Titus

Titus 3:3–4

³For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures — living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.

⁴But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared,

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Titus 3:3

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	γάρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
at one time	ποτε	pote	Particle	G4218 at one time or other
we	ἡμεῖς	hēmeis	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
too	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
were	Ἦμεν	Ēmen	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural	G1510 I am, exist
foolish	ἀνόητοι	anoētoi	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G453 foolish, thoughtless
disobedient	ἀπειθεῖς	apeitheis	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G545 unbelieving, disobedient
misled	πλανώμενοι	planōmenoi	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural	G4105 I lead astray, deceive
enslaved	δουλεύοντες	douleuontes	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G1398 I am a slave, am subject to, obey
to all sorts	ποικίλαις	poikilais	Adjective - Dative Feminine Plural	G4164 various, of different colors
of desires	ἐπιθυμίαις	epithymiais	Noun - Dative Feminine Plural	G1939 desire, eagerness for, inordinate desire, lust
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
pleasures	ἡδοναῖς	hēdonais	Noun - Dative Feminine Plural	G2237 pleasure, lust, strong desire
living	διάγοντες	diagontes	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G1236 I spend time, pass time, live
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
malice	κακίᾳ	kakia	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G2549 evil, wickedness, malice
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
envy	φθόνῳ	phthonō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G5355 envy, a grudge
being hated	στυγητοί	stygētoi	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G4767 hateful, detestable
hating	μισοῦντες	misountes	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3404 I hate, detest
one another	ἀλλήλους	allēlous	Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G240 one another

Titus 3:4

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
when	Ὅτε	Hote	Adverb	G3753 when
the	ἡ	hē	Article - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
kindness	χρηστότης	chrēstotēs	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G5544 goodness, benignity, kindness
of	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3588 the
God	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
our	ἡμῶν	hēmōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
Savior	Σωτῆρος	Sōtēros	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G4990 a savior, deliverer, preserver
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
love for mankind	φιλανθρωπία	philanthrōpia	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G5363 love of mankind, benevolence
appeared	ἐπεφάνη	epephanē	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G2014 I appear, shine upon

Cross-references

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Titus 3:3 Ephesians 2:1–3 · Colossians 1:21 · Romans 6:17 · Colossians 3:7 · 1 Corinthians 6:9–11 · Romans 1:29–31 · 1 Peter 1:14 · Romans 6:22 · 1 Peter 4:1–3 · 2 Timothy 3:2–3 · Proverbs 9:6 · Psalm 36:2

Titus 3:4 Ephesians 2:4–10 · Titus 2:10–11 · 1 Timothy 4:10 · Romans 5:20–21 · Romans 2:4 · 2 Timothy 1:10 · Hebrews 9:26 · Titus 1:3 · 1 Timothy 2:3 · 1 Timothy 1:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.