Titus 2:12

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Teachyng vs, that denying vngodlynesse and worldly lustes, we shoulde lyue soberlie and ryghteouslie, and godlie in this present worlde:

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  • Rom 6:19 : 19 I speake after the maner of men, because of the infirmitie of your fleshe. As ye haue geuen your members seruauntes to vncleannesse and iniquitie, vnto iniquitie: euen so nowe geue your members seruauntes to righteousnesse, vnto holynesse.
  • 2 Tim 3:12 : 12 Yea, and all that wyll lyue godly in Christe Iesus, shall suffer persecution.
  • Matt 16:24 : 24 Then sayde Iesus vnto his disciples: If any man wyll folowe me, let hym forsake him selfe, and take vp his crosse, and folowe me.
  • Ps 4:3 : 3 For ye must know that God hath chosen to him selfe a godly man: God wyl heare when I call vnto hym.
  • Isa 55:6-7 : 6 Seke the Lorde whyle he may be founde, and call vpon hym whyle he is nye. 7 Let the vngodly man forsake his owne wayes, and the vnrighteous his owne imaginations, and turne agayne vnto the Lorde, so shall he be mercifull vnto hym: and to our God, for he is very redy to forgeue.
  • Ezek 33:14-15 : 14 Againe, if I say vnto the wicked, thou shalt surely dye: and so he turne from his sinnes, and do the thing that is lawfull and right, 15 Insomuch that the same wicked man geueth the pledge againe, restoreth that he had take away by robbery, walketh in the commaundementes of lyfe, and doth none iniquitie: then shall he surely lyue and not dye.
  • Ezek 36:27 : 27 I wyll geue my spirite among you, and cause you to walke in my comaundementes, and ye shall kepe my iudgementes and do them.
  • Matt 3:8-9 : 8 Bryng foorth therefore fruites meete for repentaunce. 9 And be not of suche mynde, that ye woulde say within your selues, we haue Abraham to our father. For I say vnto you, that God is able, of these stones to rayse vp chyldren vnto Abraham. 10 Euen now is the axe also put vnto the roote of the trees: therefore, euery tree which bryngeth not foorth good fruite, is hewen downe, and cast into the fire.
  • Luke 1:75 : 75 All the dayes of our life, in such holynesse and righteousnes as are accepted before hym.
  • Luke 3:9-9 : 9 Nowe also is the axe layed vnto the roote of the trees: Euery tree therfore which bryngeth not foorth good fruite, is hewen downe, and cast into the fire. 10 And the people asked hym, saying: What shall we do then? 11 He aunswereth, and sayth vnto them: He that hath two coates, let him part with hym that hath none: and he that hath meate, let hym do lykewyse. 12 Then came publicanes also to be baptized, and saide vnto him: Maister, what shall we do? 13 And he sayde vnto them: Require no more then that which is appoynted vnto you.
  • John 6:25 : 25 And whe they had founde hym on the other side of the sea, they said vnto him, Rabbi, when camest thou hyther? Iesus aunswered them, and sayde:
  • John 14:30 : 30 Hereafter wyll I not talke many wordes vnto you: For the prince of this worlde cometh, and hath nought in me.
  • John 17:14-15 : 14 I haue geuen them thy worde, and the worlde hath hated them, because they are not of the worlde, euen as I also am not of the worlde. 15 I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the worlde: but that thou kepe them from euyll.
  • Acts 24:16 : 16 And herein studie I, to haue alway a cleare conscience toward God, and toward men.
  • Acts 24:25 : 25 And as he reasoned of ryghteousnesse, temperaunce, and iudgement to come, Felix trembled, and aunswered: Go thy way for this tyme, when I haue a conuenient season, I will sende for thee.
  • Rom 6:4-6 : 4 We are buryed then with him by baptisme into his death, that lykewyse as Christe was raysed vp from the dead by the glorie of the father: euen so, we also shoulde walke in newnesse of lyfe. 5 For if we be graft together by the likenesse of his death: euen so shall we be partakers of the resurrection: 6 Knowyng this, that our olde man is crucified with hym also, that the body of sinne might vtterly be destroyed, that hencefoorth we shoulde not serue sinne.
  • Rom 6:12 : 12 Let not sinne raigne therefore in your mortall bodie, that ye shoulde thervnto obey by the lustes of it.
  • Matt 5:19-20 : 19 Whosoeuer therfore breaketh one of these least commaundementes, and teacheth men so, he shalbe called the leaste in the kyngdome of heauen. But who so euer doeth, and teacheth (so) the same shalbe called great in the kyngdome of heauen. 20 For I say vnto you: except your righteousnes, excede the righteousnes of the Scribes and Pharisees, ye shall not enter into the kyngdome of heauen.
  • Rom 8:13 : 13 For if ye liue after ye fleshe, ye shall dye: But if ye through the spirite, do mortifie the deedes of the body, ye shall lyue.
  • Rom 12:2 : 2 And fasshion not your selues lyke vnto this worlde, but be ye chaunged in your shape, by ye renuing of your minde, that ye may proue what is the wyll of God, good, and acceptable, and perfect.
  • Rom 13:12-13 : 12 The nyght is passed, the day is come nye. Let vs therfore caste away the deedes of darknesse, & let vs put on the armour of lyght. 13 Let vs walke honestly as in the day, not in riotyng & dronkennesse, neither in chaumberyng & wantonnesse, neither in strife and enuying.
  • 1 Cor 6:9-9 : 9 Knowe ye not that the vnrighteous shall not inherite the kingdome of God? Be not deceaued: neither fornicatours, nor idolatours, nor adulterers, nor weaklinges, nor abusers of them selues with mankinde, 10 Nor theeues, nor couetous, nor drunckardes, nor cursed speakers, nor pyllers, shall inherite the kingdome of God. 11 And such were some of you: but ye are wasshed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are iustified in the name of the Lord Iesus, and by the spirite of our God.
  • 2 Cor 1:12 : 12 For our reioycyng is this, the testimonie of our conscience, that in simplicitie & godly purenesse, and not in fleshely wisdome, but by the grace of God, we haue had our conuersatio in the worlde, and most of all to you wardes.
  • 2 Cor 7:1 : 1 Seyng that we haue these promises (dearely beloued) let vs clense our selues from all fylthynesse of the flesshe & spirite, and growe vp to full holynesse in the feare of God.
  • Gal 1:4 : 4 Which gaue hym selfe for our sinnes, to deliuer vs from this present euyll worlde, accordyng to the wyll of God, and our father:
  • Gal 5:24 : 24 They truely that are Christes, haue crucified the flesshe, with the affections and lustes.
  • Eph 1:4 : 4 According as he had chosen vs in hym before the foundation of the world, that we shoulde be holy, and without blame before hym, through loue.
  • Eph 2:2 : 2 In the which in time passed ye walked, according to the course of this worlde, after the gouernour that ruleth in the ayre, the spirite that nowe worketh in the chyldren of disobedience.
  • Eph 4:22-25 : 22 To lay downe, accordyng to the former conuersation, ye olde man, which is corrupt, accordyng to the lustes of error: 23 To be renued in the spirite of your mynde, 24 And to put on that newe man, which after God is shapen, in righteousnesse & holynesse of trueth. 25 Wherfore, puttyng away lying, speake euery man trueth vnto his neyghbour, forasmuch as we are members one of another.
  • Col 1:22 : 22 In the body of his fleshe, through death, to present you holye, and vnblameable, & without fault in his syght:
  • Col 3:5-9 : 5 Mortifie therefore your members which are vpon the earth: fornication, vncleannesse, inordinate affection, euyll concupiscence, and couetousnesse, which is worshippyng of images: 6 For which thynges sake, the wrath of God commeth on the children of disobedience, 7 In the which ye walked sometyme, when ye lyued in them. 8 But nowe put ye of also all, wrath, fiercenesse, maliciousnesse, blasphemie, filthie comunication out of your mouth. 9 Lye not one to another, seyng that ye haue put of ye olde man with his workes:
  • 1 Thess 4:7 : 7 For God hath not called vs vnto vncleanenesse, but into holynesse.
  • 1 Thess 4:9 : 9 But as touchyng brotherly loue, ye nede not that I write vnto you: For ye are taught of God to loue one another.
  • 1 Tim 4:12 : 12 Let no man despise thy youth: but be thou a paterne of the beleuers, in worde, in conuersation, in loue, in spirite, in fayth, in chastitie.
  • 1 Tim 6:17 : 17 Charge them which are riche in this world, that they be not hie minded, nor trust in vncertayne riches: but in ye lyuyng God, which geueth vs aboundauntly all thinges to enioy:
  • Matt 28:20 : 20 Teachyng the to obserue all thynges, whatsoeuer I haue commaunded you. And loe, I am with you alway, euen vnto the ende of the worlde.
  • Luke 1:6 : 6 They were both ryghteous before God, and walked in all the lawes and ordinaunces of the Lorde, that no man coulde fynde fault with them.
  • Rev 14:12 : 12 Here is the pacience of the saintes: Here are they that kepe the commaundementes of God, and the fayth of Iesus.
  • 2 Tim 4:10 : 10 For Demas hath forsaken me, hauing loued this present worlde, and is departed vnto Thessalonica, Crescens to Galatia, Titus vnto Dalmatia.
  • Titus 3:3 : 3 For we our selues also were some tyme foolyshe, disobedient, deceaued, seruyng diuers lustes & voluptuousnes, lyuyng in maliciousnesse and enuie, full of hate, hatyng one another.
  • Heb 8:11 : 11 And they shall not teach euery man his neyghbour, and euery man his brother, saying, knowe the Lorde: for all shall knowe me, from the litle of them to the great of them.
  • Jas 4:8-9 : 8 Drawe nye to God, and he wyll drawe nye to you. Clense your handes ye sinners, and purifie your heartes ye double mynded. 9 Suffer afflictions, and mourne, and weepe: Let your laughter be turned to mournyng, and your ioy to heauinesse. 10 Humble your selues in the sight of the Lorde, and he shall lyft you vp.
  • 1 Pet 1:14-18 : 14 As obedient chyldren, not fashionyng your selues vnto the former lustes of your ignoraunce: 15 But as he which called you is holy, euen so be ye holy also in all maner of conuersation: 16 Because it is written, be ye holy, for I am holy. 17 And yf so be that ye call on the father, which without respect of person iudgeeth accordyng to euery mans worke, see that ye passe the tyme of your dwellyng here, in feare: 18 Forasmuch as ye knowe, howe that ye were not redeemed with corruptible thynges, as siluer and golde, from your vayne conuersation which ye receaued by the tradition of the fathers:
  • 1 Pet 2:11-12 : 11 Dearely beloued, I beseche you as straugers and pilgrimes, abstaine from fleshly lustes, whiche fight agaynst the soule: 12 And see that ye haue honest conuersation among the gentiles: that where as they backbite you as euyll doers, they may by your good workes whiche they shall see, prayse God in the day of visitation.
  • 1 Pet 4:2-5 : 2 That he hence forwarde shoulde lyue, as much tyme as remayneth in ye fleshe, not after the lustes of men, but after the wyll of God. 3 For it is sufficient for vs that we haue spent the tyme that is paste of the lyfe, after the wyll of the gentiles, walkyng in wantonnesse, lustes, in excesse of wynes, in excesse of eatyng, in excesse of drynkyng, and abominable idolatrie. 4 And it seemeth to them an inconuenient thyng, that ye runne not also with them vnto the same excesse of riote, and therefore speake they euyll of you: 5 Whiche shall geue accomptes to hym that is redy to iudge quicke and dead.
  • 2 Pet 1:4-8 : 4 By the which are geuen vnto vs excellent and most great promises, that by the meanes thereof, ye might be partakers of the godly nature, yf ye flee the corruption of worldly lust. 5 And herevnto geue all diligence: in your fayth minister vertue, in vertue knowledge, 6 In knowledge temperaunce, in temperaunce pacience, in pacience godlynesse, 7 In godlynesse brotherly kyndnesse, in brotherly kyndnesse loue. 8 For yf these thynges be among you, and be plenteous, they wyll make you that ye neither shalbe idle nor vnfruitefull in the knowledge of our Lorde Iesus Christe.
  • 2 Pet 2:9 : 9 The Lorde knoweth howe to delyuer the godly out of temptation, and to reserue the vniust vnto the day of iudgement for to be punished:
  • 2 Pet 2:20-22 : 20 For yf they, after they haue escaped from the fylthynesse of the worlde, thorowe the knowledge of the Lord, & the sauiour Iesus Christe, are yet tangled agayne therein, and ouercome, then is the later end worse with them then the begynnyng. 21 For it had ben better for them not to haue knowen the way of righteousnes, then after they haue knowen it, to turne from the holy commaundement that was geuen vnto them. 22 But the same is happened vnto them that is vsed to be spoken by the true prouerbe: The dogge is tourned to his owne vomite againe, and the sowe that was wasshed, is turned againe to her wallowyng in the myre.
  • 2 Pet 3:11 : 11 Seyng then that all these thynges shall perisshe, what maner persons ought ye to be in holy conuersation and godlynesse:
  • 1 John 2:6 : 6 He that sayth he bydeth in him, ought to walke euen as he walked.
  • 1 John 2:15-17 : 15 See that ye loue not the worlde, neither the thynges that are in the worlde. If any man loue the worlde, the loue of the father is not in hym. 16 For all that is in the worlde, as the lust of the fleshe, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the father, but of the worlde. 17 And the worlde passeth away, and the luste thereof: but he that fulfylleth the wyll of God, abydeth for euer.
  • 1 John 2:27 : 27 And the annoyntyng whiche ye haue receaued of hym dwelleth in you: And ye nede not that any man teach you, but as the same annoynting teacheth you of all thynges, and it is true, and not lying: and as it taught you, ye shall abyde in it.
  • 1 John 5:19 : 19 We knowe that we are of God, & the whole worlde lieth in wickednesse.
  • Jude 1:18 : 18 Howe that they tolde you, that there shoulde be begilers in ye last tyme, which should walke after their owne vngodly lustes.
  • Ezek 18:30-31 : 30 Therefore I wyll iudge you, euery man according to his wayes, O ye house of Israel saith the Lorde: returne and bryng your selues agayne from all your wickednesse, so iniquitie shall not be your destruction. 31 Cast away from you all your transgressions wherby ye haue transgressed, and make you a newe heart and a newe spirite: for why wyll ye dye O ye house of Israel?
  • Ps 105:45 : 45 To the intent that they shoulde kepe his statutes: and obserue his lawes. Prayse ye the Lorde.

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