Titus 3:3 — Bible Verse (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 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Titus 3:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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Titus 3:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“For we were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.”

Titus 3:3 — World English Bible

Titus 3:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Titus 3:3 — American Standard Version

Titus 3:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“for we were once--also we--thoughtless, disobedient, led astray, serving desires and pleasures manifold, in malice and envy living, odious--hating one another;”

Titus 3:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Titus 3:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“For we were once ourselves also without intelligence, disobedient, wandering in error, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, [and] hating one another.”

Titus 3:3 — Darby Translation

Titus 3:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For wee our selues also were in times past vnwise, disobedient, deceiued, seruing the lustes and diuers pleasures, liuing in maliciousnes and enuie, hatefull, and hating one another:”

Titus 3:3 — Geneva Bible

Titus 3:3 in Context — Titus 3

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

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

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

4 But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,

5 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;

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What Does Titus 3:3 Mean?

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