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Titus 3:8

NETBible	This saying¹ is trustworthy, and I want you to insist on such truths,² so that those who have placed their faith in God may be intent on engaging in good works. These things are good and beneficial for all people.
NIV © biblegateway Tit 3:8	This is a trustworthy saying. And I want you to stress these things, so that those who have trusted in God may be careful to devote themselves to doing what is good. These things are excellent and profitable for everyone.
NASB © biblegateway Tit 3:8	This is a trustworthy statement; and concerning these things I want you to speak confidently, so that those who have believed God will be careful to engage in good deeds. These things are good and profitable for men.
NLT © biblegateway Tit 3:8	These things I have told you are all true. I want you to insist on them so that everyone who trusts in God will be careful to do good deeds all the time. These things are good and beneficial for everyone.
MSG © biblegateway Tit 3:8	You can count on this. I want you to put your foot down. Take a firm stand on these matters so that those who have put their trust in God will concentrate on the essentials that are good for everyone.
BBE © SABDAweb Tit 3:8	This is a true saying; and it is my desire that you may give certain witness about these things, so that those who have had faith in God may give attention to good works. These things are good and of profit to men;
NRSV © bibleoremus Tit 3:8	The saying is sure. I desire that you insist on these things, so that those who have come to believe in God may be careful to devote themselves to good works; these things are excellent and profitable to everyone.
NKJV © biblegateway Tit 3:8	This is a faithful saying, and these things I want you to affirm constantly, that those who have believed in God should be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men.
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KJV	[This is] a faithful <4103> saying <3056>_, and <2532> these things <4012> <5130> I will <1014> (5736) that thou <4571> affirm constantly <1226> (5738)_, that <2443> they which have believed <4100> (5761) in God <2316> might be careful <5431> (5725) to maintain <4291> (5733) good <2570> works <2041>_. These things <5023> are <2076> (5748) good <2570> and <2532> profitable <5624> unto men <444>_.
NASB © biblegateway Tit 3:8	This <3588> is a trustworthy <4103> statement <3056> ; and concerning <4012> these <3778> things <3778> I want <1014> you to speak <1226> confidently <1226> , so <2443> that those <3588> who have believed <4100> God <2316> will be careful <5431> to engage <4291> in good <2570> deeds <2041> . These <3778> things <3778> are good <2570> and profitable <5624> for men <444> .
NET [draft] ITL	This saying <3056> is trustworthy <4103> , and <2532> I want <1014> you <4571> to insist <1226> on such truths, so that <2443> those who have placed <4100> their faith <4100> in God <2316> may be <4291> intent on engaging in good <2570> works <2041> . These things <5023> are <1510> good <2570> and <2532> beneficial <5624> for all people <444> .
GREEK	pistov o logov kai peri toutwn boulomai diabebaiousyai frontizwsin ergwn proistasyai pepisteukotev tauta estin kai wfelima toiv anyrwpoiv

NETBible

This saying¹ is trustworthy, and I want you to insist on such truths,² so that those who have placed their faith in God may be intent on engaging in good works. These things are good and beneficial for all people.

NET Notes

¹sn This saying (Grk “the saying”) refers to the preceding citation (Titus 3:4-7). See 1 Tim 1:15; 3:1; 4:9; 2 Tim 2:11 for other occurrences of this phrase.

²tn Grk “concerning these things.”