Titus 3:5

For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,

He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He gr

And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified, in the name of the Lord

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope

And this water symbolizes the baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body, but the pledge of a

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and ap

But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,

And if it is by grace, then it is no longer by works. Otherwise, grace would no longer be grace.

to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our

Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”

and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.

But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.

Therefore no one will be justified in His sight by works of the law. For the law merely brings awareness of sin.

know that a man is not justified by works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have believed in Christ

For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the law.

O Israel, put your hope in the LORD, for with the LORD is loving devotion, and with Him is redemption in abundance.

So then, it does not depend on man’s desire or effort, but on God’s mercy.

Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have receive

to be renewed in the spirit of your minds;

However, to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteous

The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and

Do not bring Your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous before You.

What then will we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by

How then can a man be just before God? How can one born of woman be pure?

His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.

I will expose your righteousness and your works, and they will not profit you.

He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be merciful,

because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,

to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One.

But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared,

Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does

Yet before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad, in order that God’s plan of election might stand,

He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all

to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,

For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You.

What is man, that he should be pure, or one born of woman, that he should be righteous?

and then have fallen away—to be restored to repentance, because they themselves are crucifying the Son of God all over a

and loving devotion to You, O Lord. For You will repay each man according to his deeds.

Even if I were righteous, my mouth would condemn me; if I were blameless, it would declare me guilty.