Titus 1:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Titus 1:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Titus 1:16 is a verse from the book of Titus in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Titus 1:16 — KJV
“They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate. reprobate: or, void of judgment”
— Titus 1:16 (KJV)
Titus 1:16 in Context — About the Book of Titus
Titus got the hard posting — planting elders across Crete, an island proverbial for liars and lazy gluttons. Paul's antidote is grace that trains: the same grace that saves teaches us to say no to ungodliness and live self-controlled, upright lives while waiting for the blessed hope.
Cross-References for Titus 1:16
“That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;”
Shares key themes with Titus 1:16: know, god, being
“[To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.] The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.”
Shares key themes with Titus 1:16: god, works, abominable
“For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.”
Shares key themes with Titus 1:16: god, every, good
“And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; to retain: or, to acknowledge a reprobate...: or, a mind void of judgment or, an unapproving mind”
Shares key themes with Titus 1:16: know, god, reprobate
“(For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;)”
Shares key themes with Titus 1:16: god, works, being
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