Titus
Titus 3:4–5
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 birtha and renewal by the Holy Spirit.
Footnotes
- a 3:5 Or of regeneration
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
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
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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.