SAYING 'NO'
Key verse: 11,12
NIV
11 For the grace(A) of God has appeared(B) that offers salvation to all people.(C) 12 It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions,(D) and to live self-controlled,(E) upright and godly lives(F) in this present age, 13 while we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing(G) of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ,(H) 14 who gave himself for us(I) to redeem us from all wickedness(J) and to purify(K) for himself a people that are his very own,(L) eager to do what is good.(M)
15 These, then, are the things you should teach. Encourage and rebuke with all authority. Do not let anyone despise you.
Cross references
- Titus 2:11 : S Ro 3:24
- Titus 2:11 : 2Ti 1:10
- Titus 2:11 : S 1Ti 2:4
- Titus 2:12 : Tit 3:3
- Titus 2:12 : ver 2, 5, 6; Tit 1:8
- Titus 2:12 : 2Ti 3:12
- Titus 2:13 : S 1Co 1:7; S 1Ti 6:14
- Titus 2:13 : 2Pe 1:1
- Titus 2:14 : S Mt 20:28
- Titus 2:14 : S Mt 1:21
- Titus 2:14 : Heb 1:3; 1Jn 1:7
- Titus 2:14 : Ex 19:5; Dt 4:20; 14:2; Ps 135:4; Mal 3:17; 1Pe 2:9
- Titus 2:14 : ver 7; Pr 16:7; Mt 5:16; 2Co 8:21; Eph 2:10; Tit 3:1, 8, 14; 1Pe 2:12, 15; 3:13
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ESV
11 For (A)the grace of God (B)has appeared, bringing salvation (C)for all people, 12 training us to renounce ungodliness and (D)worldly passions, and (E)to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in (F)the present age, 13 (G)waiting for our blessed (H)hope, the (I)appearing of the glory of our great (J)God and Savior Jesus Christ, 14 (K)who gave himself for us to (L)redeem us from all lawlessness and (M)to purify for himself (N)a people for his own possession who are (O)zealous for good works.
15 Declare these things; exhort and (P)rebuke with all authority. (Q)Let no one disregard you.
Read full chapterCross references
- Titus 2:11 : ch. 3:7; See Acts 11:23
- Titus 2:11 : ch. 3:4
- Titus 2:11 : [Ps. 67:2]; See 1 Tim. 2:4
- Titus 2:12 : 1 Pet. 4:2; 1 John 2:16
- Titus 2:12 : 2 Tim. 3:12; [Acts 24:25]
- Titus 2:12 : 1 Tim. 6:17; 2 Tim. 4:10
- Titus 2:13 : See 1 Cor. 1:7; 2 Pet. 3:12
- Titus 2:13 : See ch. 1:2
- Titus 2:13 : See 2 Thess. 2:8
- Titus 2:13 : 2 Pet. 1:1
- Titus 2:14 : See Matt. 20:28
- Titus 2:14 : Ps. 130:8; See 1 Pet. 1:18
- Titus 2:14 : Ezek. 37:23; See Ex. 19:5
- Titus 2:14 : Ezek. 37:23; See Ex. 19:5
- Titus 2:14 : ch. 3:8; Eph. 2:10
- Titus 2:15 : ch. 1:13; 1 Tim. 5:20
- Titus 2:15 : See 1 Tim. 4:12
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1. God's saving grace has appeared (11-12)
The grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. Jesus' death and resurrection is God's grace--his gift of forgiveness and life. All who receive his grace are saved. This grace sets us free from the power and guilt of sin. The word 'self-control' appears 4 times in this chapter. Self-control means saying 'no' to worldly passions and ungodliness. It means not living by our feelings but by the word of God.
2. A people of his own (13-15)
Jesus gave himself for us to redeem us from wickedness and purify us to become his own people. He wants us to set our hope fully on him and wait patiently for his glorious second coming. He wants us to live upright and godly lives, challenging the corrupt and ungodly world around us by eagerly doing what is good. He saved us so that we might become for him a holy nation and a kingdom of priests (1Pe 2:9).
Prayer: Father, help me to live a godly life in an ungodly world.
One Word: God's grace saves us
