Titus 3:1-3

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Concentrate on Doing What is Good

3 Remind believers^[a] to submit to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, and to be ready to do any honorable kind of work. ² They are not to insult^[b] anyone or be argumentative. Instead, they are to be gentle and perfectly courteous to everyone. ³ After all, we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, and misled. We were slaves to many kinds of lusts and pleasures, spending our days in malice and jealousy. We were despised, and we hated one another.