Titus
Titus 2:12
12It instructs us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live sensible, upright, and godly lives in the present age,
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| It instructs | παιδεύουσα | paideuousa | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3811 I discipline, educate, train, chastise |
| us | ἡμᾶς | hēmas | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| to | ἵνα | hina | Conjunction | G2443 in order that, so that |
| renounce | ἀρνησάμενοι | arnēsamenoi | Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural | G720 I deny, repudiate |
| ungodliness | ἀσέβειαν | asebeian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G763 impiety, irreverence, wickedness |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| worldly | κοσμικὰς | kosmikas | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural | G2886 earthly, worldly |
| passions | ἐπιθυμίας | epithymias | Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural | G1939 desire, eagerness for, inordinate desire, lust |
| to live | ζήσωμεν | zēsōmen | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural | G2198 I live |
| sensible | σωφρόνως | sōphronōs | Adverb | G4996 soberly, with moderation |
| upright | δικαίως | dikaiōs | Adverb | G1346 justly, righteously |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| godly | εὐσεβῶς | eusebōs | Adverb | G2153 piously, religiously |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| the | τῷ | tō | Article - Dative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| present | νῦν | nyn | Adverb | G3568 now, already, at present |
| age | αἰῶνι | aiōni | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G165 an age, a cycle of time |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ezekiel 36:27 · Matthew 16:24 · Romans 6:19 · Psalm 4:3 · 2 Peter 2:9 · Ephesians 4:22–25 · 1 John 2:6 · 2 Peter 1:4–8 · Isaiah 55:6–7 · Luke 1:75 · 2 Timothy 3:12 · Revelation 14:12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.