Titus 3:8 (DBY)

Passage

The word [is] faithful, and I desire that thou insist strenuously on these things, that they who have believed God may take care to pay diligent attention to good works. These things are good and profitable to men.

Nearby Context

Titus 3:6 which he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;

Titus 3:7 that, having been justified by *his* grace, we should become heirs according to [the] hope of eternal life.

Titus 3:8 The word [is] faithful, and I desire that thou insist strenuously on these things, that they who have believed God may take care to pay diligent attention to good works. These things are good and profitable to men.

Titus 3:9 But foolish questions, and genealogies, and strifes, and contentions about the law, shun; for they are unprofitable and vain.

Titus 3:10 An heretical man after a first and second admonition have done with,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "good works", "faith", "word", "faithful", "desire", "thou", "insist", and "strenuously". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "good works" and "faith", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "that having been justified by his grace..." into verse 9's "But foolish questions and genealogies and strifes...", so "good works" and "faith" 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 "faith" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.