Titus 3:8 (KJV)

Passage

This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.

Nearby Context

Titus 3:6 Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;

Titus 3:7 That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

Titus 3:8 This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.

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

Titus 3:10 A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "good works", "faith", "faithful", "saying", "things", "thou", "affirm", and "constantly". 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 being justified by his grace we..." into verse 9's "But avoid foolish questions and genealogies and...", 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.