Titus 1:16 (YLT)

Passage

God they profess to know, and in the works they deny <FI>Him<Fi> , being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work disapproved.

Nearby Context

Titus 1:14 not giving heed to Jewish fables and commands of men, turning themselves away from the truth;

Titus 1:15 all things, indeed, <FI>are<Fi> pure to the pure, and to the defiled and unstedfast <FI>is<Fi> nothing pure, but of them defiled <FI>are<Fi> even the mind and the conscience;

Titus 1:16 God they profess to know, and in the works they deny <FI>Him<Fi> , being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work disapproved.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "profess", "works", "deny", "abominable", "disobedient", "good", and "disapproved". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "profess" and "works", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "all things indeed FI are Fi pure...", giving immediate footing for "profess" and "works". In Titus context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

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