Titus 2:8

Let’s not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we don’t give up.

And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men,

Even so, let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict those who contradict him.

to be sober minded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that God’s word may not be blasphemed.

but Yahweh of Armies is exalted in justice, and God the Holy One is sanctified in righteousness.

“Now therefore, what do I do here,” says Yahweh, “seeing that my people are taken away for nothing? Those who rule over them mock,” says Yahweh, “and my name is blasphemed continually all day long.

Let your Kingdom come. Let your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

Having regard for honorable things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.

Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report: if there is any virtue and if there is any praise, think about these things.

For this is the will of God: your sanctification, that you abstain from sexual immorality,

But you remain in the things which you have learned and have been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them.

Pray for us, for we are persuaded that we have a good conscience, desiring to live honorably in all things.

They think it is strange that you don’t run with them into the same excess of riot, blaspheming.

One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin that he sins. At the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall a matter be established.

You are the most excellent of the sons of men. Grace has anointed your lips, therefore God has blessed you forever.

He said to them, “To you is given the mystery of God’s Kingdom, but to those who are outside, all things are done in parables,

Philip found Nathanael, and said to him, “We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, wrote: Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before that we would walk in them.

Only let your way of life be worthy of the Good News of Christ, that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your state, that you stand firm in one spirit, with one soul striving for the faith of the Good News;

that you may walk properly toward those who are outside, and may have need of nothing.

In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus toward you.

The things which you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit the same things to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.

that they may train the young wives to love their husbands, to love their children,

For it is better, if it is God’s will, that you suffer for doing well than for doing evil.

If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed; because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. On their part he is blasphemed, but on your part he is glorified.

However, because by this deed you have given great occasion to Yahweh’s enemies to blaspheme, the child also who is born to you will surely die.”

The Lord Yahweh has given me the tongue of those who are taught, that I may know how to sustain with words him who is weary. He awakens morning by morning, he awakens my ear to hear as those who are taught.

When they came to the nations where they went, they profaned my holy name; in that men said of them, ‘These are Yahweh’s people, and have left his land.’

“Don’t judge, so that you won’t be judged.

They said, “Isn’t this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then does he say, ‘I have come down out of heaven?’ ”

They will put you out of the synagogues. Yes, the time comes that whoever kills you will think that he offers service to God.

But thanks be to God, that, whereas you were bondservants of sin, you became obedient from the heart to that form of teaching to which you were delivered.

Let’s walk properly, as in the day; not in reveling and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and lustful acts, and not in strife and jealousy.

I wrote to you in my letter to have no company with sexual sinners;

But if they don’t have self-control, let them marry. For it’s better to marry than to burn.

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but only what is good for building others up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.

that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without defect in the middle of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you are seen as lights in the world,

The things which you learned, received, heard, and saw in me: do these things, and the God of peace will be with you.

Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time.

Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother who walks in rebellion, and not after the tradition which they received from us.

As I urged you when I was going into Macedonia, stay at Ephesus that you might command certain men not to teach a different doctrine,

for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave-traders, for liars, for perjurers, and for any other thing contrary to the sound doctrine,

The grace of our Lord abounded exceedingly with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

Let no man despise your youth; but be an example to those who believe, in word, in your way of life, in love, in spirit, in faith, and in purity.

Let as many as are bondservants under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor, that the name of God and the doctrine not be blasphemed.

But those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation, a snare, and many foolish and harmful lusts, such as drown men in ruin and destruction.

but just as he who called you is holy, you yourselves also be holy in all of your behavior;

having good behavior among the nations, so in that of which they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they see, glorify God in the day of visitation.

Demetrius has the testimony of all, and of the truth itself; yes, we also testify, and you know that our testimony is true.

Take no interest from him or profit; but fear your God, that your brother may live among you.

Don’t deliver me over to the desire of my adversaries, for false witnesses have risen up against me, such as breathe out cruelty.

Unrighteous witnesses rise up. They ask me about things that I don’t know about.

They who render evil for good are also adversaries to me, because I follow what is good.

Then I saw all the labor and achievement that is the envy of a man’s neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.

Yahweh, the hope of Israel, all who forsake you will be disappointed. Those who depart from me will be written in the earth, because they have forsaken Yahweh, the spring of living waters.

“Blessed are you when people reproach you, persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

No one was able to answer him a word, neither did any man dare ask him any more questions from that day forward.

and will dash you and your children within you to the ground. They will not leave in you one stone on another, because you didn’t know the time of your visitation.”

Some of the scribes answered, “Teacher, you speak well.”

They didn’t dare to ask him any more questions.

a corrector of the foolish, a teacher of babies, having in the law the form of knowledge and of the truth.

Repay no one evil for evil. Respect what is honorable in the sight of all men.

Therefore give everyone what you owe: if you owe taxes, pay taxes; if customs, then customs; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.

But as it is, I wrote to you not to associate with anyone who is called a brother who is a sexual sinner, or covetous, or an idolater, or a slanderer, or a drunkard, or an extortionist. Don’t even eat with such a person.

for kings and all who are in high places, that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and reverence.

and they may recover themselves out of the devil’s snare, having been taken captive by him to his will.

Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s chosen ones, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,

Avoid a factious man after a first and second warning,

For it is commendable if someone endures pain, suffering unjustly, because of conscience toward God.

If anyone comes to you, and doesn’t bring this teaching, don’t receive him into your house, and don’t welcome him,

Also I said, “The thing that you do is not good. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God, because of the reproach of the nations our enemies?

Take away my disgrace that I dread, for your ordinances are good.

Then the presidents and the local governors sought to find occasion against Daniel as touching the kingdom; but they could find no occasion or fault, because he was faithful. There wasn’t any error or fault found in him.

and they found none. Even though many false witnesses came forward, they found none. But at last two false witnesses came forward,

If any man doesn’t obey our word in this letter, note that man, that you have no company with him, to the end that he may be ashamed.

I desire therefore that the younger widows marry, bear children, rule the household, and give no occasion to the adversary for insulting.

If anyone teaches a different doctrine, and doesn’t consent to sound words, the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness,

having a good conscience. Thus, while you are spoken against as evildoers, they may be disappointed who curse your good way of life in Christ.

He hired so that I would be afraid, do so, and sin, and that they might have material for an evil report, that they might reproach me.

Should your boastings make men hold their peace? When you mock, will no man make you ashamed?

Shall vain words have an end? Or what provokes you that you answer?

The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.

Hear Yahweh’s word, you who tremble at his word: “Your brothers who hate you, who cast you out for my name’s sake, have said, ‘Let Yahweh be glorified, that we may see your joy;’ but it is those who shall be disappointed.

“Woe to the world because of occasions of stumbling! For it must be that the occasions come, but woe to that person through whom the occasion comes!

Jesus answered them, “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” They marveled greatly at him.

The scribe said to him, “Truly, teacher, you have said well that he is one, and there is none other but he,

When Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from God’s Kingdom.” No one dared ask him any question after that.

All testified about him, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth, and they said, “Isn’t this Joseph’s son?”

As he said these things, all his adversaries were disappointed and all the multitude rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.

For “the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you,” just as it is written.

Moreover he must have good testimony from those who are outside, to avoid falling into reproach and the snare of the devil.

Hold the pattern of sound words which you have heard from me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

For this is the will of God, that by well-doing you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

Many will follow their immoral ways, and as a result, the way of the truth will be maligned.

One of the scribes came, and heard them questioning together, and knowing that he had answered them well, asked him, “Which commandment is the greatest of all?”