"For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malic…" — Titus 3:3

Titus 3:3 · KJV

“For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, {and} hating one another.”

— Titus 3:3

Verse 2

To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, {but} gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.

Verse 4

But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, {love: or, pity}

Titus 3 — Context

Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,

To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, {but} gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.

For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, {and} hating one another.

But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, {love: or, pity}

Not 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;

Cross References

Ephesians 2:1-3

And you {hath he quickened}, who were dead in trespasses and sins;

Colossians 1:21

And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in {your} mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled {in...: or, by your mind in}

Romans 6:17

But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you. {which...: Gr. whereto ye were delivered}

Colossians 3:7

In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.

1 Corinthians 6:9-11

Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,

Romans 1:29-31

Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,

Romans 6:22

But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.

1 Peter 1:14

As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance: