Titus 3:8

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“This saying is faithful, and concerning these things I desire that you affirm confidently, so that those who have believed God may be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men;”

— WEB

“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.”

— KJV

“Faithful is the saying, and concerning these things I desire that thou affirm confidently, to the end that they who have believed God may be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men:”

— ASV

Cross-references

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Titus 3:14 "Let our people also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they may not be unfruitful."
Titus 2:14 "who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify for himself a people for his own possession, zealous for g…"
Psalms 16:2-3 "My soul, you have said to Yahweh, “You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing.”"
Titus 1:9 "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 thos…"
Titus 3:1 "Remind them to be in subjection to rulers and to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work,"
Romans 4:5 "But to him who doesn’t work, but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness."
1 Peter 1:21 "who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead, and gave him glory; so that your faith and hope might be in God."
John 12:44 "Jesus cried out and said, “Whoever believes in me, believes not in me, but in him who sent me."

Commentary

Greek, "faithful is the saying." A formula peculiar to the Pastoral Epistles. Here "the saying" is the statement (Tit 3:4-7) as to the gratuitousness of God's gift of salvation. Answering to the "Amen." these things, &c.--Greek, "concerning these things (the truths dwelt on, Tit 3:4-7; not as English Version, what follow), I will that thou affirm (insist) strongly and persistently, in order that they who have believed God (the Greek for 'believed in God' is different, Joh 14:1. 'They who have learnt to credit God' in what He saith) may be careful ('Solicitously sedulous'; diligence is necessary) to maintain (literally, 'to set before themselves so as to sustain') good works." No longer applying their care to "unprofitable" and unpractical speculations (Tit 3:9). These things--These results of doctrine ("good works") are "good and profitable unto men," whereas no such practical results flow from "foolish questions." So GROTIUS and WIESINGER. But ALFORD, to avoid the tautology, "these (good works) are good unto men," explains, "these truths" (Tit 3:4-7).

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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