Titus 3:3-8
New American Standard Bible
3 (A)For we too were once foolish, (B)disobedient, (C)deceived, (D)enslaved to (E)various lusts and pleasures, spending our life in (F)malice and (G)envy, hateful, hating one another. 4 But when the (H)kindness of (I)God our Savior and His love for mankind (J)appeared, 5 (K)He saved us, (L)not on the basis of deeds which we did in righteousness, but (M)in accordance with His mercy, by the (N)washing of regeneration and (O)renewing by the Holy Spirit, 6 (P)whom He (Q)richly poured out upon us through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7 so that being justified by His grace we would be made (R)heirs [a]according to the hope of eternal life. 8 (S)This statement is trustworthy; and concerning these things I (T)want you to speak confidently, so that those who have (U)believed God will be careful to (V)engage in good deeds. These things are good and beneficial for people.
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- Titus 3:7 Or of eternal life according to hope
Titus 3:3-8
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
For We Also Were Once Foolish And Deceived, But God Saved Us By His Mercy And Grace
3 For we also were once foolish[a], disobedient, being deceived, being-slaves[b] to various desires and pleasures, spending life in malice and envy, detested[c], hating one another. 4 But when the kindness and love-for-mankind of our Savior God appeared, 5 He saved us[d]— not by works which we did in [our] righteousness, but according-to[e] His mercy, through a washing[f] of [g] regeneration[h] and a renewing[i] of [j] the Holy Spirit, 6 Whom He richly poured-out upon us through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7 in order that having been declared-righteous by the grace of that One, we might become heirs according-to[k] the hope of eternal life. 8 The saying is trustworthy.
Speak With Confidence, So That Believers Take The Lead In Good Works
And concerning these things I want you to be speaking-confidently, in order that the ones having believed in God may be careful[l] to take-the-lead[m] in good works. These things are good and profitable for people.
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- Titus 3:3 Or, senseless, without-understanding.
- Titus 3:3 Or, serving-as-slaves.
- Titus 3:3 Or, loathed; or, detestable, loathsome; or, hateful.
- Titus 3:5 In the Greek word order, this comes after ‘mercy’. It has Paul’s emphasis.
- Titus 3:5 Or, based-on, by-way-of.
- Titus 3:5 Or, bath.
- Titus 3:5 That is, a spiritual washing consisting of, proceeding from; or, a water baptism leading to.
- Titus 3:5 Or, rebirth.
- Titus 3:5 Or, renewal.
- Titus 3:5 That is, proceeding from, performed by.
- Titus 3:7 Or, with respect to, based on, in accordance with.
- Titus 3:8 Or, be intent, be concerned, give thought.
- Titus 3:8 Or, busy themselves with.
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