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Remind  the believers that they should submit to all those who rule them or have authority over them, and that they should obey them. They should be ready to do anything that is helpful. 
They should never say bad things about anyone, they should not quarrel with people, they should be patient  when others ◄ irritate them/do things that they do not like►,  and they should always treat all people as important. 
 Remind your congregations about these things because formerly we believers ourselves were also foolish, just like  all people who do not believe in Christ are now. We did not obey ◄ God/God’s message►.  We let others deceive us. We ◄spent all our time doing/continually did► what is evil and could not stop ourselves from doing all the things that our bodies liked DOU. We were ◄envying others/desiring to have what others have►. We were causing people to hate us and we were hating one another. 
Even though we were behaving sinfully like this, God our Savior  acted kindly and lovingly to us PRS,  and saved us! He did this, not because we did things that are right, but just because he  wanted to be merciful to us! He washed  us inwardly and gave us a new way of living as a result of the Holy Spirit changing us inwardly. 
 Because we trusted in Jesus Christ our Savior, God put the Holy Spirit within us  in order to wonderfully  change us. 
He wanted to erase the record of our sins even though we did not deserve that, and he wanted us to receive all that  God desires to give us.  These are the things that we confidently expect to receive when we live  with him eternally. 
These words that  I have written are trustworthy. So, I want you to confidently teach the things  that I have written about in this letter to those who have trusted in God, in order that they will be constantly devoted/attempting to do deeds that are good and helpful for others. Titus 3:8b-11 These  teachings are beneficial and profitable for  all people, 
but there are people who foolishly dispute/argue  with you, wanting you to believe senseless ◄myths/stories that came from your ancestors►, stories in which there are ◄genealogies/lists of your ancestors’ names►. They argue and quarrel  with you, ◄insisting/telling you►  that you must obey the  Jewish laws. ◄Stay  completely away from/Do not talk with► them, because  arguing about such things is not profitable  for anyone. It is completely worthless! 
Those people,  by teaching things that are false, are causing others ◄to turn away from/to quit believing► the true teachings. You must warn them  that God will judge them if they continue doing that. If they do not stop, warn them one more time.  If they still do not stop, then no  longer have anything o do with them. 
You will know  clearly that such persons have deliberately ◄turned away  from/quit believing and obeying►  the true teachings. They know that they are doing what is sinful,  but they deliberately keep on doing it. 
I  expect to send either Artemas or Tychicus to you.  As soon as one of them arrives, ◄make every effort/try hard► to come to me  quickly at Nicopolis  city, because it is there that I have decided to  go and stay during the stormy/winter  season. 
As for Zenas ◄the lawyer/the expert in the law► and Apollos,  when they are ready to leave Crete Island, help them as much as you can in order that they may have everything LIT that  they need as they travel. 
Moreover, our  fellow believers also should learn ◄to devote themselves to  doing/to constantly  do► good deeds  for people who need help in order that they, our fellow believers, will live very useful LIT lives. 
 As I finish this letter, everyone who is with me ◄says that they are thinking affectionately about you/wants me to send greetings to you►. Tell those who are  there who love us and believe  as we do that we ◄are thinking affectionately about/greet► them. I pray/desire that our Lord Jesus Christ will continue to act kindly toward all of you.