Titus 3:3-5

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

³ For we ourselves also were some time unwise, incredulous, erring, slaves to divers desires and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

⁴ But when the goodness and kindness of God our Saviour appeared:

⁵ Not by the works of justice, which we have done, but according to his mercy, he saved us, by the laver of regeneration, and renovation of the Holy Ghost;