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Titus 3:5

He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.

Titus 3:5 BSB
  1. a Or of regeneration

Titus 3:5 has 41 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 39 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Ephesians 2:8–9 (87 votes) and 2 Timothy 1:9 (61 votes). 149 other verses point back to it. It links with 35 other books, from Genesis 19 to 1 John 5.

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Which verses does Titus 3:5 point to?

The 20 strongest of 41, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Ephesians 2:8–987 votes

    For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God, not by works, so that no one can boast.

  2. 2 Timothy 1:961 votes

    He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time began.

  3. 1 Corinthians 6:1148 votes

    And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

  4. 1 Peter 1:330 votes

    Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

  5. 1 Peter 3:2129 votes

    And this water symbolizes the baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body, but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

  6. Romans 12:223 votes

    Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.

  7. Ephesians 5:2622 votes

    to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,

  8. Ephesians 2:421 votes

    But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,

  9. Romans 11:620 votes

    And if it is by grace, then it is no longer by works. Otherwise, grace would no longer be grace.

  10. Psalm 51:1019 votes

    Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

  11. Hebrews 4:1618 votes
  12. John 3:3–517 votes
  13. Colossians 3:1015 votes
  14. Psalm 86:1513 votes
  15. Romans 3:2012 votes
  16. Romans 3:2812 votes

    For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the law.

  17. Galatians 2:1612 votes
  18. Psalm 130:710 votes
  19. Romans 9:1610 votes
  20. Ephesians 4:239 votes

Which verses point to Titus 3:5?

The 10 strongest of 149.