Titus 3:14 (GNV)

Passage

And let ours also learne to shewe foorth good woorkes for necessary vses, that they be not vnfruitfull.

Nearby Context

Titus 3:12 When I shall send Artemas vnto thee, or Tychicus, be diligent to come to mee vnto Nicopolis: for I haue determined there to winter.

Titus 3:13 Bring Zenas the expounder of the Lawe, and Apollos on their iourney diligently, that they lacke nothing.

Titus 3:14 And let ours also learne to shewe foorth good woorkes for necessary vses, that they be not vnfruitfull.

Titus 3:15 All that are with mee, salute thee. Greete them that loue vs in the faith. Grace bee with you all, Amen. To Titus, elect the first bishoppe of the Church of the Cretians, written from Nicopolis in Macedonia.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "ours", "learne", "shewe", "foorth", "good", "woorkes", "necessary", and "vses". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "ours" and "learne", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "Bring Zenas the expounder of the Lawe..." into verse 15's "All that are with mee salute thee...", so "ours" and "learne" 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 "ours" and "learne" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.