Titus

Titus 3:3–5

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, ⁵He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth^a and renewal by the Holy Spirit.

Footnotes

a 3:5 Or of regeneration

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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

Titus 3:5

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He saved	ἔσωσεν	esōsen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4982 I save, heal
us	ἡμᾶς	hēmas	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
not	οὐκ	ouk	Adverb	G3756 no, not
by	ἐξ	ex	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
righteous	δικαιοσύνῃ	dikaiosynē	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G1343 justice, justness, righteousness
deeds	ἔργων	ergōn	Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural	G2041 work, labor, action, deed
we	ἡμεῖς	hēmeis	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
had done	ἐποιήσαμεν	epoiēsamen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural	G4160 I do, make
but	ἀλλὰ	alla	Conjunction	G235 but, except
according to	κατὰ	kata	Preposition	G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during
His	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
mercy	ἔλεος	eleos	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G1656 pity, mercy
through	διὰ	dia	Preposition	G1223 through, on account of
washing	λουτροῦ	loutrou	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G3067 a bath, washing, baptism
of new birth	παλινγενεσίας	palingenesias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3824 a new birth, regeneration
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
renewal	ἀνακαινώσεως	anakainōseōs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G342 renewing
by	Ἁγίου	Hagiou	Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular	G40 set apart, holy, sacred
Spirit	Πνεύματος	Pneumatos	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G4151 wind, breath, spirit

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

Titus 3:5 Ephesians 2:8–9 · 2 Timothy 1:9 · 1 Corinthians 6:11 · 1 Peter 1:3 · 1 Peter 3:21 · Romans 12:2 · Ephesians 5:26 · Ephesians 2:4 · Romans 11:6 · Psalm 51:10 · Hebrews 4:16 · John 3:3–5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.