Titus 3:14 (LSB)

Passage

And our people must also learn to lead in good works to meet pressing needs, so that they will not be unfruitful.

Nearby Context

Titus 3:12 When I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, be diligent to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there.

Titus 3:13 Diligently help send Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their way so that nothing is lacking for them.

Titus 3:14 And our people must also learn to lead in good works to meet pressing needs, so that they will not be unfruitful.

Titus 3:15 All who are with me greet you. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with you all.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "good works", "people", "must", "learn", "lead", "meet", and "pressing". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "good works" and "people", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "Diligently help send Zenas the lawyer and..." into verse 15's "All who are with me greet you...", so "good works" and "people" 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 "people" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.