Titus 3:14 (DBY)

Passage

and let ours also learn to apply themselves to good works for necessary wants, that they may not be unfruitful.

Nearby Context

Titus 3:12 When I shall send Artemas to thee, or Tychicus, use diligence to come to me to Nicopolis; for I have decided to winter there.

Titus 3:13 Zenas the lawyer and Apollos set forward diligently on their way, that nothing may be lacking to them;

Titus 3:14 and let ours also learn to apply themselves to good works for necessary wants, that they may not be unfruitful.

Titus 3:15 All with me salute thee. Salute those who love us in [the] faith. Grace [be] with you all.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "good works", "ours", "learn", "apply", "themselves", "necessary", and "wants". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "good works" and "ours", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "Zenas the lawyer and Apollos set forward..." into verse 15's "All with me salute thee Salute those...", so "good works" and "ours" belong inside that flow. In Titus context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "good works" and "ours" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.