But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.
2*O my soule, thou hast sayd vnto the LORD, Thou art my LORD: my goodnes extendeth not to thee:
3 But to the Saints, that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.
- Titus 2:14Rank 4 from verse 8
- Romans 4:5Rank 6 from verse 8
- 1 Peter 1:21Rank 7 from verse 8
- 1 Timothy 1:15Rank 8 from verse 8
- John 12:44Rank 10 from verse 8
24Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
24Uerily, verily I say vnto you, Hee that heareth my word, & beleeueth on him that sent mee, hath euerlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation: but is passed from death vnto life.
- 1 John 5:10–13Rank 12 from verse 8
10He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.
11And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
12He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
13These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
10Hee that beleeueth on the Sonne of God, hath the witnesse in himselfe: he that beleeueth not God, hath made him a liar, because he beleeueth not the record that God gaue of his Sonne.
11And this is the record, that God hath giuen to vs eternall life, and this life is in his Sonne.
12Hee that hath the Sonne, hath life; and hee that hath not the Sonne, hath not life.
13These things haue I written vnto you that beleeue on the Name of the Sonne of God, that ye may know, that ye haue eternall life, and that yee may beleeue on the Name of the Sonne of God.
- Philemon 1:11Rank 13 from verse 8
- Psalms 78:22Rank 14 from verse 8
- Proverbs 21:28Rank 15 from verse 8
- 2 Corinthians 4:13Rank 16 from verse 8
- 2 Corinthians 9:12–15Rank 17 from verse 8
12For the administration of this service not only supplieth the want of the saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgivings unto God;
13Whiles by the experiment of this ministration they glorify God for your professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal distribution unto them, and unto all men;
14And by their prayer for you, which long after you for the exceeding grace of God in you.
15Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.
12For the administration of this seruice, not onely supplieth the want of the Saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgiuings vnto God,
13Whiles by the experiment of this ministration, they glorifie God for your professed subiection vnto the Gospel of Christ, and for your liberall distribution vnto them, and vnto all men:
14And by their prayer for you, which long after you for the exceeding grace of God in you.
15Thanks be vnto God for his vnspeakeable gift.
- Acts 12:15Rank 18 from verse 8
- Job 35:7–8Rank 19 from verse 8
7If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what receiveth he of thine hand?
8Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; and thy righteousness may profit the son of man.
7*If thou be righteous, what giuest thou him? or what receiueth hee of thine hand?
8Thy wickednesse may hurt a man as thou art, and thy righteousnesse may profit the sonne of man.
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Titus 3:8
Sense 1: Trustworthy, dependable, steadfast, loyal, true, or consistent in keeping word, covenant, duty, witness, or service. Sense 2: Believing.
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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
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To declare or assert as true.
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constantly
Steadfastly; confidently; without wavering.
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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of believe. Sense 1: To accept as true on testimony or evidence; to be persuaded. Sense 2: To trust or place confidence in.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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The one true God.
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Sense 1: Power or strength. Sense 2: An auxiliary expressing possibility or permission.
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Sense 1: Anxious, troubled, or concerned. Sense 2: Attentive, watchful, or diligent.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
To preserve, support, uphold, provide for, or continue.
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Sense 1: Right, morally upright, beneficial, pleasing, useful, suitable, sound, favourable, or excellent. Sense 2: A good thing, benefit, welfare, possession, or goods. Sense 3: In ‘make good,’ to repair, repay, fulfil, establish, or prove.
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Plural of work: acts, deeds, labours, operations, products, or things made.
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profitable
Yielding or bringing profit or gain; gainful; lucrative.
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3:1PUT them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,
3:1¶ Put them in minde to bee subiect to Principalities & Powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to euery good worke,
3:2To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.
3:2To speake euill of no man, to bee no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekenesse vnto all men.
3:3For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
3:3For we our selues also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceiued, seruing diuers lusts and pleasures, liuing in malice and enuy, hatefull, and hating one another.
3:4But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,
3:4But after that the kindnesse and ‖loue of God our Sauiour toward man appeared,
3:5Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
3:5Not by workes of righteousnesse which wee haue done, but according to his mercy he saued vs, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the holy Ghost,
3:6Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;
3:6Which hee shed on vs †abundantly, through Iesus Christ our Sauiour:
3:7That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
3:7That being iustified by his grace, we should bee made heires according to the hope of eternall life.
3:8This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.
3:8 This is a faithfull saying, and these things I will that thou affirme constantly, that they which haue beleeued in God, might be carefull to maintaine good works: these things are good and profitable vnto men.
Selected passage3:9But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.
3:9But auoyd foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and striuings about the lawe; for they are vnprofitable and vaine.
3:10A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;
3:10A man that is an heretike, after the first and second admonition, reiect:
3:11Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself.
3:11Knowing that hee that is such, is subuerted, and sinneth, being condemned of himselfe.